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Licensee
Name: THE ISLAND WATERFRONT BAR AND GRILL License Number: SEA1505592
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 04/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 1891 E MERRIT ISLAND CAUSEWAY
MERRITT ISLAND, FL 32952

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 03/08/2017 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
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bucket in ice machine **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pans on plastic storage rack **Warning**
24-06-4    Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Glasses at bar in cold holding unit, observed with rim directly on soiled surface **Warning**
36-03-4    Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Throughout **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Sweater by sugar packets and toothpicks at bar **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups at wait station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Floor of walk in cooler **Warning**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Entry to kitchen , peeling wall in drink station alcove **Warning**
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. White freezer near entry **Warning**
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Prep area where employee is cutting grilled chicken **Warning**
33-33-4    Basic - Large amount of unused equipment/supplies present.in back area **Warning**
38-01-4    Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Over cookline **Warning**
38-07-4    Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage area by beer cooler **Warning**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Tiki bar **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-48-4    Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On plastic storage rack **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
35B-03-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Self closing device on front door not functioning properly **Warning**
14-33-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Glass door cooler **Warning**
25-05-4    Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of soufflé cups on floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go foam clamshell containers at expo window area **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-22-4    Basic - Single-service articles stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Gloves st wait station sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
36-72-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-26-4    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-41-4    High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 10 ppm. Primed and rechecked at 100 ppm **Warning**
12A-28-4    High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Stopped employee and reeducated and redirected to wash and change gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. Observed server pick up tortilla chips with bare hands to place on plate for service. Stopped server, discarded product, re-educated server. Server, washed hands, used gloves to place item on plate. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. Observed 1 small flying insect in kitchen by cook line and 1 in wait station drink area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Spring mix lettuce 42-53°. Overstocked beyond pan fill line. Operator states was just stocked. Recommend rapid chill. Pulled and placed into walk in cooler, rechecked at 345pm temped at42° **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-04-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Batter at protein cooler marked at 11 am not discarded at 3:23. Operator discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Mixed vegetables in pan on stove 86°-89°. Recommend reheat to 165° **Warning**
01B-13-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Batter not discarded at end of 4 hour time hold found at 58° **Warning**
29-34-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Out back door **Warning**
29-42-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. deflector panels on both units **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Pitcher at island oasis machine at bar **Warning**
02B-01-4    Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Ahi tuna does not have an asterisk to consumer advisory **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Tiki bar **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-10-4    Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. For batter at fry station. Marked with make time of 11:00. Inquired about plan and manager states they did not fill out. Provided new time plan paperwork and filled out with operator. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-16-4    Basic - Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. Glass door cooler **Warning**
53B-09-4    Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Some employees missing original certificates **Warning**
22-07-4    Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
22-06-4    Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
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