Mezza Luna, 110 1 St, Neptune Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: MEZZA LUNA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 110 1 St, Neptune Beach, FL 32266
License #: 2611271
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 5/16/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Lid to ice bin broken in kitchen.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop in bulk container of flour by mixer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up.
5/16/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. By ice cream freezer.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Salad prep table. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on shelf
  • Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple, throughout.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Drawer cooler and butter cooler in bar. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Throughout.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
  • Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. By ice machine.
10/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrective action moved.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Corrective action removed.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Drawer coolers at front line, corrective action added thermometer.
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Can of olives dented at top seam.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Container of heavy cream 58?F sitting on counter, corrective action moved to cooler.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer y not all products commercially packaged. Chicken over seafood.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Ice in sink at designated handwash sink at bar. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Ice chute soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in prep area reach in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At bar.
2/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Upright reach in cooler next to dough mixer, corrective action removed potentially hazardous foods. Fryer cooler, corrective action removed potentially hazardous foods. Drawer cooolers at cook line, corrective action removed potentially hazardous foods. Do not use these unit to store potentially hazardous foods until units can maintain 41F.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Multiple cooling units.
  • Critical - Observed employee food stored with restaurant food. Various coolers throughout.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Walk in cooler and freezer.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bar sink used as dump sink according to bartender.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Homemade blue cheese dressing, crab salad 47-48F in upright reach in cooler next to dough mixer, drawer coolers items 46-47F-pink snapper, chicken, rice, bronzini fish, bbean salsa, lasagna, cooked asparagus, shrimp, meatballs, chicken. Frying cooler all items 46F-steaks, cooked potatoes, potato cakes, sweet potato croquette. All temperatures verified with Kitchen Manager.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk, sour cream in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Chicken over lettuce in walk in cooler, corrective action reversed storage.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Par cooked chicken over raw calamariin walk in cooler, corrective action reversed storage.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Mashed potatoes in steam bath on cook line at 124-126F, corrective action reheated to 165F.
  • Critical - Shellstock tags not maintained in chronological order correlated to the date or dates during which the shellstock were sold or served.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
8/29/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Cloth under cutting board, rear prep area by stand mixer.
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Tongs on oven handles, multiple. Corrected On Site. Removed. Repeat Violation.
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In bulk flour next to dish area.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On prep table near walk in cooler. Corrected On Site. Discarded.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black debris in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor. Lids to fryers, next to fryers.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer. Under blade cover/sharpener. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. Behind bar.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Knives between prep sink table and oven, rear prep area. Corrected On Site. Removed.
4/10/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Employee training provided by unapproved provider. Refer to www.myflorida.com/dbpr for more details. Establishment uses National Registry. Advised to change providers.
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Tongs on table handle. Corrected On Site. Removed.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of debris in the interior of ice machine. Lip of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Pasta, tightly wrapped bags, reach in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed food with mold-like growth. Lemons walk in cooler. Corrected On Site. Discarded.
  • Critical - Observed small flying insects in bar area.
8/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./ working container of salt.
5/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container.
  • Critical. Observed an beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils./ improperly stored.
  • Observed employee with no beard guard/restraint.
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored./ on top of cloth napkins at pizza bar.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area./ top counter near clean dishes.
  • Critical. Circuit breaker box blocked and/or inaccessible. For reporting purposes only. Repeat Violation.
12/22/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food container, flour not labeled.
  • Critical. Observed food kept in walk-in cooler after 24 hours not date marked.
  • Critical. Observed open container of beverages on food prep table.
  • Critical. Observed no paper towel available, pizza prep sink.
  • Critical. Observed sanitizing bucket not labeled.
6/29/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name./ plastic food containers ( white powder.)
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food./ eggs stored on top of ready to eat food./ walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food./
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container./ scoop buried in flour. / flour bin container.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning./ plastic food containers.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin./ big ice bin inside has accumulation of mildew like substance on ice deflector.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener./ near mixer.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./ dumping sink/ bar area.
  • Critical. Observed a splitter/multi-plug adapter in use. For reporting purposes only./ bar area./ near middle handsink.
5/11/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening./ cooked potentially hazardous foods sauteed onions in reach in cooler/ bake shop. / cooked lasagna, sauteed onions in walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Shellstock tags not maintained in chronological order correlated to the date or dates during which the shellstock were sold or served.
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked./ ready to eat food sour cream in walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./ bar handsink used for storing food container. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions./ near office. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Unlabeled toxic container does not bear the manufacturer's label./ one sanitizing bucket in the kitchen area. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry./ warewashing area.
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. / on the kitchen floor.For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Circuit breaker box blocked and/or inaccessible. For reporting purposes only./ kitchen area.
9/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/6/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/18/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 8/19/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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