Tropicana Cuban Cafe, 165 Vilano Rd, Saint Augustine, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: TROPICANA CUBAN CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 165 Vilano Rd, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
License #: 6500161
Total inspections: 3
Last inspection: 2/28/2012

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Critical - Above items (pl) cooling on counter/at room temperature.
  • Critical - Bare hand contact with flat breads in reach in coole in pizza area.
  • Critical - Bowl used in bread flour container.
  • Critical - Butter hold held below 135F. 86F - COS.
  • Chicken in non food grade bags walk in freezer.
  • Critical - Containers not labeled garlic powder/bread crumbs.
  • Critical - Dishmachine not dispensing sanitizer. Dishes to be manually sanitized until proper sanitization achieved at dish machine.
  • Dumpster lid open.
  • Critical - Employee changing tasks and changing gloves without washing hands first.
  • Critical - Employee drink stored above food. Dry storage room, top of ice machine.
  • Critical - Employee food stored with restaurant food.
  • Employee hat over food - dry storage room.
  • Fan dirty in pizza area. Prep table soiled in pizza area.
  • Critical - Food stored on floor - walk in freezer, dry storage room.
  • Critical - Food uncovered - chimichuri sauce reach in cooler front kitchen, garbanzo soup, flat breads.
  • Critical - Garbanzo soup dated 02-20-12. COS.
  • Critical - Hot food not held at 135F above 2 meat pies 81F 3 cheese pies 81F. COS.
  • Critical - Milk opened and not date marked.
  • Old labels stuck to clean dishes.
  • Critical - Paper towels used as food contact surface - next to fryer.
  • Critical - Picadilla 60-61F 3:00 pm in reach in cooler - COS 38-40F 4:45 pm.
  • Critical - Raw beef over seafood - reach in cooler front kitchen, beef over seafood - walk in cooler - COS.
  • Critical - Raw eggs over ready-to-eat/cooked items - reach in cooler in front kitchen. COS.
  • Critical - Sanitizer bottle stored with restaurant equipment in pizza area.
  • Single service items stored on floor. Outside storage room.
  • Critical - Slicer dirty/soiled/stained.
  • Critical - Sponges used as food contact surface.
  • Critical - Stop sale issued meat pies and cheese pies.
  • Critical - Test kit not provided for dish machine (chlorine strips).
  • Tongs on oven handle not clean location.
  • Unused equipment stored on premises - dry storage room, back area.
  • Utensils stored with food contact surface facing up.
  • Critical - manager did not know hot holding temps, cooking temps, Big 5, 5 symptoms.
2/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Black beans cooked yesterday 09-26-11. Temperatures taken during inspection at approximately 9:30 am 48F. Voluntarily discarded by owner.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Food basket in handwash sink near dish area.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Deli meats, cheeses, milk.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Eggs, pork, chicken over cooked foods and ready to eat foods.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Beans, pork, other cooked foods.
9/27/2011Complaint PartialInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. No splash guard between handwash sink and 3 compartment sink front service area.
  • Dumpster not on proper pad. Dumpster on ground.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Reach in cooler in kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No drainboards or equivalent provided for soiled items and/or air drying cleaned items. 3 compartment sink in service area.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Missing handle on reach in cooler in kitchen.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor. To go containers-storage room.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise. Unused equipment stored behind building.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. Mop sink and handwash sink in dish area.
8/11/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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