Harbour Ridge Grille, 12600 Harbour Ridge Blvd, Palm City, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HARBOUR RIDGE GRILLE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 12600 Harbour Ridge Blvd, Palm City, FL 34990-8007
License #: 6602093
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 6/3/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Food container melted
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw beef over produce on cookline **Corrected On-Site**
6/3/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/5/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. In soap dispenser on three bin sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. **Corrected On-Site**
11/5/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. **Warning**
  • Basic - Masking tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of ice machine and reach in cooler flip top doors **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. **Warning**
  • Basic - Old labels on clean containers **Warning**
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in walk-in freezer _ not all products commercially packaged. Bag of raw shrimp open over bread on speed rack **Warning**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Sterno and butane stored in dry storage over single service **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
8/28/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Exposed cookline
  • High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
4/9/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No metal container installed for catching grease from hood drip tray. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect, server handled drink lemon with bare hands.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, cook and expo employee preparing food with loose unrestrained hair.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit, salad chopper stored in 77 Degrees F standing water. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, bowl of sour cream on the buffet is at 56 Degrees F. Chef stated it was stocked less than 30 minutes ago, recommended rapidly chilling then maintaining at 41 Degrees F or below.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawing in standing water, partially frozen tubes of sausage roll in bucket of standing water at the prep sink. , item is now under cold running water. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation, blue cheese dressing prepared in establishment is date marked 10/26 in the walk in cooler. Stop Sale issued. Chef discarded dressing into trash can.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed, chlorine wiping cloth sanitizer tested at 200 plus ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris, bar area.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination, plates next to the buffet bread display case.
  • Critical - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination, sneeze guard pushed too far back allowing front row of food to be outside the sneeze guard protection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product, blue cheese dressing prepared in establishment due to date marking past seven days.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster, bar area.
11/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Food not stored in a clean/dry location that is not exposed to splash/dust. Observed baskets of bread on prep table directly next to handwash sink. Recommended a splash guard to protect food/prep area from handwash water splash.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, soap, and handwash signs- both front cook line handwash sinks. Status of sinks verified with approved remodle plan review.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, bags of bread in handwash sink basin near Alto-Sham on the front cook line.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, bar area handwash sink in corner blocked by cooler on one side and garbage can on the other side.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket's torn/in disrepair, most units on front cook line.
  • Critical - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination, bowls of ice cream toppings with lift off lids on the buffet allowing for potential customer cross contamination while being dispensed.
  • Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions, as evidenced by filter near prep area steamer is filled with green algae-like substance.
  • Wet mop's not hung to dry.
3/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 51-16-1 No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. Establishment has added a hood system and cooking equiopment to rear preperation area in kitchen. Plans and application must be submutted for review and approval by the Division. Applicatiin and instructions can be found on website: www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr Establishment must submit application, fees, and plans within 30 days of todays date and receive approval within 60 days. This violation must be corrected by : 01/26/12.
1/26/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory, dispenser at prep area is not dispensing soap.
  • No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. Establishment has added a hood system and cooking equiopment to rear preperation area in kitchen. Plans and application must be submutted for review and approval by the Division. Applicatiin and instructions can be found on website: www.myflorida.com/dbpr/hr Establishment must submit application, fees, and plans within 30 days of todays date and receive approval within 60 days. This violation must be corrected by : 01/26/12.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food, servers dispensing items for breead baskets and cooks wearing watches.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, cookline unit's.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed, wiping cloths tested at 200 ppm chlorine.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, unwrapped straws and straw-like stirrers in caddy on bar are exposed to potential customer cross contamination.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils, sterno, butane, and liquid candles stored on shelf above cases of plastic cutlery in the dry storage room.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Food may not be served. Large tub of pesto cream cheese date marked 11/7.
  • Critical - Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface, ran strip thru two times. Corrected On Site, observed heat booster turned off- strip turned black after heat booster was turned on.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster, at the bar.
11/18/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand sink missing/removed at dishwashing machine or area- handwash sink must be reinstalled in original location and function properly.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, bar handwash has a stack of trays in the basin.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface, cloth towel on top of muffins on the cookline, recommended using cheesecloth.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, shredded cheese, butter, and tuna on buffet are at 51-77 degrees F. Discussed "Time as a public health control" with sous chef.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, pan of raw hamburger stored over pan of hot dogs in cookline drawer reach in cooler.
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket's torn/in disrepair.
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination, plates on buffet.
  • Critical - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination, portable sneezeguard over salad bar pushed to far back, area with soup wells and open bowls of condiments have no protection, and bread cabinet with doors allow for potential customer cross contamination while being dispensed.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
4/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination, bowls of ice cream toppings in bowls with lift off lids for customer self service. Chef stated sneeze guards have been ordered. Repeat Violation. This violation must be in compliance by next unnanounced inspection to avoid an Administrative Complaint.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, open bag of raw hamburgers stored over bags of french fries in the stand up reach in freezer.
  • Observed cutting board's grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, cookline. .
  • Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, unit's on cookline.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried, 22 qt containers.
  • Critical. Hand sink missing in food preparation room or area. Observed rolling ice bin where ice is scooped from now in use at side beverage station created near bar with no accessible handwash sink. Either bin must be moved- no scooping of ice, or a handwash sink must be installed and establishment must submit plans for review by Plan Review Dept.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, server station.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, walk in cooler fan motor covers.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical. Observed frayed/spliced electrical wires, wiring hanging from ceiling above doors that lead from/to kitchen/dining area. For reporting purposes only.
9/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/12/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination, entire cold holding area for buffet salad items in the dining area.
  • Critical. Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination, Observed 3 soup wells with lift up lids and several containers for ice cream toppings with plastic lift off lids, and 1 bread cabinet with doors that swing open in front of the customer at the dining buffet areas.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, bowl being used to scoop cut fruit. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit, knives at the prep area stored in buckets of 73 Degrees F standing sanitizer water.
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination, plates at the buffet.
2/12/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed single-service items stored on floor, case of to go cups in the dry storage.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, bar.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, walk in cooler fan motor cover.
  • Wet mop's not hung to dry.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 02/09/10.
12/4/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 4/14/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/21/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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