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Licensee
Name: THE BEARDED CLAM WATERFRONT RESTAURANT & TIKI BAR License Number: SEA5100081
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2018
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 7150 N TAMIAMI TRL
SARASOTA, FL 34243

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 12/12/2016 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
36-31-4    Basic - Access panel in dry goods store room made of broken Sheetrock, bulging wall panel in dry goods storage room, bulging wall panel next to three compartment sink, bulging wall panel at entry to kitchen, hole in wall above electrical panel, holes in walls of electrical room, hole in floor on East end of cook line. **Warning**
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
23-03-4    Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Beneath and behind cook line equipment. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-04-4    Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Walls of walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed: one dead roach on top of plates on cook line, approximately three dead roaches beneath empty storage drawers on cook line, one dead roach in hand wash sink on East end of cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice machine door repaired with non food grade strapping material. **Warning**
08B-27-4    High Priority - Basic - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Cheeses stored on wire racks inside pans with water containing a mold like substance. **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-27-4    Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service at bar not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. **Warning**
36-72-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler floor soiled. **Warning**
23-12-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
36-26-4    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-17-2    High Priority - High - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license, 12/01/16. **Warning**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw shell eggs stored over ready-to-eat food in walk in cooler. **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach at steam table on West end of cook line, three live roaches in empty storage drawers on cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Dry droppings observed throughout kitchen and storage areas. Observed approximately: 25 dry rodent droppings on top of dish machine, 30 dry rodent droppings beneath drain boards of dish machine, 15 dry rodent droppings around baseboard of dry goods storage room, one dry rodent dropping on top of container of sugar in dry goods storage room, dry rodent droppings too numerous to count behind cook line equipment, 20 dry rodent droppings along baseboard of rear prep area of kitchen, 5 dry rodent droppings at hole in wall at entrance to kitchen, dry rodent droppings too numerous to count in electrical room on east end of kitchen. **Admin Complaint**
35A-21-4    High Priority - Rodent burrow or rodent nesting materials present. Observed excessive insulation protruding from hole in bulging wall at entry to kitchen with rodent rub marks and dry rodent droppings. **Admin Complaint**
35A-18-4    High Priority - Rodent rub marks present: along cove molding of kitchen, at hole in bulging wall panel at entry to kitchen, at plumbing hole beneath rinse sink at dish machine, at hole above electrical panel, continuing along conduit at ceiling, continuing down corner next to walk in cooler 4, at entry to hole in floor on East end of cook line. **Admin Complaint**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
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