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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
Complaint Full 10/05/2016 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
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Reach in cooler gasket, walk in cooler shelving, dry storage shelving **Warning**
36-32-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damage in dining room **Warning**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-10-4    Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
12B-02-4    Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gasket in disrepair, cutting board on cook line in disrepair- has repairman on site, wood bowls in disrepair, plastic containers in disrepair **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Server station, bars **Warning**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Air compressor room, low grout in dish area **Warning**
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Warning**
22-08-4    Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Warning**
29-49-5    Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. Cook line **Warning**
08B-39-4    Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Tomatoes washed and placed back into cardboard box- establishment rewashed tomatoes and place in food container **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-44-1    Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Server station **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-17-4    Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms over cooked pork **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles **Warning**
03C-44-4    High Priority - Cooked poultry not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds. Chicken 122-128°f put back on stovetop 164-165°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-13-4    High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Receipts in trash to food prep **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. partially cooked potatoes 41-48°f, raw shrimp 52°f, crabmeat enchilada sauce 44-45°f, cheese and sauce 55°f, artichoke dip 49°f, turkey 48°f, cheese 54°f, Peas 90°f- put into freezer and went over using time as a public health control with products used within 4 hours, repairman looked at cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Partially cooked chicken over Mac n cheese **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-21-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw beef over raw pork and raw chicken over raw pork **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4    High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Touched cloth under cutting board when cutting raw chicken to opening can **Warning**
22-57-4    High Priority - Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Called repairman **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
29-42-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Bowl in dish room **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-28-4    Intermediate - One-compartment sink used for warewashing. Coolers **Warning**
22-16-4    Basic - Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. Bar **Warning**
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