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Licensee
Name: LA CASITA GROCERY & RESTAURANT License Number: SEA3917166
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 101 W SHELL POINT RD
RUSKIN, FL 33570

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 04/13/2022 Met Inspection Standards
During This Visit
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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
08B-49-4    Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food on prep table next to restaurant food- moved employee food items **Corrected On-Site**
33-23-4    Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Garbage and grease receptacle not on pad
10-06-5    Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Tong handle in lettuce **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand wash sign in men's bathroom
23-03-4    Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Floor fan in kitchen soiled
16-48-4    Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Utensil in blue pull out drawers in kitchen
08B-39-4    Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Cut avocados with produce stickers on them. Discussed properly washing produce prior to preparation
42-03-5    Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Lawn mower in dry storage next to single service items, lawn equipment over canned goods, drills on shelf with food.
21-38-4    Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizing bucket on floor next to 3 Compartment Sink Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm. Refilled container to 50ppm chlorine
03D-02-5    High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Refried beans 45-46 F (cooling from previous day temped at 9:32am), cooked jalapeno peppers 45 F (cooling from previous day temped at 9:45am)
01B-36-5    High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Refried beans 45-46F and cooked jalapeno at 45 F overnight, stop sale
08A-05-6    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork and shrimp over ready to eat food chest freezer in dry storage room operator rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5    High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Tomato base sauce marked 3/28/22, stop sale
01B-24-5    High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Tomato base sauce date marked 3/28/22 stop sale
29-34-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside hose bib
03D-15-4    Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cheese, tomato, lettuce in reach in cooler unable to cool properly due to ambient temperature of cooler at 61F. Currently sitting at 54 F at 10:12. Temped at 9:15am 56F. Cooked jalapeno peppers cooling in container deeper than 4 inches. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Container on floor placed onto prep table without first washing. Manager removed container and cleaned prep table **Corrected On-Site**
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