THE SWAMP RESTAURANT

1104 SW 2 AVE

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 1/8/2025

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food Inspector #10752408
2025-01-08
★★★★★ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/8/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 1/2/2025

High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
10
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required

Inspection Details:

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on reach in cooler at end of cooks line with deep cut marks. **Repeat Violation**
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee empty thermos cup on shelf next to canned beans above prep area, operator moved cup. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door located in kitchen the sun is shining through the bottom of the door indicating a gap.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cauliflower and biscuits on floor in walk in freezer. Mayonnaise container and buttermilk cartons on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill. Fan guard in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Plastic container containing cooked chicken wings with old label stating wings were cooked 12/22 when wings were actually cooked 12/30.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • 25-11-5:Basic - Single-service articles stored outside or in a room/shed that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Single service cups and unwrapped straws located behind the outside upstairs bar, operator stated the bar is not in use today.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Beer reach in cooler behind bar and reach in cooler at the beginning of cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Roll of duct tape on shelf next to hot dog buns above prep area, operator moved duct tape away from food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 15 flies in varies areas of restaurant including the back door, dish area, and downstairs bar. **Warning**
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cartons of liquid egg in walk in cooler.
  • 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Chicken wings marked 12/22, operator stated the wings were made 3 days ago but employee did not change date label, employee relabeled with accurate date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Interior ice bin in upstairs dining area. Interior ice machine deflector plate and lid.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Handwash sink at the beginning of cooks line, operator replaced paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food Inspector #8823190
2025-01-02
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/2/2025 revealed 15 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 10 basic).

Inspection on 7/8/2024

High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple on the cooks line.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Glasses on shelf next to sauces/seasonings in prep area, manager moved item. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple produce items on floor in walk in cooler and multiple items on floor in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven door handles on cooks line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above grill. **Repeat Violation**
  • 25-11-5:Basic - Single-service articles stored outside or in a room/shed that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Plastic cups located on counter at the unused outside bar.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In middle reach in cooler on cooks line. Manager cleaned out cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Burn spray on shelf by mustard bottles on cooks line, employee moved spray. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. buttermilk (56F - Cold Holding) on the counter sitting in melted ice bath, operator placed in freezer and Retemped at 40F. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer bucket on top of prep table above bread cart, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink behind bar contains ice indicating using a dump sink.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At end of cooks line near prep area, manager placed roll of paper towels by sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Gravy in walk in cooler cooked, frozen, thawed and placed in walk in cooler not date. Employee date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
Food Inspector #8787590
2024-07-08
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/8/2024 revealed 13 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).