Pollo Tropical, 17804 Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Pollo Tropical
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 17804 Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33913
License #: 4606575
Total inspections: 5
Last inspection: 10/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen near back door.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cooked plantains at 128°F in steam table. Plantains voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
10/15/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water, food debris and grease under/behind main cookline
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in main ice machine.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. Flies by ice machine.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken in hot box on cookline as well as top piece of chicken on top grill. Heat increased to high on hot box and chicken pile height reduced. Corrective action taken
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
07/09/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 58°F in drawer cooler under cookline. Breaker was off, operator turned breaker back on, food was voluntarily discarded, or moved to walkin cooler until it returns to 41°F. Also cut tomatoes at 60°F on cookline, tomatoes placed on ice corrective action taken .
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Onions at 125°F and rice 130°F in hot box by fryers. Corrective action taken heat turned up on unit .
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Bottled drinks stored in drink ice, ice voluntarily discarded and replaced.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink used to hold containers. **Corrected On-Site**
2/12/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice bin in drive through. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked plantains at 55°F in kitchen on top of reachin freezer by fryers. Also pan of diced tomatoes 78°F. Corrective action taken Tomatoes and plantains placed on ice.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken in steam table 122°F. Corrective action taken items not piled high in unit to allow for even holding temperatures.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handsink by ice machine used to hold pitcher. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by dishmachine. **Corrected On-Site**
9/20/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/26/2013Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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