Puccini's Pizzeria, 85 Ava Way, Saint Augustine, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PUCCINI'S PIZZERIA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 85 Ava Way, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
License #: 6502031
Total inspections: 12
Last inspection: 08/08/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee rest room. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Apple juice on make table cutting board at pizza station.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Headband on make table cutting board in pizza station.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Food containers over triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by pizza paddles in pizza station. Blocked by dough racks at hand sink by dish machine.
08/08/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee rest room. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. On prep table near dough station.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Apple juice on make table cutting board at pizza station.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Headband on make table cutting board in pizza station.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Food containers over triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment handle between uses. Metal rack by window in kitchen.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer. Numerous.
  • Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Onions under prep sink in kitchen. Ice container open near hand sink in bar.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket and triple sink at 0 ppm quat.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Employee making dough.
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Prep cook went in employee restroom (no papertowels present and bucket in sink within restroom) and came back to cook line and continued food preparation without washing hands, preparing salads with bare hands. Attempted corrective action by counseling employee on proper sanitary practices. Employee then put a glove on one hand (without first washing hands), then continued making the salad (using the ungloved hand to handle deli meats/cheeses for the salad). Notified manager, who discarded salads before service.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Prep cook went in employee restroom (no papertowels present and bucket in sink within restroom) and came back to cook line and continued food preparation without washing hands, preparing salads with bare hands. Attempted corrective action by counseling employee on proper sanitary practices. Employee then put a glove on one hand (without first washing hands), then continued making the salad (using the ungloved hand to handle deli meats/cheeses for the salad). Notified manager, who discarded salads before service.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by pizza paddles in pizza station. Blocked by dough racks at hand sink by dish machine.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Bucket in hand sink in employee restroom.
  • Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Caesar salad has raw egg per manager.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink in kitchen and hand sink in employee rest room. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Pizza held on time as a public health for pizza by the slice. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of blue liquid in bar.
08/07/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Kitchen. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Warning**
4/28/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Souffl cup used as scoop in Parmesan cheese under serving window. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Multiple items on walk in freezer floor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Bar. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Multiple plates throughout establishment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Both rest rooms in establishment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Employee manning pizza oven. Ate pizza crust and continued work. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. Kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler. Pizza make table. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. By pizza oven and by grill in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Salad reach in cooler in kitchen. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked tomatoes hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Marinara sauce at 101°F in steam table pre-portioned. establishment will be using time on them. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee manning pizza oven ate pizza crust then continued to work. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Stay for flying insects in side server area labeled for household use only. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. New pizzas are only an hour old per employee. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Kitchen. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Food containers in hand sink in kitchen near employee restroom. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. In dish pit. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In kitchen. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Hand wash sink in dish pit area has been removed. Plan review will not be required if hand sink is reinstalled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Warning**
2/27/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Souffl cup in Parmesan cheese by server window.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Box of tomatoes.
  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Bar.
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Customer rest room.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. Kitchen.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Multiple.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Bar. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area. Side server station.
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Wash cloth in side server station hand sink.
10/14/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In salt container in kitchen. Removed by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Over food in dry storage area in kitchen. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On clean containers in kitchen.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Bar.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of salt in kitchen.
  • High Priority - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Over prep table in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Sausage in walk in cooler dated 6/14/13.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Ice in hand sink in server station.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Whisk in hand sink by triple sink.
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pasta cooked on 6/21 not marked in reach in cooler on make line.
6/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in multiple hand sinks in establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Warning**
6/24/2013Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in multiple hand sinks in establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Warning**
4/18/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Both restrooms. **Warning**
  • Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep table in kitchen by steam trays. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of flour on floor in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-service items stored on floor in kitchen. Boxes for pizza on floor by triple sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. In hand sink by pizza oven. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of flour without a label in kitchen. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of medicine over single service items and food on shelf in kitchen. Moved by employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Sup in walk in cooler dated 1/30. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in multiple hand sinks in establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. **Warning**
2/7/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Handsink at bar.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open drink over front prep table by oven.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. In back prep area.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Containers of sliced meat on floor in walk in freezer.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Bucket of utensils in kitchen.
12/5/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Handsink at bar.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open drink over front prep table by oven.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. In back prep area.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Containers of sliced meat on floor in walk in freezer.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employees using server station handsink as dumpsink. Chemical bottle stored in handsink in kitchen. Moved by manager. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Bucket of utensils in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen. Small flies throughout kitchen
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Cleaner bottle stored next to spatula for pizza by oven. Moved by manager. Corrected On Site.
10/3/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
5/18/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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