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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 08/24/2023 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
35A-06-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Approximately 50 dead and trapped flies in light control device by back door. Manager removed light control device. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: 3 dead flies in upper dining room area. Employee removed and sanitized the area. 20 dead flies on television in bar area. Employee removed and sanitized the television. Approximately 50 dead and trapped flies in control device. Employee removed. **Admin Complaint**
51-11-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank in liquor storage area not properly secured. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
36-34-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles and ceiling vents have built up food and dust debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
32-12-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered receptacles in employee restroom and women's restrooms. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
16-02-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dishmachine missing curtains. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
12B-07-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
24-08-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At dishwasher area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
36-08-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. No cove molding on wall of pass through between kitchen and dry storage. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
36-22-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in rear of kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
08B-38-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Sauce bucket, leg quarters walk in fridge Chicken in walk in freezer. Soy sauce and fryer oil on floor at rear of kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
33-19-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
36-24-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall by air conditioning unit has hole in it. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
23-03-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease. Behind cook line, prep station at cook line and prep station opposite of cook line soiled with food debris. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
33-16-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
12B-13-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage in reach in cooler at cook line above food to be served to the public. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
25-05-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. To go cups on floor of dry goods storage area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
25-06-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go boxes on cook line not inverted for protection. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
29-19-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Standing water under three compartment sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
08B-12-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked chicken uncovered in walk in cooler. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
36-02-5    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Unsealed concrete underneath vulcan flame on cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
14-17-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelving rusted. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
29-03-4    Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Under the vegetable cleaning sink near pep station right side of Hand washing sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
22-41-4    High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed No chlorine at dishwasher manger changed. Dish machine still reading 0 ppm. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: Oporator contacted the dishwasher company operator has until 8/30/23 to get working properly. **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. 2 live flies in kitchen not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 4 live flies in bar area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 2 live flies in dry goods storage area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. 9 live flies in area between bar and restrooms not landing on food or food contact surfaces. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: 6 live flies in bar area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. Killed 1, removed and sanitized the area. 2 live flies in dry goods storage area not landing on food or food contact surfaces. Killed 1, removed and sanitized area. 1 live fly in men's restroom by bar area. 1 live fly in employee restroom in kitchen. Killed, removed and sanitized the area. 1 live fly underneath dishwasher. **Admin Complaint**
35A-05-4    High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach in kitchen. 1 live roach in employee restroom. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: 1 live roach found in office. Roach was killed, removed and sanitized. 1 dead roach in dining room. 1 dead roach by ice machine in bar area. 1 dead roach in kitchen by open flame for pots. All dead roaches were removed and area was sanitized. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
29-34-4    High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker on hose bibs by dish machine. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: No vacuum breakers on hose bibs as of this callback inspection report. **Time Extended**
11-27-4    Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: Emailed Oporator written procedure's yesterday. **Time Extended**
31A-04-4    Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. 5 Hand washing sinks removed. Hand washing sink removed by 3 compartment sink. Hand washing sink removed on other side of walk in cooler. Hand washing sink removed at end of cook line. Hand washing sink next to prep area by end of kitchen line removed. Hand washing sink removed from bar entrance area. Hand washing sink in other bar area not functioning. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: Operator must be in compliance and have hand wash sinks replaced in original location on or before 8/30/23. **Time Extended**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at Hand washing sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: Oporator has not installed paper towels during call back inspection **Time Extended**
45-05-4    - From initial inspection : Portable fire extinguisher missing from its designated location. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguishers on ground outside employee restroom. - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-24: **Time Extended**
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