Sandbar Seafood & Spirits, 100 Spring Ave, Anna Maria, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Sandbar Seafood & Spirits
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 100 Spring Ave, Anna Maria, FL 34216-9999
License #: 5100091
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 5/30/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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 - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice at bar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit holding pasta salad
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees(located next to computer system at outdoor kitchen)
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink located inside indoor kitchen as well as indoor bar area. **Corrected On-Site**
5/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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. Observed dish wash machine located at inside kitchen reading sanitizer at 0ppm. Sanitizer bucket appeared to be empty.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor(box of potatoes)
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees located at cookline inside indoor kitchen
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine located outside.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink located at hand sink at end of cook line at outdoor kitchen.
2/10/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sinks located along cookline lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected onsite
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit located along cookline.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.Observed to go containers not stored inverted.
12/14/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.Observed plastic drinking cups stacked on top if each other and still wet. Corrected on site
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink outdoor bar.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Cookline drawers reach in cooler and back cooler holding salmon.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, outdoor bar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Observed cookline employees handling ready to eat foods with bare hands(sandwiches, sliced cheese, and ready to eat vegetables).
11/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. [Coat on shelf with dry storage goods.]
12/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/3/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Violation: 03D-01-1 Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. [Spinach dip in deep, covered container in walkin cooler.]
  • Critical - Violation: 12A-22-1 Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. [Observed manager touch several foods to test coldness while checking out of temp cooling unit.] [upon callback, observed cookline cook handling cheese, bread, chips with bare hands.
  • Violation: 14-37-1 Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. [Several heavily stained and dark grooved cookline/salad prep boards.] Upon callback, new cutting boards ordered.
  • Violation: 15-31-1 Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Drawers to cooler unit below grill in patio kitchen do not stay tightly closed. Potentially hazardous foods held out of temperature overnight.
  • Violation: 29-08-1 Plumbing system in disrepair. Back room prep area 3 compartment sink leaks as observed by large container of soiled water below sink pipe. Live flies are in this prep area.
7/21/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Salad prep cooler ambient air 46degF.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Sandwich prep cooler turned down for unknown reason. Ambient air at 67degF. Manager turned unit up during inspection and immediately discarded all potentially hazardous foods held overnight. Temperature dropped only 4 degrees to 63degF in 45 min. All potentially hazardous foods to be relocated or sufficiently iced.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. [Patio kitchen cooler drawers ambient air at 63degF. Raw meats and cheeses are held overnight in drawers.] Repeat Violation 3/25/2011.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. [Sandwich bar cooler in patio kitcchen ambient air at 59degF.]
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. [spinach dip made on-site with cooking process dated 7-19 at 57degF in walk in cooler.]
  • Critical - Observed 3 live flies in kitchen at cookline and 6 live flies in back prep room by 3 compartment sink.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. [Several heavily stained and dark grooved cookline/salad prep boards.]
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. [Spinach dip in deep, covered container in walkin cooler.]
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. [Observed manager touch several foods to test coldness while checking out of temp cooling unit.]
  • Critical - Observed hanging utensils over 3 compartment sink encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of cover of cookline reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Drawers to cooler unit below grill in patio kitchen do not stay tightly closed. Potentially hazardous foods held out of temperature overnight.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. [Large, covered container of spinach dip, prepared on-site, dated 7/19 at 57degF in walk in cooler. Dip may not be served. See stop sale notice.]
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. [Turkey, boiled eggs, tuna, cottage cheese, chicken salad, in salad bar cooler at 60degF, held overnight.] Corrected On Site by immediately discarding.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. [raw chicken, cheese, burger in cooler drawers of patio kitchen above 50DegF, held overnight.]
  • Critical - Observed shrimp, sqiud, and fish food thawed in standing water. Corrected On Site.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. Back room prep area 3 compartment sink leaks as observed by large container of soiled water below sink pipe. Live flies are in this prep area.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. [Large pan of cooked pasta stored overnight in cookline cooler.]
7/20/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. [Patio kitchen foods in drawer below grill are 45-48degF. Raw chicken, raw burger, cheeses.] Corrected On Site by relocating items to other available coolers.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. [Observed dishwasher wetnesting metal pans, sheet pans at end of dish machine cycle.]
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [Dishwash area] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [at bar] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. [waitstation adjacent to patio kitchen] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. [restrooms]
  • Inadequate number of trash receptacles in establishment. [Trash receptacle missing for patio bar handwadh sink]
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. [Thermometers not in patio unit coolers] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an ice machine with no overhead protection.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. [Waitstaff cookline counter, cup without lid/straw.] Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris between fryer and grill on floor and between sides of units; french fries, hushpuppies, fritters. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on ceiling mounted fan blowing over patio kitchen prep counters and over patio kitchen waitstation area. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on soda nozzle platform of outdoor bar soda dispenser. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of fuzzy green and yellow mold-like substance on interior walls of patio waitstation 2 door upright cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head. [near walk in cooler]
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and heavily stained and no longer cleanable. [at prep table by side door past dishmachine area]
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and heavily stained and no longer cleanable. [by walk in cooler]
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. [at slicer station near dish machine area]
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. [Dishwasher handling clean dishes after dirty dishes without washing hands in-between] Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.[Container of cut potatoes, containers of seafood; walkin cooler]
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. [Collander tray stored in patio waitstation hand sink] Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. [Handsink at bar (small utility sized) has whisk in sink, sanitizer bucket in sink and hose hooked up to hot water faucet that is used to clean adjacent ice cream machine. Hose end makes contact with interior base of sink while hands are washed in sink. Handsink is sole sink in bar area.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. [Takeout containers not stored inverted at outdoor bar]
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in patio waitstation dishwashing area.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker missing at bar hand sink faucet where hose is connected to faucet. Hose is lying in sink.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster at bar entrance. Holster drains onto floor.
  • Wiping cloth sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. [Tested 0ppm for both chlorine and quaternary ammonium at bar.] Corrected On Site.
3/25/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Observed cook change gloves without washing hands first.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Observed dishwasher move from dirty to clean dishes at dish machine without first washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution too strong, 200ppm.. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Wood exposed in several areas in dish and prep area. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. Surface has peeling areas over dish machine and cookline areas. Repeat Violation.
11/29/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Bar area drink garnish [lemons, limes, cherries, orange , celery] not protected, sitting on end of bar where customers sit.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.[waitstation]
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Wet stacking plastic and metal food containers.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment.[cookline]
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Aluminum takeout containers not stored inverted. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. Sanitizer bucket on cutting board on cookline preparation table. Corrected On Site.
2/3/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.[deck kitchen]
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Pans and plastic food containers wet stacked.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Aluminum takeout containers not stored inverted. Corrected On Site.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Throughout kitchen worn, torn, bare wood showing. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. Pipes at kitchen cookline.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. Peeling paint by cookline and also dishwash area.
  • Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by excessive steam, vapors in kitchen.[dishwash area]
1/5/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over pineapple in walkin cooler.
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Outdoor ice machine scoop sitting on top instead of in holder. Exposed to elements. Corrected On Site.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Glassware wet stacked at bar area.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Styrofoam takeout containers at outside waitstation not covered or inverted.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. None equipped at bar. One drips into ice.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Half of kitchen [rear prep near dishwash area] floor tiles peeling, missing , bare wood exposed. [Scheduled for recovering this month] Repeat Violation.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease and debris. [hood system]
8/3/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/15/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 4/14/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 9/24/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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