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Licensee
Name:
PALM RIVER CAFE
License Number:
SEA3911714
Rank:
Seating
License Expiration Date:
02/01/2025
Primary Status:
Current
Secondary Status:
Active
Location Address:
7754 PALM RIVER RD TAMPA, FL 33619
Inspection Information
Inspection Type
Inspection Date
Result
High Priority Violations
Intermediate Violations
Basic Violations
Routine - Food
09/02/2021
Follow-up Inspection Required Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public. More information about inspections.
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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.
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
-employees in kitchen cooking and prepping not wearing hair restraints.
-employees on serving line not wearing hair restraint. **Warning**
Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. -employee purse in kitchen/dish storage area on wall. **Warning**
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed raw chicken juice in bottom of reach in cooler on right side of stove. **Warning**
Basic - Stored food not covered.-raw beef stored in reach in freezer not covered.
Damaged/spoiled/recalled food not properly segregated. Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. Operator voluntarily discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic - Unprotected ice machine in a customer/nonsecure area.
Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area.
-ice machine and reach in cooler used for food storage is in dining area. **Warning**
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. -observed wiping clothes hanging on side of cook top and next to sink. **Warning**
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell egg and without changing gloves or washing hands continued to work on cook line. Discussed proper hand washing techniques with manager **Warning**
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
-Observed employee washing spatula in three compartment sink with gloves on and then employee went right back to cooking on the cook line. Discussed proper hand washing techniques with manager.
- Observed employee handling wet soiled rags with gloves on and then going back to bagging customer orders. Discussed with manager that employees need to change gloves and wash hands before continuing food activities. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
-Ambient air eggs 47 °F, raw chicken 64 °F and raw beef 66 °F in reach in cooler. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
-cooked yucc on steam table temped at 117-123 °F, cooked potatoes temped at 94 °F. **Warning**
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager.
Rosinella Rugama- expired 6/1/2021.
Due Nov. 1, 2021. **Warning**
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Shredded pork, chicken empanadas and various items in reach in cooler. **Warning**
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