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Licensee
Name: BABALU RESTAURANT & FULL BAR License Number: SEA6207633
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2021
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 9246 4TH ST N
ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33702

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 01/24/2019 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
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in cooler shelving, wheels of equipment **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Bar, compress gas tanks into outside storage **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 2 on floor under steam table in server station, 1 on floor under prep table kitchen. called professional pest control for treatment **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Cheese over cut likes in reach in cooler in bar- moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-13-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Set up rinse, soap, and sanitize **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board with cut marks and no longer cleanable, reach in cooler shelving with rust that has pitted the surface/plastic chipping, reach in cooler gaskets, walk in cooler shelving with rust that has pitted the surface **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Along baseboards kitchen **Warning**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walk in cooler Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Kitchen and bar Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Kitchen **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil in back prep room, pickles in walk in cooler **Warning**
08A-26-4    Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Raw bacon over celery in walk in cooler **Warning**
14-20-4    Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. Cook line **Warning**
21-08-4    Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Less than 150ppm **Warning**
41-07-4    High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Vitamin supplements Over reach in cooler on cook line, ibuprofen on shelf with clean equipment, hydrogen peroxide by seasoning **Warning**
12A-13-4    High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dish washer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-45-4    High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Knives-rewashed and sanitized knives **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 45°f, milk 45°f discussed proper cold holding with manager, reach in cooler on coldest setting **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over creamers and soup in walk in cooler **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 on sticky trap by reach in cooler in server station, 4 on wheels reach in cooler kitchen, 2 on debris behind ric kitchen, 1 on wheel reach in cooler cook line, 3 on floor under reach in cooler cook line- called professional pest control for treatment **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Microwave interior, can opener blade, soda gun **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-07-4    Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided operator with a copy of the food allergen poster (5030-038) and a copy of employee and manager health responsibilites (5030-039) and (5030-101) **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Knives- removed **Warning**
16-35-4    Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Or quaternary ammonia **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
27-09-4    Intermediate - No cold running water at handwash sink. Kitchen **Warning**
53A-05-6    Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 5 food handling employees **Warning**
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