THE GRAPE & GRAIN EXCHANGE
2000 SAN MARCO BLVD
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/4/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. In walk in cooler, little soiled
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Bar
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open can at bar, employee discarded it **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Making jinger juice
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Container dirty, employee placed it by dish machine to be washed **Corrective Action Taken**
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In cooler with raw eggs, employee placed one **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelves in reach in cooler bay back bar
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3 expired in October 2024
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Cleaner, labeled by employee **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/4/2025 revealed 10 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 8/13/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In closet
- 21-17-4:Basic - Clean linens stored on floor. Bags with clean lines on floor in closet by mop sink room
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Container with clean oranges on floor in walk in cooler, employee placed them on shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. In linen closet by mop sink area
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. One shelf in walk in cooler
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Prep sink faucet
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Brown powder on shelf, manager label it sugar **Corrected On-Site**
- 09-01-4: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. Preparing washed strawberries for drink garnish, explained to him and he got gloves **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. Stop sale 7 cheese slices were discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. He couldn't find it
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. One manager that couldn't find it **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. By dish machine, labeled cleaner by manager **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/13/2024 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).