Thai Cafe, 4200 Tamiami Trail # G, Port Charlotte, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: THAI CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4200 Tamiami Trail # G, Port Charlotte, FL 33948
License #: 1801285
Total inspections: 24
Last inspection: 10/17/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
10/17/2014Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 50 dead roaches on floor under and behind cook line equipment. Observed approximately 100 dead roaches on floor and on piping under and behind dish and prep areas. **Warning** On callback inspection 10/16/14, observed approximately 20 to 30 dead roaches on floor and shelving in cookline area. Observed approximately 30 to 40 dead roaches on floor and shelving in dish area.
  • Basic - Debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Under and behind cook line equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated debris. Behind cookline coolers. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In prep area freezer. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 2 live roaches on wall behind food prep sink. Observed 1 live roach on floor on cook line. Observed 1 live roach on wall in dish area. Observed 2 live roaches on shelving in dish area. Observed 4 live roaches on floor in prep area. Observed 4 live roaches in wait station cabinet. **Warning** On callback inspection 10/16/14, observed 1 live roach on floor on cookline, 1 live roach on floor at soup station, 2 live roaches on floor in dish area, and 6 live roaches inside wait station cabinet.
10/16/2014Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Not Complied
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 50 dead roaches on floor under and behind cook line equipment. Observed approximately 100 dead roaches on floor and on piping under and behind dish and prep areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Under and behind cook line equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Cook eating on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Fan covers in reach-in cooler has accumulation of grease/debris. Upright cooler on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Crackers in dry storage area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensils stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry foods storage area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. At dish area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of spice containers on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated debris. Behind cookline coolers. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. Dishwasher is wearing gloves to handle dirty dishes and then using same gloves on the clean dishes. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Cook. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Batter and soup holding at 63°F. in make station cooler. "Stop Sale" issued. Repeat violation from 5/6/14. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over prepped vegetables in true unit cooler in prep area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In prep area freezer. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 2 live roaches on wall behind food prep sink. Observed 1 live roach on floor on cook line. Observed 1 live roach on wall in dish area. Observed 2 live roaches on shelving in dish area. Observed 4 live roaches on floor in prep area. Observed 4 live roaches in wait station cabinet. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Make station cooler holding at 63°F. Repeat violation from 5/6/14. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
10/15/2014Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Attached equipment soiled with accumulated debris/grease. Window blinds on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on storage shelves and inside cabinets. Waitstation. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in chest freezer - all products not commercially packaged. **Warning**
5/8/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Warning**
  • Basic - Attached equipment soiled with accumulated debris/grease. Window blinds on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle stored in food. Rice. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Cookline, dish, and prep areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook wearing bracelet. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on storage shelves and inside cabinets. Waitstation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Fryer. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Plastic spoons at soup station. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. Under counter. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes holding at 48°F. in make station cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Beef stored over sauces in upright cooler on cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in chest freezer - all products not commercially packaged. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw fish cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Seafood holding at 47°F. in cookline cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Sterno stored with/above food, clean equipment and utensils, clean linens and/or single-service items. In dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Cookline cooler holding at 47°F. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Make station cooler holding at 48°F. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Onion bins. **Warning**
5/6/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • 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. **Warning**
11/21/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Racks and shelving on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Kitchen area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry foods storage area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
  • Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Back door. **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. Fresh garlic in oil, cornstarch mixed with water, sprouts, and eggs on cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored over cut vegetables in upright cooler on cookline. **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. Observed 5 employees on duty. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Waitstation. **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. **Warning**
9/19/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving on cookline **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Fryers **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw eggs stored over cut vegetables in upright cooler on cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw seafood stored over ready to eat sauces in fry station cooler. **Warning**
3/20/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving on cookline **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Fryers **Warning**
  • High Priority - Fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter or product containing fresh garlic-in-oil/margarine/butter mixture and cornstarch mixed with water held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Products holding at 75?F. on cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sauce and beef holding at 47?F. in make station cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw eggs stored over cut vegetables in upright cooler on cookline. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw seafood stored over ready to eat sauces in fry station cooler. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Make station cooler holding at 47?F. **Warning**
3/19/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/8/2012Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Violation: 01B-14-1 Observed dented cans. multiple cans in dry storage area
  • Violation: 23-07-1 Observed gaskets with residue build-up. cookline cooler
  • Violation: 29-08-1 Plumbing system in disrepair. mopsink
  • Violation: 37-10-1 Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood system
  • Violation: 38-07-1 Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. prep and dry storage areas
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification. Yenyi Schoeneman.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-20-2 Manager lacking proof of current Food Manager Certification and no one certifed at this location. This violation must be corrected by : 10/6/12.
8/7/2012Complaint FullCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. dry storage area
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. prep and dry storage areas
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of current Food Manager Certification and no one certifed at this location. This violation must be corrected by : 10/6/12.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. hood system
  • Observed build-up of debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. fan guards in cookline cooler-upright
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. observed 4 dead roaches under equipment on cookline and 2 dead roaches under equipment in dish area. This violation must be corrected by : 8/7/12.
  • Observed debris accumulated on kitchen floor. under and behind equipment throughout kitchen area
  • Critical - Observed dented cans. multiple cans in dry storage area
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification. Yenyi Schoeneman.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. inside oven
  • Observed gaskets with residue build-up. cookline cooler
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. under fryer
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw seafood stored over prepped vegetables in cookline cooler-upright.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. raw beef, pork, and chicken stored in same container in prep area cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found. observed 2 live roaches under dishmachine in dish area. This violation must be corrected by : 8/7/12.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. mopsink
8/6/2012Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Critical - Violation: 08A-26-1 Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw eggs over milk in cookline-upright cooler
4/5/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. storage room
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. prep area cooler holding at 58 degrees F.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. wok station cooler holding at 47 degrees F.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. cook wearing watch
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken and beef holding at 47 degrees F. in wok station cooler. This violation must be corrected by : 4/4/12.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tofu holding at 58 degrees F. in prep area cooler. Corrected On Site. "Stop Sale" issued
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw eggs over milk in cookline-upright cooler
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. raw pork stored with raw seafood in prep area cooler-pepsi
4/3/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. cook wearing braclets
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods. raw chicken stored above raw seafood in cookline cooler
  • Observed knife block in use to store knives.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. prep area cooler
  • Observed reach in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. cookline cooler
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. waitstation
9/7/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. cookline coolers and prep cooler
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. storage area
5/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. salt/sugar
  • Critical. Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. cook wearing braclet
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. filters damaged. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized. cook rinsed a spatula then used it in food without sanitizing
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. racks on cookline
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
12/8/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 15-28-2 Hood filters are damaged and leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Violation: 23-06-1 Observed build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. fan in prep area
  • Violation: 36-13-1 Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. fryer
8/10/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken holding at 47 degrees F. in grill station cooler. Corrected On Site. products iced and repairs on order. This violation must be corrected by : 8/10/10.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. seafood holding at 46 degrees in upright cooler on cookline. Corrected On Site. products iced and repairs on order. This violation must be corrected by : 8/10/10.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. grill station cooler holding at 47 degrees F.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. upright cooler on cookline holding at 46 degrees.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. upright cookline cooler
  • Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Hood filters are damaged and leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood system
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. fan in prep area
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. fryer
  • 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 : 10/9/10.
8/9/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw seafood in upright cooler on cookline
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw eggs and beef in prep area cooler
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. utensils on cookline
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters
  • Critical. Current Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
4/5/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed dented/rusted cans. dented #10cans
  • Critical. Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. food store in newspaper
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.exposed insulation chest frz 1
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
10/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/22/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/13/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 8/13/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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