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Licensee
Name: CHOPPERS BAR AND GRILL License Number: SEA2612747
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 06/01/2024
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 12905 N MAIN ST
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 11/07/2023 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
32-12-5    Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Missing in women's restroom in billiards area.
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed three (3) dead roaches in establishment: two in back food storage area and one (1) in hand washing sink at bar. Dead roaches discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-71-4    Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape for reach in cooler in kitchen. Duct tape for storage containers in reach in cooler (containers are part of the refrigerator).
12B-12-5    Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee iced coffee drink with no lid in kitchen. Drink discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Floor tiles are cracked in dining area by bar. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4    Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under cooking equipment in kitchen. Floor in back dry food storage area. Floor in supply storage area. Floor in bar area. Wall behind cooking equipment in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Containers of oil on floor in back food storage area.
33-23-4    Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Both dumpster and grease trap are on grass/dirt. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall damage on entry way between food storage area and kitchen.
38-07-4    Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. One light fixture in back dry food storage area. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4    Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of fryers and oven in kitchen. Gaskets for multiple reach in coolers/freezers in establishment. Cabinets in both restrooms. **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4    Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee coffee drink in reach in cooler by hand washing sink in kitchen. Drink removed from cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
25-27-4    Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Unwrapped black straws on bar top outside within customer's reach. Straws removed. **Corrected On-Site**
32-23-4    Basic - Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Urinal in men's restroom in billiards area.
33-31-5    Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Multiple items including unused equipment, discarded furniture and supplies behind establishment.
36-02-5    Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor in kitchen and storage areas. Floor in outside bar area. **Repeat Violation**
01B-01-4    High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. In dry food storage area, one can of baked beans is rusted. Can discarded.
35A-02-6    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One (1) live fly observed in back food storage area. **Warning**
08A-02-6    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer in kitchen, raw chicken stored over ready to eat bacon. Items moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 54 rodent droppings in establishment: 48 in supply storage closet adjacent to back food storage area and kitchen, four (4) under dry storage shelves in food storage area and two (2) under mop sink in back food storage area. Employee began cleaning up droppings. **Warning**
01B-02-5    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In middle reach in cooler in kitchen, cut tomatoes 50F stored overnight. Tomatoes discarded.
03A-02-5    High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In middle reach in cooler in kitchen, cut tomatoes 50F stored overnight. Tomatoes discarded. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-27-4    High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket by reach in cooler in kitchen tested 200+ chlorine sanitizer. Solution discarded and replaced. Tested 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave (one on top) in kitchen. Interior of ice machine in outside bar (ice deflector). **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in kitchen blocked by black bar stool. Hand washing sink in bar blocked by wooden bar stool. Both bar stools moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1    Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Incorrect test kit provided for chlorine sanitizer (pH strips).
51-16-7    Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment has an outside bar that is not on their current plan. Establishment is currently on open warning for this violation with a callback due date of 12/02/2023.
11-26-1    Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Missing for two employees without food handler training.
53B-13-5    Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for one employee working today and one employee training record is expired.
27-02-4    Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. No well testing report could be provided.
45-02-4    Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher outside of rear exit door.
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