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Licensee
Name: RIB HOUSE THE License Number: SEA6303516
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2018
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 2918 S FLORIDA AVE
LAKELAND, FL 33803-4033

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 12/29/2016 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
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In sugar **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On shelf above reach in cooler and on prep table across from the cookline. **Warning**
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. **Warning**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Purse **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
29-09-4    Basic - Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Mop sink. **Warning**
36-08-4    Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. Under sink. **Warning**
10-08-4    Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Warning**
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Warning**
16-46-4    Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Next to the back door. **Warning**
25-32-4    Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Yogurt buckets. **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Across from cookline.. **Warning**
25-02-4    Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. They were inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under sink. **Warning**
16-61-1    Intermediate - Basic - Warewashing machine not equipped with a visual or audible alarm to verify the delivery of detergent and sanitizer. **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
03D-01-4    High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Holandaise sauces do sausage gravy 50° after cooling over night. **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in reach in on cook-line potatoes (39°°F - ham (49°°F - Cold Holding); turkey (49°°F - Cold Holding); rice (55°°F - Cold Holding); cottage cheese (57°°F - Cold Holding); sausage gravy (50°°F - Cooling) **Warning**
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Butter 85°. Reheated to 165° and stored for hot holding. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-09-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Chicken over potatoes in walk in **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Establishment was open and operating. Observed approximately 5 live roaches on the floor behind the triple door reach in cooler next to the back door. **Warning**
12A-09-4    High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Sausage gravy 50° **Warning**
41-10-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer next to food. **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
11-01-4    Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to notify the division of employee diagnosed with Salmonella Typhi, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E-coli), hepatitis A virus, or Norovirus. Gave employee health information. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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