Sonnys Bar B Q Of Merritt Isl, 310 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Isl, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: SONNYS BAR B Q OF MERRITT ISL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 310 N Courtenay Pkwy, Merritt Isl, FL 32953
License #: 1504978
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 08/25/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in seafood salad and chunk ham walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Holes in wall. Throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps. Rear prep and cookline. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Krab
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Beef used for beans 47° from overnight, operator willing discarded.
  • Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Cook not able to tell cook temperature of chicken.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by drive thru. **Corrected On-Site**
08/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Dishmachine has no data plate/operating specifications.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. On 2 door tall freezer
  • Basic - Holes in walls throughout establishment.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dish area
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Several coolers.
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. Under char grill
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb, at hand wash sink between drive thru and cook area.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of mold-like substance on juice/drink dispensing nozzles/equipment. Soda station under side of heads.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Inside bar, part on order.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cole slaw
  • Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information.
5/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Dishmachine has no data plate/operating specifications.
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. In Drive thru
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Preparing beans
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Walk in cooler
  • Basic - Holes in wall. Little holes Drive Thru and throughout kitchen and molding above walkway to dining room and ice machine.
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Drive thru **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Light shield for lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing end caps. Smoker area
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dish area
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach in freezer.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food.chicken over cooked chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin at wait station. Around top of wait station ice bin.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Hot well used for corn
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Bar
  • Intermediate - Walk -in cooler shelves soiled with food debris.
2/19/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - 4-603.15(A) there is old labels stuck on clean lexan
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. There is a 20z souflee in use as a scoop in the lettuce
  • Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. The dish machine is leaking **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 2 drinks on salad table. Corrected on site **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Servers
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Bartender and cook **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. The raw ribs were replaced in box without a food grade liner. Corrected on site
  • Basic - There is food preparation is being done on top of the trash can
  • High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. The butter has unwashed mushrooms over ready to eat butter Corrected on site
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. There is raw beef of okra
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in freezer _ all products not commercially packaged. There is raw burger over raw fish in upright freezer
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Carrot dropped in trash can and removed to prep sink. Corrected on site. Discarded by manager
  • Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Server has pink nail polish
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Tuna, chicken salad missing ending date
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical in to go lane **Repeat Violation**
8/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.by meat walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. The door to the outside from the smoker room has a large air gap underneath **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable.broken tiles in dish area **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with fingerprints by the mop sink **Warning**
6/7/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. In dry storage. The cardboard is not the original container **Warning**
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.by meat walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly.leaking at catch basin **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.prep **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. The door to the outside from the smoker room has a large air gap underneath **Warning**
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable.broken tiles in dish area **Warning**
  • Basic - Garbage can soiled.by rear door, outside of can **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with fingerprints by the mop sink **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.wiping cloth on food storage shelf is wet **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items.blue cleaner by to go cups attorney go cup window **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface.grey lid containers by rear door have slight dirty buildup **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee rinsed utensil in handwash sink.coffee pot **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Several new employees **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.blue cleaner by to go window **Warning**
4/5/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried./glasses waite station-gray and plastic food bins in dishmachine area
  • Observed broken floor tile in front of ice bin waite station and a couple in dishmachine kitchen area
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./waite station employee hand washing sink utilizing for utensils
  • Observed heavy build-up of food debris in cooks line draws
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice./drive thru ice bin
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./bowl to scoop cole slaw
  • Critical - Observed moderate accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment./around top of unit and the piping
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water./krab product still frozen re-educated Corrected On Site.
  • Observed purse stored on prep table also purse and jacket stored on shelf storage room with condiments
  • Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored./windex stored on top of coffee maker waite station
  • Critical - observed employees trained but all have expired must have recertified by next inspection
  • shelf holding trays to carry foid not smoith durable or easily cleanable/waite station
10/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Floors tiles broken in dishmachine area causingbwater to stand.
  • Critical - Observed HEAVY accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical - Observed heavy buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Critical - Observed sheet pans raw pork stored over sheet pan of cooked pulled pork Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.suffle cups
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.y connection at mop sink
4/12/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable.Tile on floor in waitress area in disrepair and floor drain by drive thru .
  • Critical - Observed an employee with nail polish working with exposed food ,scooping ice without wearing intact gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation bottom rear kitchen door opening along threshold.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb on south side of extetior of building by front door.
11/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Commercially processed food not reheated to 135 degrees Fahrenheit for hot holding.Commerical process frozen potato soup noted 120 DEGREES F,reheating in soup kettle for 2 hours. Corrected On Site.Soup rapidly reheated to 165 DEGREES F,then hot held at 135 DEGREES F.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable around floor drain at main waitress station.
  • Critical - Observed cases of food stored on floor in salad walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.Raw shell eggs stored above cole slaw in drive thru refrigerator . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside back wall inside ice bin by drive thru.
  • Critical - Reheated food for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours.Observed pulled bbq chicken at 68 DEGREES F after reheating in front line steam table for 2 hours.Steam table was not on during this time.Operator removed and rapidly reheated in steamer to 165 DEGREES F. Corrected On Site.
6/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable at meat slicer.
  • Observed dusty air conditioning vent cover in waitress station area.
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food/cooked egg. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food,raw chicken thawed in standing water at 60 DF. Corrected On Site.RAPIDLY CHILLED TO 41 DF with ice.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered bbq meats food in walk in cooler cold holding . Corrected On Site.
  • Several lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in kitchen.
1/26/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water.Stew vegetable packages found thawing in standing water for 2 hours,noted 75 DEGREES FARENHEIT. Corrected On Site.Mix rapidly chilled in walk in freezer.
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location.Waitress ice scoop stod on soda drip tray. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an employee with artificial nails/nail polish scooping ice without wearing intact gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on dish machine and scale on interior of machine .
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees at bar and waitress station.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Critical. Manager,Scott Wessner lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
8/3/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food cooling on top speed rack in wa;k in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food contaminated by unsanitized equipment.Observed salad person rinsing dirty bowls in two compartment foood prep sink and knives and tongs stored in this rwo compartment sink. 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 [cut lemons]. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food [chicken salad] and the container in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food preparation sinks, handsinks or warewashing machine used for purposes other than the designated use.Wipe cloth,dirty mug stored in bar hand sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed woman employee with ineffective hair restraint at drive thru.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair.door flaps on big walk-in cooler.On oder per manager.
  • Critical. Observed moderate buildup of black residue in the interior ceiling of ice machine.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on metal food storage shelves in walk in cooler.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees at bar.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions at bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.
3/31/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food/cole slaw in salad walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Wiping cloth quaternary ammonia sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength;noted 100 ppm.Minimum 200 ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed moderate buildup of black residue on the interior ceiling of ice machine.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair.Observed antisiphon valve broken on faucet at utility/mop sink. Repeat Violation.
9/11/2009Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/3/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/9/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/23/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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