Shula's Steak House, 4860 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Shula's Steak House
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4860 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa, FL 33609
License #: 3906928
Total inspections: 12
Last inspection: 1/14/2013

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
1/14/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Ceiling tile missing.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Basic - Employee eating while preparing food.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair, in room service.
  • Basic - Lights not working over ice machine in banquet area.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Basic - Packaged food labeled improperly or incompletely and does not comply with Federal Standards of Identity.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination, in juice cooler.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • 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.
  • High Priority - Operator continued to use food after notification by inspector that food is unsafe for human consumption. Casserole 45? chili 47? 52?
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk in cooler.
  • High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin.
  • 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.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in the process of cooling placed in cold holding equipment that is not capable of maintaining proper temperature.
1/4/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime and mold like substance in the interior of ice machine.
7/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - HAND WASH SINK LACKING PROPER HAND DRYING PROVISIONS. MIDDLE EMPLOYEE HANDWASH SINK.
  • Critical - OBSERVED EMPLOYEE DRINKING FROM AN OPEN BEVERAGE CONTAINER IN A FOOD PREPARATION OR OTHER RESTRICTED AREA. COFFEE
  • Critical - OBSERVED FOOD STORED ON FLOOR. PRODUCE COOLER FLOOR.
  • Critical - OBSERVED HANDWASH SINK USED FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN HANDWASHING. UTENSILS.
  • Critical - OBSERVED IMPROPER USE OF BOWL/PLASTIC FOOD CONTAINER OR OTHER CONTAINER WITH NO HANDLE USED TO DISPENSE READY TO EAT FOOD. IN BLUE CHEESE CRUMBLE CONTAINER, REACHIN COOLER.
  • Critical - OBSERVED INTERIOR OF REACH IN COOLER SOILED WITH ACCUMULATION OF RUST/FOOD RESIDUE. IN STEAK REACHIN COOLER.
  • OBSERVED SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES STORED WITHOUT PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION. IN SALAD PREP AREA.
  • Critical - OBSERVED TOXIC ITEM STORED BY FOOD. BUTANE FUEL.
  • OBSERVED WALL IN DISREPAIR. TILE MISSING OVER COOKS LINE.
  • Critical - POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD NOT HELD AT 135 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR ABOVE. CORRECTED ON SITE.
  • Critical - READY-TO-EAT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITH NOT PROPERLY DATE MARKED. CUT MELONS.
  • WET WIPING CLOTH NOT STORED IN SANITIZING SOLUTION BETWEEN USES.
4/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - No current boiler certification provided/available. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed a designated employee eating/drinking/smoking area located in a food preparation or other restricted area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans. can of baked beans.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. walk in cooler .
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. in cheese and chopped tomatoes.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner. chicken out on counter.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
10/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface.
  • Critical - Observed dented/rusted cans. cheese sauce .
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. coffee.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. produce cooler.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. not constant .
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
4/15/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans. in dry storage area.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. not con.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. produce walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. under cutting board.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. in salad prep area.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
11/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans. can of black beans.
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. produce cooler.
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. under cutting board.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.
  • Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. coffee.
  • Critical. Observed equipment and utensils not sanitized .
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Observed water draining onto floor surface. from reachin cooler.
6/17/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. walkin freezer.
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters over grill area.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. in pot wash area.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. at lemon prep area.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
2/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. not consistant .
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. produce cooler.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. breads
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. cup used as scoop in egg salad on cooks line.
  • Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. used wiping cloth slicer.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. salad plates.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Equipment compartment not equipped to properly drain accumulation of moisture. reachin cooler on cooks line.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. jackets.
10/14/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/5/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/15/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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