Takis Greek Italian Restaurant, 13761 Hwy 441, Lady Lake, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: TAKIS GREEK ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 13761 Hwy 441, Lady Lake, FL 32159
License #: 7000448
Total inspections: 19
Last inspection: 11/06/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • No Violations Were Observed
11/06/2014Complaint FullAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Back kitchen area. **Warning**
08/28/2014Complaint FullEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Around and under cook line grill. **Warning**
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Broken tile under back kitchen area oven. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris accumulated under front kitchen area reach in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Back kitchen area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Seven roaches under oven in back kitchen area around and under broken floor tile. Three under reach in cooler in front kitchen area. One in basket under front kitchen wait station counter. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Sauces on steam table not covered. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Back kitchen area near grill. Sponge. **Warning**
08/27/2014Complaint FullEmergency order recommended
  • Intermediate - Observed: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Priority: Intermediate
  • Basic - Observed: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Feta cheese. Priority: Basic
  • Basic - Observed: Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Raw meat product. Priority: Basic
  • Basic - Observed: Ceiling fan had accumulation of dust/debris. Walk in cooler. Priority: Basic
  • High Priority - Observed: Container of medicine improperly stored. Aspirin above make line. Priority: High Priority
  • Basic - Observed: Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Priority: Basic
  • Basic - Observed: Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal beverage container on food prep surface. Priority: Basic
  • High Priority - Observed: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Priority: High Priority
  • Basic - Observed: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cigarettes near food contains. Priority: Basic
  • High Priority - Observed: Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - ready-to-eat food used for multiple menu items, some of which will not be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched salad toppings with her bare hands. Priority: High Priority
  • Basic - Observed: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Priority: Basic
  • Basic - Observed: Lime scale build-up inside ice machine. Priority: Basic
  • Basic - Observed: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Ware wash areas. Priority: Basic
  • Intermediate - Observed: Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Fine white powder not labeled. Priority: Intermediate
  • Basic - Observed: Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Middle prep area. Priority: Basic
  • Intermediate - Observed: Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Moussaka and Lasagna. Priority: Intermediate
  • Basic - Observed: Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Clear serving cups not inverted. Priority: Basic
  • Intermediate - Observed: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. All purpose cleaner in ware wash and cook line areas. Priority: Intermediate
  • High Priority - Observed: Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Bleach next to bread. Priority: High Priority
  • Basic - Observed: Wall in disrepair. Food prep area. Priority: Basic
  • Basic - Observed: Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 10 ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site** Priority: Basic
  • Basic - Observed: Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Cook line area. Priority: Basic
5/27/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on soap dispenser.
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Sugar **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Speed rack on cookline **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Designated employee eating/drinking/smoking area located in a food preparation or other restricted area causing possible cross contamination. Employee food stored intermingled with customer food in waitstation cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Door handles throughout
  • Basic - Food stored in undrained ice. Shrimp and hardboiled eggs on cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cooked sausage in steamtable piled above liquid at 121° meats hot holding in steamtable liquid are at 148°
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bologna on make table above fill line at 49° corrected by reducing amount of meats in compartment pans **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. Bucket of tzatziki sauce on cookline **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. All purpose cleaner **Corrected On-Site**
8/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on drainboards or equivalent. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Speed rack and condiment/ice bin in bar **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Upright freezer door handles
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves. Dish shelves in dishroom
  • Basic - High Priority - Dead roaches on premises. 5 dead roaches on dish rack caddy **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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 ppm
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. 400 ppm chlorine corrected to 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Sanitizer bucket in waitstation handsink
4/10/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Bar Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Corrected On Site.
  • Light not functioning in walkin freezer.
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment- carts.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used on slicer to catch onions and underneath cutting board. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink- bar 3 compartment sink.
10/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
4/5/2012Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Critical - Broken glass in freezer with beer mugs. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength-0ppm. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on salt bucket. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
12/19/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength-0 ppm changed bleach jug to 50ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on waitstation surfaces. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in undrained ice. Corrected On Site.
10/25/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 16-03-1 Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical - Violation: 16-15-1 Observed accumulation of debris on drainboards or equivalent.
  • Critical - Violation: 30-11-1 Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
  • Violation: 37-09-1 Bare Wood on several Walls not smooth and easily cleanable- must be sealed and caulked.
8/8/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Bare Wood on several Walls not smooth and easily cleanable- must be sealed and caulked.
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored- cutting boards stored underneath dishmachine with cleaning equipment.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Mop sink in water heater closet not connected to sewer or plumbed with hot and cold running water.
  • 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. This violation must be corrected by : 10/5/11.
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Critical - Observed accumulation of debris on drainboards or equivalent.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt in waitstation cabinets.
  • Observed build-up of grease on dishroom shelf.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls in dirty rack in dishroom with live roaches behind rack. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed dishroom handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor behind large Refrigerator.
  • Observed improper storage of maintenance tools that interferes with cleaning in mop room.
  • Observed pizza serversvstored on floor next to bag n box on cookline with roaches underneath -discarded. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found- 1 live adult roach on wall in prep area. This violation must be corrected by : 8/6/11.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found- 1 live roach with egg on wall at kitchen passthrough. This violation must be corrected by : 8/6/11.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found- 1 live roach with egg sack at kitchen entrance. This violation must be corrected by : 8/6/11.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found- 2 live adult roaches on dishroom wall. Corrected On Site. This violation must be corrected by : 8/6/11.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found- 50 75 medium size roaches underneath box in corner of kitchen/cookline. This violation must be corrected by : 8/6/11.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
8/5/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.Current license not on display.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Walkin cooler/freeze .
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
2/10/2011Routine - 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. Cold cuts in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed employee eating while preparing food.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Handtowel dispenser broken - cooks line.
  • Missing drain plug at dumpster.
11/1/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength....DO NOT USE DISHMACHINE TO SANITIZE UNTIL PROBLEM CORRECTED. Use 3 comp sink bay to sanitize serviceware.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface....top of pass thru window on cook line.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions....near dishmachine. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions....near pass thru window. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions....cook line Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions....behind bar.
6/9/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner....chipped plates on cooks line.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair....3 door reach in cooler on cooks line.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of syrup on soda dispensing nozzles....behind bar.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
9/2/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/1/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 3/31/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 11/19/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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