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Licensee
Name: NICKELS DINER License Number: SEA6102169
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2020
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 6403 MASSACHUSETTS AVE
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34653

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 01/18/2019 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
32-21-4    Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Bathrooms
32-07-4    Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Toilets and urinal and hand wash sink
21-05-4    Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Link sausages and bacon at cook line
25-10-4    Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep table with no lid or straw
12B-02-4    Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking from open glass in kitchen
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Shirt under prep table
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door **Repeat Violation**
36-08-4    Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. Kitchen **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout kitchen, wait station, dry storage and under equipment and shelves **Repeat Violation**
36-31-4    Basic - Hole in ceiling. *2 holes in kitchen repaired with plastic lids nailed to ceiling. *board over hole in wait area
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Over hand wash sink in kitchen
10-07-4    Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 79°, placed on cook top to heat
36-62-4    Basic - Light not functioning. Dry storage room and over cook line **Repeat Violation**
05-09-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Repeat Violation**
14-31-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Garbage bags used for biscuits at cook line
06-04-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Ground beef Corrected on Site: placed in refrigerator **Corrected On-Site**
23-05-4    Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. *reach in cooler , refrigerators *cook top and oven *shelves under prep tables and bread area *3 compartment sink *hand wash sinks and cabinet in wait area *dry storage shelves *hood at Cookline *wall behind Cookline *ice machine *wait station counter and service area *fan **Repeat Violation**
21-10-4    Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. At cook line to wipe cooking utensils
42-03-4    Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment in areas that may result in cross contamination. In kitchen
33-31-5    Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Old equipment and items out back door
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Kitchen, dry storage and wait station **Repeat Violation**
42-01-4    Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. In kitchen in bucket
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation**
21-09-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. On make station **Repeat Violation**
14-33-4    Basic - shelves under prep tables with rust that has pitted the surface.
41-07-4    High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Prescription medicine and ace bandages on prep table at cook line, removed **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cooktop: ; shell eggs (72°F - Cold Holding) owner states out approximately 1 hour. Owner will keep in reach in cooler make station
01B-03-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Ice
08B-56-4    High Priority - ice used for drinks in ice machine contaminated by a spill of tea into machine. See stop sale.
22-05-4    Intermediate - *Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. *slicer *reach in cooler shelves and drawers *cook top *reach in cooler make station lid and pans *spatulas and utensils *ice machine soiled and calcium lime deposits *microwave **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-4    Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cottage cheese, milk, shredded cheddar mozzarella mix
31A-13-4    Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Wait station **Repeat Violation**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by bucket and mop, bin of newspaper moved **Corrected On-Site**
16-35-4    Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
53B-01-5    Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any 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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