Ten restaurants cited for high-priority violations; nine ace their state inspections
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These restaurants and food trucks passed their inspections from May 15-21 with zero violations:
KFC, 939 N. Central Ave., Umatilla
• Belly's Soul Food Kitchen, 15360 County Road 565A, Groveland
• Belly's Delicious Drinks, 15360 County Road 565A, Groveland
• Big Hot Box Llc, 20260 U.S. 27, Clermont
• Niccoli's World Famous Philly's, 1516 Max Hooks Road, Groveland
• Poppy's, 40840 CR 25, Lady Lake
• Jamtrini Caribbean Cuisine, 1516 Max Hooks Road, Groveland
• Charcuterie Creations & More, 50 W. Orange Ave., Eustis
• A Top Shelf Bartender, 50 W. Orange Ave., Eustis
Restaurant inspections with high-priority violations
The following restaurants were issued warnings, administrative complaints or was temporarily closed due to failed inspections May 15-21:
Subway #50697
628 Cagan View Road, Clermont
May 15 Warning Issued (Follow-up Inspection Required) 8 total violations, with two high priority violations:
• High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee returned to make subs, applied sanitizer, applied gloves. Coached employee. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. roast beef (46F - Cold Holding); chicken (46F - Cold Holding); shaved beef (46F - Cold Holding); ham (45F - Cold Holding); chicken (46F - Cold Holding) shaved beef (54F - Cold Holding); fresh mozzarella (54F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (54F - Cold Holding); shredded cheddar (54F - Cold Holding) ham (46F - Cold Holding); pepperjack cheese (47F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (48F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding All less than four hours, per operator. Temp log completed this morning shows all temperatures less than 40F. Advised to move warm foods to freezer or cold reach in cooler for rapid chill. **Warning**
Subway #50697
628 Cagan View Road, ClermontMay 16 Call Back - Complied (Met Inspection Standards)
Bamboo Bistro Asian Fusion
700 N. U.S. 441/27, Lady Lake
May 17 Warning Issued (Follow-up Inspection Required) 14 total violations, with four high priority violations:
• High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can of bamboo shoots.
• High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handling crab sticks for sushi with bare hands. Employee put on gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked chicken in walk in cooler.
Green Garden Chinese Restaurant
1796 E. Hwy 50, Clermont
May 19 Warning Issued (Follow-up Inspection Required) 15 total violations, with two high priority violations:
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken over carrots in walk in cooler. **Warning**
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over sauce buckets in walk in cooler. **Warning**
Dunkin' Donuts
511 N. U.S. 27, Clermont
May 15 Inspection Completed - No Further Action (Met Inspection Standards) 9 total violations, with one high priority violation:
• High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. **Repeat Violation**
Wolfhound Irish Pub
16909 High Grove Blvd., Clermont
May 15 Inspection Completed - No Further Action (Met Inspection Standards) 25 total violations, with four high priority violation:
• High Priority - Dented can present. Marinara sauce. See stop sale.
• 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. 0ppm. Employee replaced empty sanitizer. Now 00ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Meatloaf Dated 4-24-23, tuna salad dated 5-6-23, cooked onions dated 5-3-23. See stop sale.
• High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Easy off next to food on prep shelf. Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
Shang Hai
17445 U.S. 192, Clermont
May 18 Inspection Completed - No Further Action (Met Inspection Standards) 17 total violations, with five high priority violations:
• High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored, medicines with food at front counter. Educated, operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in walk in cooler based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw shell eggs and raw shrimp in walk in cooler. Educated cook, relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken with raw pork wontons in reach in freezer. Advised operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
• High Priority - Raw scallops stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat noodle in chest freezer. Advised operator, relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked chicken, 51F on cooks line. Noodles 50F. Less than one hour per operator. Advised to place in refrigerator. **Corrective Action Taken**
NY Chinese Restaurant
240 Citrus Tower Blvd., Clermont
May 18 Inspection Completed - No Further Action (Met Inspection Standards) 16 total violations, with four high priority violations:
• High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled wiping cloth and then grabbed container to plate food.
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over wontons.
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over wontons in white refrigerator.
• High Priority - 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. Manager determined correct time. **Corrected On-Site**
Chinese Restaurant
2670 E. Highway 50, Clermont
May 18 Inspection Completed - No Further Action (Met Inspection Standards) 13 total violations, with three high priority violations:
• High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of ketchup. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over sauce in walk in cooler.
• High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. -1 live by front handsink. Operator killed immediately. **Corrected On-Site**
Clermont Fish House
110 Hwy 50 West, Clermont
May 19 Inspection Completed - No Further Action (Met Inspection Standards) 2 total violations, with one high priority violation:
• 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 shrimp. **Corrected On-Site**
Sparkys Place
24646 SR 40, Astor
May 19 Inspection Completed - No Further Action (Met Inspection Standards) 12 total violations, with one high priority violation:
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced cheese at 50°f in top area of reach in cooler. Operator has cheese stacked above fill line. Cheese added 30
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This article originally appeared on Daily Commercial: Lake County restaurant inspections: May 15-21, 2023
