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Licensee
Name: COCO'S SANDWICH SHOP License Number: SEA3903956
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 1507 S 22 ST
TAMPA, FL 33605

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 07/09/2019 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
21-05-4    Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. - Cuban sandwiches Other observances: -wet cloth on top of cutting board by dryer **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. - 7 in dry storage area **Warning**
12B-12-4    Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. - cinnamon milk with no life or straw on top of cutting board across from buffet line **Warning**
40-07-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - cellphone next to the glove box by the front **Warning**
13-07-4    Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. - watches and bracelets **Warning**
24-08-4    Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. - metal pans above three compartment sink **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. - rusting metal prep table - rusting equipment **Warning**
08B-12-4    Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. - total seasoning in dry storage **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. - chicken on the floor in Walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **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. - handle in beans in dry storage **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-05-4    Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. - plastic to go items in dry storage **Warning**
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. - on top of cutting board **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 the kitchen from the outside and didn't wash their hands before dawning gloves and engaging in food service **Warning**
12A-18-4    High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. - employee wet their gloves and wiped it on their red apron **Warning**
12A-25-4    High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. - employee touched her right cheek and hair while making a cafe con Leche and bread **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 making deviled crab wiped their soiled gloves on their soiled apron then continued **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. - 2-5 in kitchen area - approximately 20-30 in dry storage area with cans and drinks. - fly Landed on devil crab at prep table back corner **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler ambient air reading 48°F, amd all items below were 47-53°F, - picadillo -ham - empanadas - pork -chicken -pasta - **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. - sausage links 95°F, reheated to 198°F, **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-09-4    High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. - small lizard present and evidence of lizard droppings with white tips. Droppings have been cleaned up **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. - fly Landed on devil crab at prep table back corner **Warning**
41-27-4    High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. - Strip was bleached out (chlorine so strong that the detection color is reverting the test strip back to white/ translucent) due to strong ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53A-01-6    Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ **Warning**
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. **Warning**
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