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Licensee
Name: THE HOT TOMATO License Number: SEA3917862
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 2702 E COLLEGE AVE
RUSKIN, FL 33570

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 12/26/2018 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
25-25-4    Basic - Box containing roll/sheets of aluminum foil/plastic wrap/parchment paper/deli tissues has old food debris/soil residue inside. **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. - exterior of sauce and seasoning bottles **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
12B-02-4    Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. - employee drinking purple five hour energy **Warning**
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - neon pink purse next to torani syrups and gloves under register 2 next to large bakery display case - **Warning**
13-07-4    Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. - black watch/bracelet on employee making sandwiches in the kitchen - silver bracelet on employee handling sandwich prep **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. - grooved cutting boards - rusting equipment **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. - pumpkin pie filling **Warning**
10-01-4    Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. - metal handle in sugar inside of bulk bin **Warning**
25-05-4    Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. - coffee cups stored in location that enables soil as seen visible on the lip surface of the cups at espresso station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-10-4    Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. -on cutting board with veggies being chopped **Warning**
25-27-4    Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. - black unwrapped stirring straws/sticks by condiment station in dining area **Warning**
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. - employee drank in the kitchen, did not change gloves or wash hands, grabbed A1 sauce, grabbed blue Gatorade bottles, went to scooping gravy out of can, took off gloves, touched soil apron and then changed gloves **Warning**
12A-05-4    High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. - employee drank purple container of five hour energy gloves on and did not change gloves or wash hands before grabbing food item **Warning**
11-13-4    High Priority - Employee with sore/cut/burn/wound on hand or wrist without two layers of impermeable protection on the wound is handling food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single-service items. - employee with inflamed-like elongated vertical wound on her arm **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. - can opener by window - dry storage shelf by window - interior of reach in coolers **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. - bucket with items stored in the handwash sink behind the register **Warning**
31A-11-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. - handwash sink behind register used to wash items **Warning**
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