Checker's Drive In Restaurant Degrades its Sanitary Rating
2505 N Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32935
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2505 N Wickham Rd
Melbourne, FL 32935
Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Bag of ice for sale. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chili 44-45° from Wednesday. Swiss cheese 45° **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Operator states just placed on table. Must discard any remaining at 5:30. **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Sliced tomatoes sliced at 10 found at 46° tried to rapid chill in freezer found at 45° at 2 pm. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Sliced tomatoes 46° cut at 10am 2 pm still 45° **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open bags of Raw chicken over paper bags of French fries in front line freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Chili 44-45° Swiss cheese 45° **Warning**
Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Michelle, lost certificate. **Warning**
Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk in cooler ambient 43° found chili **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - - From inspection on 2016-08-26: Basic - Ceiling tile displaced in rear above restroom. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on 2016-08-29: **Time Extended**
Basic - - From inspection on 2016-08-26: Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler/freezer has accumulation of dust or debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on 2016-08-29: **Time Extended**
Basic - - From inspection on 2016-08-26: Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. White chest freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on 2016-08-29: **Time Extended**
Intermediate - - From inspection on 2016-08-26: Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Portable white black scuff marks. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on 2016-08-29: **Time Extended**
Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Boxes of frozen lemonade and buns. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - Ceiling tile displaced in rear above restroom. **Warning**
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Passenger side make line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee raw shell eggs and fruit cup **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse on buns. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler/freezer has accumulation of dust or debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. White chest freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. **Warning**
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Hot dog containers above make line **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm, remade 300 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee Came in from outside went to prep line. **Warning**
High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Drive thru worker took drink then handled tongs. **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chili 48°- 50° from 10 am. Hot dogs 48° chili meat 48°cut lettuce 49°, operator took temperatures this morning and walk in cooler was at 39°, was not above 48° for more than 6 hours. **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from ambient temperature to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within four hours. See stop sale. Chili 50° after over 4 hours. **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Chili 50° since 10am **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs (employees) over condiments, hotdogs and chili meat in walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Portable white black scuff marks. **Warning**
Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**
Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Ambient 50° **Warning**
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Over cold make line
Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust or debris. **Repeat Violation**
Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Reach in cooler cold make table doors. Both sides
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on front line found stored/ not inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - White freezer chest gasket found torn/in disrepair. Reach in cooler found with cook side door gasket broken **Repeat Violation**
Basic - bag of ice found stored on floor in walk-in freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of Clorox cleaner found stored on shelf with clean pans. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Cases of frozen Apple pies found on floor. **Repeat Violation**
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean clear plastic insert pans found stored/stacked wet on shelf over 3 bay sink.
Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust or debris. **Repeat Violation**
Basic - White freezer chest gasket torn/in disrepair.
Basic - Cases of food stored on floor in walk-in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Jose Manager not hair restraint **Repeat Violation**
Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust or debris.
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Found reading zero ppm, manager checked dispenser and found empty replaced jug and retested and found at 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. **Repeat Violation**
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Manager jose
Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Ice. Tote found on floor in front of ice machine **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Tub of sliced red onions found stored on floor in walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with blue chemical in it found unlabeled and stored over soft serve machine **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in /freezer. Several caseson WIF floor, tub of shake mix on WIC floor **Repeat Violation**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Container of raw shell eggs found stored on shelf in WIC over cooked chili **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic - Case/container/bag of ice stored on floor in walk-in freezer floor**Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Walk in cooler **Warning**
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Bottle of water in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
Basic - Interior of both white freezer chest's inside lid in disrepair/has exposed insulation. **Repeat Violation**
Basic - Reach-in freezer chest next to grill gasket torn/in disrepair. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at at 50° and shredded lettuce at 55° on front prep line. Recommend rapid chill to 41°. Manager replaced with fresh product at 41° **Corrected On-Site**
No Violations Were Observed
Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Prep line passenger side and white deep freezer driver side **Warning**
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Warning**
Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Door **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area. In the back dry storage room
Basic - Drain cover(s) missing.not attached at the mop sink
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb.at the dumpster area
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.the card is at another checkers due to transfer
Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb.