THE OLIVE TREE MEDITERRANEAN GRILLE
1705 HENDRICK AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.4/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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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).
Inspection on 3/4/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
10
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 above to go lids, mgr removed it Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan by prep area
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Upright cooler by prep area
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Washed tomatoes placed in same box that they came in dirty, employee washed them again and placed them in a bowl
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes on shelf above cut tomatoes, upright cooler by prep area
- 36-30-4:Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. By prep cooler
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. By prep cooler,
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee grabbed raw chicken then grabbed plate, he changed gloves and I explained to him, he washed hands, placed plate by triple sink Corrected On-Site
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Cut tomatoes in container that have shoes on the label
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer, not all products commercially packaged. Hamburger on shelf above meat that she cuts from a bulk beef, both open, explained to her and she rearranged Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/4/2024 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 10/9/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On feta cheese
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Owner handling food Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket is torn in 1 door prep cooler Repeat Violation
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. On sugar, mgr moved it Corrected On-Site
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood, fan by prep area, mgr removed fan Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw fish on water, prep sink, mgr placed it in cooler Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lemons and cabbage on shelf above cooked gyro, mgr rearranged upright cooler Corrected On-Site
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. By cook line Repeat Violation
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken on shelf above raw beef, in portioned bags, raw ground hamburger in plastic containers on shelf above raw whole muscle beef, mgr stated she had a question about that because last time they were busy and didn't fully understand it, upright cooler, she rearranged it Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 56f raw fish thawing, mgr iced down, reached 41f Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cooked gyros opened on Saturday, mgr wrote date on Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/9/2023 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).