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Licensee
Name: CHECKERS DRIVE IN REST 735 License Number: SEA6213194
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 4909 ULMERTON RD
CLEARWATER, FL 33760

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 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
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Walk in cooler shelving, wheels of equipment **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket **Warning**
28-02-4    Basic - Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. From ceiling and air conditioning vent dripping onto floor, food contact surfaces on active prep line, food product. Dripping in 7 spots throughout kitchen. Manager states it gets worse when it rains. **Warning**
08B-20-4    Basic - Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Buns with mold like growth on them- sign designating buns in dry storage to not be used covered. Placed sign in a conspicuous location, packaged soda bag in boxes **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 by ice machine, 1 in water heater closet **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in freezer shelving chipping/rusting, plastic lids **Warning**
24-15-4    Basic - Equipment located in an area not protected from overhead leakage of pipes, drains and other sources. Food contact surface active sandwich prep line **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under fryers and along baseboards **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-36-4    Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Front line- water/condensation dripping from ceiling on active prep line with exposed food items **Warning**
12A-12-4    High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Raw burger patties to handling cooked burger patty for sandwich- discarded and employee washed hands **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-07-4    High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Buns **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hot dogs 46°f, raw steak 44°f placed into walk in freezer **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03F-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control can be determined. Cut lettuce- time marked product **Warning**
01B-13-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Cut tomatoes with water/condensation from ceiling/air conditioning vent dripping onto product. Observed water splashing onto uncovered food storage container Employee handled raw burger patties then began preparing a customers sandwich with bun and cooked burger patty **Warning**
29-34-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Dumpster area **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
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