Rana Grill & Kabab, 2047 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: RANA GRILL & KABAB
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2047 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33612
License #: 3911315
Total inspections: 11
Last inspection: 08/27/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bulk rice container. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Onions back storage area.
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Corner under 3 Compartment sink.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Ground beef. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Outside back storage area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Back storage area, ply wood. Wall behind cooking equipment cook's line. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 83 ° F, on prep table for pita bread. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced tomatoes 64 ° F, cook's line, corrective action taken placed tomato slices in reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked rice, walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Cooked lamb 94 ° F,
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Walk in cooler and reach in cooler cook's line.
08/27/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/6/2014Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - Aprons washed by hand. **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Onions **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Barewood in back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Broken pad **Warning**
  • Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Shelving rusted above three compartment sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing. Under three compartment sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Holes in floor in back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Grill top **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Barewood shelf in dry storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests. Back storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. In back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Dry wall on cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area. 3 flies in back storage **Warning**
  • High Priority - Rodent chew marks present along walls. back storage THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: April 10, 2014 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Restrooms, in kitchen **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: June 9, 2014 **Warning**
4/10/2014Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Aprons washed by hand. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Onions **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Barewood in back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling soiled with accumulated dust/spiderwebs. Back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Broken pad **Warning**
  • Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Shelving rusted above three compartment sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing. Under three compartment sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Holes in floor in back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Shelving over prep table **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Grill top **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Barewood shelf in dry storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests. Back storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. In back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Storage of tools on shelf above or with food. In back storage **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Back storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Dry wall on cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream **Warning**
  • 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. Bread THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: April 10, 2014 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live rodent present. 4 behind walk in cooler in back storage THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: April 10, 2014 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food storage area. 3 flies in back storage **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 on flour bag THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: April 10, 2014 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 200 Dry droppings in back storage THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: April 10, 2014 **Warning**
  • High Priority - Rodent chew marks present along walls. back storage THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: April 10, 2014 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Meat draining in sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Restrooms, in kitchen **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Kitchen **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: June 9, 2014 **Warning**
4/9/2014Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Floor/table fan has accumulation of food debris/dust/grease/soil residue.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Barewood shelf in back storage area
  • Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests. Back storage area **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area. Back storage area **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Unfinished dry wall on cooks line **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. In both restrooms
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
8/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Barewood shelf in back storage area
  • Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors.
  • Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests.back storage area
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area.back storage area
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. By grill new dry wall
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. By preperation table
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils. Comet cleanser on clean dish rack **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
6/19/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Barewood shelf in storage
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors.
  • Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests.back storage area
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area.storage area
  • Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Exposed unfinished drywall on cooks line
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage y direct contact with food.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
  • Portable fire extinguisher missing from its designated location. For reporting purposes only.
3/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Dumpster not on proper pad.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. barewood shelves in storage
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.reach-in gaskets Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hoods
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair.water damaged tiles
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.storage
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.reach-in freezer
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against cross-contamination. back storage
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable.exposed drywall in dining room
9/17/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable.barewood shelves in storage
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.preparation table shelves
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood filters
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair.water damaged tiles in dining
  • Observed hood filters installed horizontally, rather than vertically. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor.
  • Critical - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against cross-contamination.storage
  • Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable.unfinished drywall in dining
6/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. barewood shelves in storage
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. backdoor
  • Critical - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against cross-contamination. back storage area
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable. new dry wall ,kitchen ,dining room
11/16/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.kitchen
  • 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
  • Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. barewood shelves in storage
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. backdoor and walls in storage area
  • Critical - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. bac storage area
9/21/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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