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Licensee
Name: ALEX'S BBQ License Number: SEA3910756
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2017
Primary Status: Closed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 5362 W VILLAGE DR
TAMPA, FL 33624

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 11/24/2015 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. 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
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Sugar bin in dry storage room **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Sugar bin in dry storage room **Warning**
23-03-4    Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. On fryers **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
08B-46-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Box of oil **Warning**
36-03-4    Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At three compartment sink **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottle water on cutting board across from smoker **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Chest freezer near back exit **Warning**
08B-12-4    Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Meat in chest freezer next to back exit **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment under fryers **Warning**
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Chest freezer next to back exit **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
12B-13-4    Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go boxes on shelf across from fryers **Warning**
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. On floor next to back exit **Warning**
14-06-4    Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Under prep tables **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live on floor next to chest freezer across from smoker, approximately 20 live roaches under prep table across from smoker, approximately 30 live on ac filter behind silver fridge **Warning**
22-24-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. **Warning**
22-03-4    Intermediate - Ice chute on self-service drink machine soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime. **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Next to three compartment sink **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02C-04-4    Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Cooked meat in chest freezer next to back exit **Warning**
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