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Licensee
Name: COLUMBIA RESTAURANT License Number: SEA3900099
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 2117 E 7 AVE
TAMPA, FL 33605-3903

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 01/20/2016 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
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dish area **Warning**
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
29-09-4    Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Mop sink **Warning**
36-18-4    Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-12-4    Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walk in **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Warning**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Three compartment sink **Warning**
22-13-4    Basic - Iced tea dispenser not cleaned at least once every 24 hours. **Warning**
10-01-4    Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Rice container **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-09-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
23-12-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler and/or walk-in freezer shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-09-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-08-4    High Priority - Cooked meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Picadillo, sofrito, devil crab mix. See stop sale. THIS VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY: 1/21/16. **Warning**
01B-37-4    High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Sofrito, picadillo, devil crab mix. **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Black bean cakes, chopped tomatoes. Moved to walk in cooler THIS VIOLATION MUST BE CORRECTED BY: 1/21/16. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-02-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Back prep area **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-13-4    Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. **Warning**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by speed rack **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Dish area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-60-4    Intermediate - Vegetable chopper/dicer/shredder/peeler soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
14-76-5    Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. **Warning**
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