Pizza Connection, 220 E Lake Ave, Auburndale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PIZZA CONNECTION
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 220 E Lake Ave, Auburndale, FL 33823
License #: 6305715
Total inspections: 24
Last inspection: 09/30/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Clean the food splash from the inside of the microwave oven.
09/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Post hand-washing signs, provided, at the restroom hand-washing sinks.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Do not leave wiping cloths lying on counter tops; store them in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Store sanitizing solution off floor, but not on counter tops - a bottom shelf is fine.
6/24/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Wiping cloth solution stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Do not store sanitizing buckets in direct contact with the floor, and do not store them on counter tops.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided copy of the "Big Five" handout.
12/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Label repackaged, raw-chicken wings, in the walk-in cooler, with the date they are originally repackaged.
8/2/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Repackaged, refrigerated foods ( pineapple chunks) must be labeled with the date they are originally repackaged. **Corrected On-Site**
5/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/11/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Repair the pizza-make table to maintain foods at 41?F, or less,at all times. **Warning**
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Remind employees to wash hands every time they change gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make table items registered 44-45?F. Items have been iced down. Maintain pizza toppings at 41?F or less. **Warning**
12/10/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Remind employees to wash hands every time they change gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Store cases of pizza boxes off the floor in the dry-storage area. Corrected On Site.
8/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Clean flour dust, from the countertops, in the dough-prep room.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Transfer flour, from the open bag, to a clean, covered container.
  • Observed wall in disrepair. Repair the holes in the walls of the dough-prep room.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Repackaged, refrigerated foods need to be labeled with the date they were repackaged.
2/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Repair the torn gaskets on the salad-refrigerator doors.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Store the case of styrofoam cups off the floor.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Do not leave flour in an open bag; transfer the contents to a clean, covered container.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Label open bags of frozen foods, and open milk carton, with the date that they are opened.
11/7/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/5/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Label the repackaged pineapple with the proper day dot. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Required employee training has expired. 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. Retrain employees, and keep proif of completed training on the premises. Retraining is required every three years. This violation must be corrected by : 10/01/2011.
8/1/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Store cases of pizza sauce off the floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Store the case of pizza boxes off the kitchen floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit. Label pre-made pizzas with 4-hour-time labels. Disard any uncooked pizzas at the end of 4 hours.
  • Critical - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Provide sanitizing solution, of two-capfuls bleach per gallon of water, for the storage of wet-wiping cloths between uses.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Do not leave wet-wiping cloths lying on countertops; store them in sanitizing buckets between uses.
3/14/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. Install a vacuum breaker on the hose splitter at the mop sink.
10/25/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans./ dented can of pizza sauce.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface./ walkin cooler.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers./ broken /dry storage area.
5/27/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans./ dented can of pizza sauce.
3/18/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/26/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./ product in salad cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 91/26/2010.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures./ salad cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 01/26/2010.
1/25/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container./ bulk flour.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable./ next to 3 compartment sink.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers./ cracked light shields in backroom prep area.
11/9/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/23/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit./ ham, chicken wings This violation must be corrected by : 07-23-2009. This violation must be corrected by : 07-23-2009.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures./ 52 degrees.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container./ cup in bulk sugar.
  • Critical. Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing.
  • Critical. Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
7/22/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 5/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/4/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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