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Licensee
Name: NINO'S THICK & THIN ITALIAN RESTAURANT License Number: SEA4603969
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2021
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 18911 S TAMIAMI TRL 5 & 6
FORT MYERS, FL 33908-4702

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 04/14/2020 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
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense cheese/flour. **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris and dust on outside of flour/sugar bins. **Warning**
23-03-4    Basic - Build-up of grease on shelving at cookline. **Warning**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer. **Warning**
36-36-4    Basic - Ceiling tiles missing at cookline and dishwash area. **Warning**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, and dust. Kitchen. **Warning**
25-10-4    Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination. **Warning**
32-12-5    Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting boards at hot hold steam table and block cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping salads and cooks with no hair restraints. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed walk in freezer door handle missing. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed walk in cooler floor concave/sinking. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-47-4    Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed containers of bread dough stored on floor in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-13-4    Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Observed can opener blade rusting. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-19-4    Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning**
14-70-4    Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-21-4    Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of soiled ice machine between uses. **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior roof of microwave at cookline entrance soiled with encrusted food debris. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar and wait station. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-31-4    Basic - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed black trash bags used to cover pizza dough in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-16-4    Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
12B-13-4    Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Warning**
29-08-4    Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Women's restroom toilet not flushing. **Warning**
06-04-4    Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Observed ground beef thawing at room temperature 54°F less than 1 hour. Ice put on top. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
32-17-4    Basic - Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken. Men's restroom. **Warning**
23-14-4    Basic - Shelf under soup steam table soiled with food debris. **Warning**
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-26-4    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated gray-like substance around handwash sink at kitchen entrance and around block cutting board near back kitchen exit. **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles at cookline. **Warning**
28-14-4    High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground behind establishment. **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease/dust on hood filters and outside of equipment at cookline. **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar and wait station. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar and wait station. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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