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Licensee
Name: RICK'S ON THE RIVER License Number: SEA3904938
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 2305 N WILLOW ST
TAMPA, FL 33607

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 05/02/2019 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
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. - 1 dead by syrup rack **Warning**
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. - open water bottle on shelf with clean service items **Warning**
12B-02-4    Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. - employee drinking water in the kitchen **Warning**
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -tbbc ball cap on top of tomato sauce **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. - heavily grooved oyster shucker - torn Walk in cooler gasket - grooved cutting board **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. - underneath the dry storage area Other observances: - ceiling soiled/stained/dusty in various areas **Warning**
08B-12-4    Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. - shredded cheese -chicken tenders **Warning**
10-20-4    Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. - oven door handle **Warning**
29-49-5    Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. -across from fryer **Warning**
16-48-4    Basic - Old plastic stuck to clean dishware/utensils. - metal pans in dishmachine area Other observances: -old labels stuck to metal pans **Warning**
12B-13-4    Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. - Dunkin' Donuts drink in Reach in freezer by bar area dockside **Corrected On-Site* Other observances: - lemon container in ice bin meant for consumption **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35B-12-4    Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests. - metal roof adjacent to Walk in coolers, dry storage area and kitchen have gaps causing exposure **Warning**
29-08-4    Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. - handwash sink not functional in outside bar area **Warning**
25-17-4    Basic - Single-service articles stored on a soiled surface. - tasting forks resting in soiled container on bar top **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-27-4    Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. - bar area inside **Warning**
08B-63-4    Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. **Warning**
21-08-4    Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. -0 ppm detected then corrected to 50ppm **Warning**
03A-01-4    High Priority - Clams/mussels/oysters cold held at a temperature greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - 50-51°F, in reach in cooler by bar area dockside. Stop sale issued. Other observances: - sliced tomatoes 50°F, - cut fruit medley 57°F, - coleslaw 47°F, - shredded cheese 47°F, - sliced cheese 45°F, -remoulade 60°F, -milk 59°F, - sour cream 47°F, **Warning**
12A-16-4    High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. - employee entered from dockside area outside, no handwash, dawned gloves and began work **Warning**
12A-04-5    High Priority - Employee handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. - employee dropped a small container of sauce on the floor, placed it in a basket to be served, no handwash **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 touched/adjusted his clothes, no handwash, dawned gloves, then went to cook line to prepare food **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 water, no handwash, handled clean service items **Warning**
01B-12-4    High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. - employee dropped a small container of sauce on the floor, placed it in a basket to be served, no handwash, then proceeded to serve the leaking container. Inspector stopped **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. - 1 fly in the kitchen area **Warning**
08A-22-4    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. -raw beef over raw fish **Warning**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. - approximately 2 fresh rodent droppings and approximately 20 old, dry, dark in the kitchen behind the reach in cooler holding Time/temperature control for safety foods, under the metal prep table/ by the bread holder next to aforementioned cooler and under dry storage **Admin Complaint**
35A-18-4    High Priority - Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings. - underneath three compartment sink **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. - 3-5lbs of shucked oysters - swai date marked 4/24 **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. - interior of Reach in freezer by handwash sink **Warning**
01C-05-4    Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Warning**
01C-03-4    Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
13-05-4    Intermediate - Employee with long fingernails working with exposed food, single-service items or clean equipment and utensils. **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. - outside bar **Warning**
53B-13-5    Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **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. - various foods in Walk in cooler **Warning**
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