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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 12/17/2018 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. Handles on reach in cooler and white freezer on cook line soiled to touch. **Warning**
32-12-5    Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Unisex employee restroom in kitchen. **Warning**
50-09-4    Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Unable to locate current license. **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach at entrance to kitchen near walk in cooler. 1 dead roach near chest freezer in walk in cooler area. 2 dead roaches in cabinet under hand sink closet to cook line. **Warning**
16-02-4    Basic - Dishmachine missing baffles, curtains in wash/rinse tanks. Interior curtain missing. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Lid to chest freezer next to ice machine is not sealing properly causing condensation build up inside freezer. **Warning**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Paint peeling off concrete floor in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of raw fish on floor in walk in cooler. Manager elevated. Canned food items on floor under shelf in storage area near back door on cook line. **Warning**
23-07-4    Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. White chest freezers and walk in cooler. **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment. Around fryers and cooking equipment on cook line. **Warning**
10-21-4    Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty chest freezer between uses. Chest freezer visibly soiled **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
29-49-5    Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. Bar cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-46-4    Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old, orange "use first" labels on clean pans near cook line. **Warning**
35B-05-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door to cook line open. **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. White freezer on cook line **Warning**
32-23-4    Basic - Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Handicap stall toilet in men's restroom out of order/in disrepair. **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. 2 flies in dish area **Warning**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. cooked shrimp 124-130°f Advised employee to reheat to 165°f **Warning**
08A-21-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw pork in walk in cooler. Employee moved chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Excessive brown debris build up on white guard plate inside ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Reach in cooler cutting board on cook line **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. - cooler drawers on cook line soiled - white freezer on cook line has food debris embedded in ice **Warning**
16-35-4    Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink in kitchen closest to cook line. Hand sink near back door/storage area No paper towels in employee restroom. Hand sink at wait station. Manager replaced paper towels in kitchen. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink near back door/storage area **Warning**
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. Ceviche made four days ago. Employee put dates in items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with pink liquid near dish room not labelled **Warning**
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