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Licensee
Name: TEQUILAS MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA LLC License Number: SEA6216432
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2020
Primary Status: Closed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 401 SOUTH FORT HARRISON
CLEARWATER, FL 33756

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 06/09/2014 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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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. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. 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
02D-10-4    Basic - Bag/container of unrecognizable prepared food not identified by common name. Several items in walk in cooler **Warning**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Box of beer and a tub of drink mixes in walk in cooler. **Warning**
36-32-4    Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Above dish machine. **Warning**
36-36-4    Basic - Ceiling tile missing. In walk in cooler room. **Warning**
28-02-4    Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Accumulating on bottom of front reach in coolers. **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Dead palmetto under mend vanity in bathroom. One small dead roach in trap under men's vanity in bathroom. Two dead roaches in ladies vanity in restroom. **Warning**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell phones above prep table **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Container to sugar cracked. **Warning**
14-43-4    Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. Delfield reach in cooler. **Warning**
36-31-4    Basic - Hole in ceiling. Above dry storage rack in kitchen. **Warning**
10-08-4    Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In back ice machine by walk in cooler. **Warning**
38-07-4    Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Throughout **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster over flowing. **Warning**
35B-05-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Open window in room with walk in cooler using cardboard as a window covering. **Warning**
23-12-4    Basic - Reach in cooler shelves soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Straws by soda machine. **Warning**
25-41-4    Basic - Single-use plastic bag reused. Thank you bags used to hold food **Warning**
33-31-4    Basic - Unnecessary items on the premise. Pallets and building blocks near dumpster. **Warning**
36-25-4    Basic - Wall in disrepair. By prep table in kitchen. **Warning**
02D-01-4    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Tub of Sugar on dry storage rack **Warning**
12A-06-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Warning**
35A-08-4    High Priority - Live small fruit flies found throughout. **Warning**
41-05-4    High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. RAID found in back room and in shelf near prep area. **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Delfield reach in cooler ground beef 55°F , cheese sauce 54°F , chili sauce 74°F , chopped onions 54°F, shredded chicken 49°F ,burrito sauce 47°F milk 50°F , chili open can 47°F , cheese slices 48°F , sour cream 48°F , **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One live roach found in floor drain by back prep table and hand wash sink. **Warning**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 6 dry on top of water heater and 12 dry on ground by water heater. 5 dry dropping found on other side of walk in cooler. **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Delfield reach in cooler see stop sale. **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
22-24-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. **Warning**
03D-15-4    Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Pans used, too large for rapid cooling. **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At bar area. **Warning**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Several items in walk in cooler. **Warning**
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