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Licensee
Name: PALM RIVER CAFE License Number: SEA3911714
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 7754 PALM RIVER RD
TAMPA, FL 33619

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 09/14/2018 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
16-07-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris in three-compartment sink. **Warning**
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. - plate used to scoop rice **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. - espresso machine - exterior of grill - exterior of microwave - exterior of reach in coolers **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. - approximately 5 in back kitchen corner under dry storage shelf **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. - water bottle on metal prep table in kitchen **Warning**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. - cellphone, keys by espresso machine - purse on top of service items in cabinet under espresso machine **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. - grooved cutting board sandwich line - rusting reach in cooler shelves - cracked white coating reach in cooler shelves **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-31-4    Basic - Hole in ceiling. - by water heater above men's bathroom - ceiling tile damage in dining area - wall tiles in disrepair in the kitchen by the grill -Walls soiled through premises - floors soiled throughout premises - ceiling vents soiled in dining area **Warning**
51-13-4    Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Warning**
08A-27-4    Basic - Raw animal food not properly separated from unwashed produce. - reach in cooler back kitchen has vegetables next to raw steak **Warning**
29-20-5    Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. -Handwash sink behind register **Warning**
08B-62-4    Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area. - ice machine in dining area with no lock in between reach in coolers for drinks - food service items inself service drink cooler storing bread, tomatoes, milk, stuffed potatoes balls, Swiss cheese and lettuce in dining area open to public **Warning**
21-09-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. - kitchen on metal prep table next food items for prep **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. - employee cooking steak egg and cheese sandwich touched apron no handwash or glove change **Warning**
01B-12-4    High Priority - Food contaminated by employee. See stop sale. - employee spilled juice into green bean and carrot mix **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. -1 fly by buffet line next to yellow rice - 1 fly dining area by child high chair **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - milk at espresso station 67°F, - butter 76°F at sandwich station - cracked egg in bowl in the kitchen 68°F, - sausage 55°F, kitchen - shell eggs ambient air 63°F in kitchen - ham sliced 62°F, in kitchen **Warning**
03E-08-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit. - croquette 78-112°F, corrected to 176°F, **Warning**
35A-09-4    High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. - 2 unidentifiable live insects in kitchen corner by Reach in freezer - small dead frog by buffet line/ register area **Warning**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. - 1 soft by water heater next to men's bathroom - approximately 10 dry and hard under drink storage shelf in dining area - 1 dry and hard in kitchen area by Reach in freezer where wall is in disrepair - 2 dry and hard by ice machine and self service drink cooler storing bread, tomatoes, milk, stuffed potatoes balls, Swiss cheese and lettuce in dining area open to public - several observable behind Reach in freezer and reach in cooler in dining area but inspector cannot physically get to them **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. - interior of sugar container by espresso machine - interior Reach in freezer in kitchen soiled with blood like residue - cutting board sandwich line soiled - interior Reach in freezer in dining area soiled **Warning**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can. - back kitchen across from grill **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. - behind register **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-08-4    Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53B-14-5    Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
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