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Licensee
Name: SACRED SPICE TAMPA BAY License Number: SEA6216901
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 2325 ULMERTON RD STE 28
CLEARWATER, FL 33762

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 10/14/2021 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
16-03-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
51-11-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Near dry stock. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
14-09-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
35A-03-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach behind bar. Cleaned up by employee. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: 1 live roach in hole under walk-in cooler leading to grease trap. Operator exterminated roach **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
14-11-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gaskets on cook line, **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
36-22-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Cook line and dish area, bar area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
36-73-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under equipment and cook line. Walls on cook line and in prep soiled. Ceiling soiled. Most of kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
36-17-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Hole in floor near expo side of cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
36-24-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
27-10-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No hot running water at mop sink. 76 degrees Fahrenheit water at mop sink **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
23-03-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in cooler's, clean dish racks, hand wash sinks and soap containers, dish machine racks, gaskets on cook line, walk in cooler, walk in freezer, exterior of microwave. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
35B-05-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed flies, dead roach, and rodent droppings while the back door is open. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
08B-12-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed about half of the foods in the walk in cooler not covered and bags of sugar and containers of peanuts and cashews uncovered in dry stock. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
29-03-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Hand wash sink behind bar. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
02D-01-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed white food in bins not labeled. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
35A-02-6    High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 10 flies in dish machine area, landing on soiled dishes and pipes, approximately 10 flies near prep and hand wash sink line near far end of cook line, landing on the floor and pipes, approximately 20 flies near dry stock landing on a bin of onions going out to the trash, approximately 5 flies behind the bar not landing, approximately 40 flies landing on bags unwashed ginger, red onions, and yellow onions.. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: 4 live flies in bar area. 2 live flies on cook line. 2 live flies in dish area. Operator exterminated a few of the flies **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-02-6    High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish over cooked peas in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: Raw chicken over rice cakes in tall reach-in freezer **Time Extended**
35A-04-4    High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20 rodent droppings behind bar, approximately 50 droppings on dish machine drain under machine. Droppings are currently behind cleaned up. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: 4 droppings under dry storage shelf. 1 dropping under tall reach-in cooler. Employees cleaned up droppings **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4    Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave, Cutting boards, prep sinks, food storage containers all soiled. all cook line equipment: flat top grill, all 3 range stoves, all 4 single pot burners, and all three ovens soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
27-06-4    Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink. 82 degrees Fahrenheit at three compartment sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Three compartment sink, cook line, far cook line, prep, bar hand wash sink's are all devoid of paper towel. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
27-16-4    Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off at three compartment sink hand wash sink, 81 degrees Fahrenheit at cook line hand wash sink, 83 degrees Fahrenheit at prep hand wash sink, 83 degrees Fahrenheit at prep sink, far end of cook line hand wash sink hot water is shut off, hot water shut off at hand wash sink at round bar. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2021-10-14: **Time Extended**
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