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Licensee
Name: LA HACIENDA MEXICAN GRILL License Number: SEA6216630
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2014
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 2551 DREW ST STE 104
CLEARWATER, FL 33765

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result Critical Violations Non-Critical Violations
Routine - Food 12/20/2012 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. In general, critical violations are those that, if not corrected, are more likely to contribute directly to food contamination, illness or environmental damage. Although we use the industry-standard term "critical", varying degrees of severity and potential risk to the public require inspectors to assess each situation in determining the appropriate action. In addition, while an establishment may have multiple violations, the inspectors' training and judgment formulate the overall result of the inspection to ensure the public health and safety. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
40-03-1    Employee lockers improperly located. Personnel back packs on shelf with food near back door **Warning**
32-16-1    Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. In bar area **Warning**
32-17-1    Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. In bar area **Warning**
38-07-1    Lights shield in disrepair in mop sink area **Warning**
17-07-1    Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
17-11-1    Critical - No proper chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used for wiping cloths. **Warning**
16-03-1    Critical - Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment. **Warning**
23-06-1    Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. In Walk In Cooler Shelfs throughout Storage shelves top and bottom on cooks line throughout **Warning**
22-20-1    Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. **Warning**
22-24-1    Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles. In bar area **Warning**
24-06-1    Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty drawers, racks, vestibules or toilet rooms, or between equipment/walls. Knife rack soiled with old dirt and debris on cooks line wall **Warning**
35A-03-1    Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches on shelf in rear of kitchen near employee restroom 10 dead under table by equipment on cooks line 10 dead in bar area **Warning**
12B-03-1    Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. On shelf above steam table **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-16-1    Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Cook didn't wash hand between task coming from out side and preparing food **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-22-1    Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. **Warning**
36-15-1    Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Broken glass on floor in bar area **Warning**
22-27-1    Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Push rack for food storage **Warning**
36-13-1    Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. On cooks line **Warning**
37-13-1    Observed hole in ceiling. Over dry storage area, over mop sink area, **Warning**
37-02-1    Observed hole in wall. At bottom near hand sink and 3 compartment sink In dry storage area **Warning**
22-19-1    Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. **Warning**
22-28-1    Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Throughout the kitchen **Warning**
35A-08-1    Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen. Near Ice machine **Warning**
35A-05-1    Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found 10 live active behind deli style cooler on cardboard and coming out on electrical socket panel on cooks line 7 live active behind steam well coming from electrical panel on cooks line 30 live active on bottom shelf of steam well behind bulk food containers 1 active on shelf in rear of kitchen near employee restroom 1 active under fryers **Warning**
23-08-1    Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. **Warning**
22-18-1    Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers. Chip warmer heavily soiled in server area **Warning**
36-14-1    Observed sticky residue in bar area floor. **Warning**
41A-10-1    Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored. Bleach on top of ice machine **Warning**
35B-04-1    Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Back door in kitchen **Warning**
29-08-1    Plumbing system in disrepair. At drain in dry storage area in kitchen **Warning**
02-22-1    Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Throughout all reach in coolers and walk-in cooler **Warning**
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