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Licensee
Name: LA FONDITA DE LEO License Number: SEA6216875
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2020
Primary Status: Closed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 528 CLEVELAND ST
CLEARWATER, FL 33755

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 09/09/2016 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
32-21-4    Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Employee vathroom
08B-44-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen.oil
24-26-4    Basic - Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. Ice buckets
32-12-4    Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Corrected On-Site**
50-09-4    Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
12B-12-4    Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
12B-02-4    Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area.
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cellphone
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Wooden container broken used to crush plaintains
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall.
10-08-4    Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4    Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
35B-02-4    Basic - Insect control device over food preparation area. But wand on soda boxes
05-09-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Reach in cooler on cooks line
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go boxes
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
08B-13-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Plaintains **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Shakers on line **Repeat Violation**
46-04-4    Exit door locked. For reporting purposes only.
03D-02-4    High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. White rice and yellow rice cooked yesterday temped today at 55° **Repeat Violation**
03C-44-4    High Priority - Cooked poultry not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds. Temped at 162° corrected to 170° **Corrected On-Site**
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. White rice and yellow rice and beans
22-49-4    High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at 0ppm corrected to 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**
09-01-4    High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Operator touched rice with back of hands
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Fish 49° ceviche 48° yuca 48° chicken 48° moved to colder reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.Rice 102° cooked shrimp 96° cooked onions 96° tomato sauce 96° reheated to 165° **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12A-09-4    High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee touched raw meat and did not change gloves and wash hands
29-42-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
31A-10-4    Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. By wait area
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
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. Cooked yuca, mashed potatoes beans
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