THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE
1705 HENDRICK AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/25/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
4
Total
5
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in upright freezer is torn **Repeat Violation**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Container is dirty, manager placed it by triple sink to be washed **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket in box freezer **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee put shoes on then grabbed napkin to wraps plastic utensil, explained to him and he washed hands and discarded napkin **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/25/2025 revealed 5 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 9/17/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 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 drink by box freezer, employee discarded it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in 1 door prep cooler
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container for rice is cracked **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters, shelf table by cook line **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Grabbed raw chicken then pushed to go containers with food, explained to him and he washed hands, cleaned container **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Yogurt
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 55f falafel mix, on table, explained time as public health control, employee placed it back in cooler, 51f yogurt mix, overnight, cooler at 51f, discarded by employee, and wrote note not to put that tcs food in this cooler, only tcs food **Corrective Action Taken**
- 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Melissa Sawyers took test on 4/9/19
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fryer basket
- 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. 2 expired in June 2024
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unable to read yellow mark, manager wrote it on again **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/17/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).