Sweet Mel's, 1 W University Avenue, Gainesville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: SWEET MEL'S
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1 W University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601
License #: 1103285
Total inspections: 12
Last inspection: 09/04/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small ramekins in sauces. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Sugar bucket. Moved to on top of crate. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 48°. Cut tomatoes 50°. Ice had run low. Replaced. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored on the sink. By dish area. Moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
09/04/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Above make table.
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 parts per million.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut lettuce 49°. Cut tomatoes 50°. Shredded mozzarella 48°. Cooked onion 44°. Cooked mushroom 44°. Iced down. Food already began dropping temperature.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Chicken on top shelf above fish egg rolls. Moved chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk from two days ago. Dated. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Center sink at bar.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Dish rack blocking sink by dish machine. Moved rack. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled. At bar. Cleaned and bagged. **Corrected On-Site**
5/19/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Scraper. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Line cook. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler leaking into catch tub. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Above make table at cook line 1 missing sleeve, and 1 missing end caps. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At upstairs bar. **Warning**
  • Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink in kitchen provided with disposable towels. At entrance to kitchen entrance. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet. Had been removed. Sitting on edge of sink basin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trays blocking naughty Mel''s downstairs sink. Removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled. At large bar. **Warning**
2/13/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Scraper. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Line cook. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler leaking into catch tub. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Above make table at cook line 1 missing sleeve, and 1 missing end caps. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At upstairs bar. **Warning**
  • Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink in kitchen provided with disposable towels. At entrance to kitchen entrance. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet. Had been removed. Sitting on edge of sink basin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trays blocking naughty Mel's downstairs sink. Removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Johnny and Cory. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soda gun soiled. At large bar. **Warning**
12/11/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Over make table. Larger light missing cover. Smaller light missing end caps.
7/17/2013Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Canned drinks.
  • Basic - Hole in ceiling. Above service ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Over make table. Larger light missing cover. Smaller light missing end caps.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Mop sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At bar closest to kitchen.
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 47°, 48°. Tomato 46°. Chicken 43°. Burger 43°
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Reheat potatoes only 90°. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Chemicals in service room with ice machine on shelf with cups. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Around coke on dispenser. Soda gun at end of bar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. In three compartament sink. **Corrected On-Site**
7/15/2013Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Make table cooler **Warning**
6/11/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal cup in blue cheese container. Removed **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By soda fountain boxes. Chained up **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling fan had accumulation of dust/debris. In dishmachine area **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walkin cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator. Make table cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink by ice machine and behind 2nd bar. Signs added **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Make table cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. One behind bar **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0ppm. **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. For items on lunch buffet **Warning**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area. In night club bar, by soda gun **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Handsink by ice machine, full of ice **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. **Warning**
4/4/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location hanging at fryer.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers by makeline table.
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment in main kitchen.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair cracked pans.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor cups and to go boxes. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated dust by fan.
7/9/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/28/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers by freezer in main 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. No training yet.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor oil jugs. 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 using souffle cups as ladles.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb online.
12/22/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with handsoap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
  • Critical - Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
  • Critical - Employee training validation
  • Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
7/1/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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