- Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purses stored with single-service items.
- Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps. Kitchen light above chest freezers.
- Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Spoons at waitress station.
- High Priority - Cooked fruits/vegetables cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked peppers 76° f. Placed into refrigeration. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw beef rolls stored over cut and washed produce.
- High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Over 200+ ppm chlorine 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
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07/16/2014 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Crackers.
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Chicken over limes and peppers in walk-in cooler
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw chicken stored over cut produce. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
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5/16/2014 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Kitchen.
- Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dishwasher area.
- Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Waitress station. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Single-service items stored on floor. Cups in bar.
- Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly. Waitress station.
- Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliding door cooler next to dishwasher,
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5/6/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop sugar in bar.
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Buckets of cut lettuce.
- Basic - Floor tiles missing. Kitchen area next to chest freezer.
- Basic - Hole in wall. Above front kitchen hand sink and above two door cooler net to ice machine.
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Waitress station. **Repeat Violation**
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Cooked peppers.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Bulk raw beef stored over buckets of sauce.
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bar hand sink.
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12/19/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee Subway sandwich stored with customer food.
- Basic - Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage. Mop sink and hand sink in front of kitchen.
- Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Sugar, salt, oil, rice, margarita mix
- Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Chest freezer.
- Basic - Hole in wall. Above sliding door cooler.
- Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bar. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Mixer at bar. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Waitress station.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer. Peppers. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
- Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Sprayer at three compartment sink.
- High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Can of Raid roach spray.
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7/11/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Exterior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
- Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
- Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor inside the walk in cooler.lettuce.
- Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed cases of cane tomatoes setting on the kitchen floor.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in reach-in freezer.
- Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler, rice ,beef ,sauce.
- Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw eggs over ready to eat fruit. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
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2/26/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Food contaminated by bugs inside the sugar bucket container in the bar area. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.Observed opened drink on the cookline.
- Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.Observed employee picking up cheese putting it on top of cooked foods with his barehand . Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed buildup on drink machine inside the bar area.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical - Observed dented cans.Observed 4 green pickled jalapeno pepper dented.
- Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.Observed employee engaging in foods preparation wearing a watch. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor.Observed cooking oil setting on the floor next to walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor.Observed cooking oil setting on the kitchen floor.
- Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands.OBSERVED KRAB MEAT INSIDE THE EMPLOYEE HANDSINK ON THE COOKLINE.
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice in the drink machine bin.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water.Observed fish and beef setting in standing water thawing.
- Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.Observed raw chicken and beef over slice onions and bell peppers inside the standup reachin cooler on the cookline. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.Observed raw chicken setting over cheese inside the walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Observed single-service items stored on floor.Napkin. Corrected On Site.
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10/19/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Read 45 degrees and foods read 53 and above in maketable cooler.
- Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Glassware in reach in freezer at bar. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Reach in cooler maketable at cookline.
- Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Walk in cooler ambient temperature at 52 degrees. Repairman came while I was there. Fixed cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Observed at 10ppm. Corrected On Site.50ppm .
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, behind bar. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed behold and cloths in handsink behind bar. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, kitchen. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
- Critical - Observed cilantro bunches stored up in fan motor of walk in cooler. Stop sale issued.
- Critical - Observed employee improperly washing hands with gloves on. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Ice. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
- Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Bulk sugar and salt.
- Observed plastic cup with no handle inside bulk sugar bucket behind bar. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observe cheese at 47 and 50 degrees fahrenhiet in walk in cooler overnight. Stop sale issued.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed beef and krab meat at 57 degrees, sausage at 55 degrees, chicken at 46 degrees fahrenhiet. Foods had not Been out of temperature 4 hours. All iced down and placed in reach in stand up single door cooler. They had been in other 2nd maketable cooler 1 hour not operating properly and then moved back to stand up cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed beef at 58 degrees fahrenhiet in walk in cooler. It had been in preparation and was originally in reach in cooler per manager. Iced down.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chicken at 47, 53 and 54 degrees fahrenhiet in walk in cooler overnight. Stop sale issued.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sour cream at 62 degrees, white cheese at 53 and 56 degrees fahrenhiet, pasta at 59 degrees fahrenhiet in maketable cooler. Stop sale issued.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cheese and tortillas and sausage in stand up single door cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Observed soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed sour cream buckets of flour stored on floor in dry storage. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed tubes of hamburger stored on floor in walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). Pasta at 59 degrees, white cheese at 53 and 56 degrees, sour cream at 62 degrees fahrenhiet overnight.
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk flour
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar behind bar. Corrected On Site.
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5/4/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Corrected On Site.
- Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface of the fan guard inside the walkin cooler.
- Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment.Observed knife stored underneath the microwave. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.Observed salt container not labeled in english. Corrected On Site.
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10/21/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- No Violations Were Observed
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5/6/2011 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in the bar area.
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured next to diswasher.
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions next to the three compartment sink.
- Critical - Identity of food or food product misrepresented.Observed grouper on the menu and they are using pangasius striped instead.
- Critical - Observed buildup of slime on dispensing nozzles in bar area.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.Observed pangasius fish thawing at room temperature inside five gallon bucket. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.Observed eggs over cheese. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.7/9/2010.
- Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Repeat Violation.7/9/2010.
- Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.Observed uncovered chips setting on top of the microwave. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle next to handsink in the kitchen area.
- Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment in the waitress station.
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2/21/2011 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- Violation: 10-08-1 Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.Observed the handled touching the ice in the drink machine.
- Critical. Violation: 22-17-1 Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets on the cook line needs cleaning.
- Critical. Violation: 22-17-1 Observed torn reach-in cooler gaskets on the cook line.
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9/21/2010 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Critical. Observed dented cans of jalapeno pepper.
- Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.Observed raw beef over slice lemon and cook beef. Repeat Violation.
- Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.Observed the handled touching the ice in the drink machine.
- Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands.Observed a bottle of gatorade setting inside the handsink in the bar.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets on the cook line needs cleaning.
- Critical. Observed torn reach-in cooler gaskets on the cook line.
- Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris in the bar.
- Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.Observed cases boxes setting on the floor in the hallway.
- Critical. Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.Observed backdoor having opened at the bottom part of the door.
- Critical. Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present the backdoor.
- Observed accumulated dust around the frame of the men's restroom door.
- Observed ceiling in the kitchen has water damage.
- Wet mop not hung to dry.
- Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured by the reachin cooler.
- Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. This violation must be corrected by : 9-9-2010.
- Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro This violation must be corrected by : 9-9-2010.
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7/9/2010 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- 09-01-1 Observed improper use of bowl to dispense salt. Repeat violation,6/23/ 09.
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6/14/2010 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended |
- Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
- Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method.tightly covered rice. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.beef over tortillas.
- Critical. Observed uncovered buckets of cheese dip.
- Critical. Observed uncovered peppers in reach in freezer.
- Critical. Observed improper use of bowl to dispense salt. Repeat Violation.6/23/09
- Critical. Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands-food in sink by 3 compartment sink.
- Critical. Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink.
- Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.
- Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine on deflector. Repeat Violation.6/23/09
- Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. bar
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Repeat Violation.6/23/09
- Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink-in bar.
- Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees-by cookline.
- Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.bar
- Critical. Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.
- Observed hole in ceiling in dry storage room.
- Critical. Insecticide/rodenticide use not in compliance with regulations.household only.
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3/3/2010 | Routine - Food | Administrative complaint recommended |
- Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.46, beef , reachin cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
- Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
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9/4/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 6/24/2009 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
| No report available. | 6/23/2009 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
| No report available. | 2/26/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 11/13/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
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