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Licensee
Name: NICKEL CITY RESTAURANT & BAR LLC License Number: SEA6217516
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 7658 PARK BLVD
PINELLAS PARK, FL 33781

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 02/09/2017 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
23-24-4    Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. On glass coolers in sushi area.
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In back bar area.
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Ice in bags on floor. Flat bread in walk in freezer. Cabbage on floor in walk in cooler.
36-17-4    Basic - Ceiling tiles missing. Over ice machine.
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Apparent water damage near pool table in back bar area.
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates and bowls above cook line.
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In reach in coolers and cooler in server station.
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in coolers at sushi bar.
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In dish room. In back men's restroom.
12B-13-4    Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverages in true cooler.
06-04-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Beef thawing in box in bus tub.
29-20-5    Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. In sushi bar.
38-04-4    Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler. No light functioning in walk in cooler outside.
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. Sushi chef cutting cucumber
01B-07-4    High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Oranges with mold in walk in cooler outside.
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. 4 flying insects in kitchen on cooks line. 2 flying insects at sushi bar.
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Silver 6 door Tru stand up: Chopped cabbage 54°f, cooked beef 53°f, Tofu 53°f, cooked pork 53°f. Walk in cooler outside: butter 45°f, white american cheese 45°f, cooked pasta 47°f
03B-01-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Rice 80°f in sushi area.
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Fish over ice cream in 2 door true cooler. Raw chicken over soy sauce in walk in cooler outside.
03A-19-4    High Priority - Raw fish cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sushi bar area: tuna 50°f, tuna 46°f, salmon 46°f
03A-06-4    High Priority - TCS foods in outdoor walk in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler outside. Raw chicken 43°f, raw beef 45°f, sprouts 45°f
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Rag in handwash sink at sushi bar.
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In dish room. In back bar area. In back men's restroom.
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. In dish room. In sushi bar. At back bar area.
53B-13-5    Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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