The Back 40 Urban Cafe, 40 S Dixie Hwy, Saint Augustine, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: THE BACK 40 URBAN CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 40 S Dixie Hwy, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
License #: 6501762
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 10/27/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. On sand in back of establishment.
  • 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. Employee glass of water by steam tables. Discarded by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Small make table reach in cooler in kitchen. Right side unit.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoop in 80°F water by serving window.
  • Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler. Make table units on cook line. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Thank you bags used to store shrimp. White reach in cooler.
  • Basic - Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Sanitizer bucket by make line. Changed by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On make table on cook line. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar under stove.
  • 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. Could not find employee training records for most employees.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of red liquid hanging on triple sink. Labeled degreaser by manager, **Corrected On-Site**
10/27/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee eggs stored above customer items in reach in cooler in server station in unit below plates near serving window. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. By stove.
  • Basic - Lime scale build-up inside ice machine. Bar.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler. Small make table in kitchen. Placed by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. By hand sink in kitchen. Double door unit.
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream at 53°F in reach in cooler at server station. Unit under plates and menus. Moved by employee to working unit.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Kitchen employees. Coached employees on proper procedures.
  • 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. Employees garnished wrap without heating items for service to customer. Other employee also slicing cooked chicken in kitchen with intent to cool and store for later use. Educated employees on proper handing procedures. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. By tea and coffee station. **Repeat Violation**
  • 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. Unit in server station below plates and to go boxes. All items in unit over 41°F
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of degreaser on triple sink.
3/5/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Bar. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Near server station. **Warning**
10/8/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sugar. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean cups/glasses not properly air dried - wet nesting. Bar. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. By sandwich press. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Shell eggs for manager over reach in cooler with customer food in kitchen. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Make table under serving window not able to keep TCS foods at or below 41°F. All items in unit over 41°F and thermometer reads 50°F. Do not use for storage of TCS items until functioning properly. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On black cooler by single service items. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in kitchen by grill. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make table under serving window. Fish 52°F, shrimp 51°F, cheese 51°F, pasta 52°F, lettuce 53°F. Chicken 49°F. Moved to functioning unit by manger. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked fruits/vegetables cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked onions at 73°F by grill. Voluntarily discarded by manager. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. Near server station. **Warning**
10/4/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Bar.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple food containers in kitchen.
  • Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. In reach in cooler on cookline. Avocados with labels on them.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef next to lettuce in reach in cooler by 3CS. moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
3/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Cracked container in clean dish area. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. By triple sink.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cheese, mushrooms in reach in cooler on make line.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Over 200 ppm of chlorine in triple sink.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Server station. Pink liquid. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back door. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Rags on box freezer.
11/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No backflow device on outside faucet.
  • Critical - No self closing mechanism on back door.
7/6/2012Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. BEHIND BAR
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. SANITIZING SOLUTION OVER 200PPM Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. CHIPOTLE CORN CHOWDER IN REACH IN COOLER AT 50 F. ( OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE )
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. SPATULA UNDER EQUIPMENT Corrected On Site.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. KITCHEN PREP AREA
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. CRACKED ICE CONTAINER
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. BROKEN WINDOW
  • Observed building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. WOOD ROT AROUND WATER LINE
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. WAIT STAFF
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. STANDING WATER IN PREP AREA REACH IN COOLER
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. UNDER EQUIPMENT
  • Critical - Observed food preparation sinks, handsinks or warewashing machine used for purposes other than the designated use. CUPS IN HANDSINK
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. PANINI PRESS ENCRUSTED
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. HANDWASH SINK IN PREP AREA
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. BEHIND BAR
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. SANITIZING SOLUTION BUCKET IN PREP AREA Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Critical - Observed unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with other ready-to-eat food. AVOCADO WITH LABELS IN MAKE TABLE
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. REAR DOORS
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. HANDWASH SINK BEHIND BAR MISSING PIPES
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. ONIONS IN PREP AREA Corrected On Site. OPTED FOR TIME TEMPERATURE CONTROL
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). CHIPOTLE CORN CHOWDER 50 OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. ON MOPSINK
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
5/3/2012Complaint FullWarning Issued

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