WACKO'S BAR & GRILL
3701 EMERSON ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/25/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
6
Basic
9
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Both working with open foods, placed one **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. By upright freezer **Repeat Violation**
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Tiles missing in walk in cooler, entrance, someone went to buy them
- 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Gap in between them
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Mailed one **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Yellow powder, employee wrote breading **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open box with raw breaded beef on shelf above bread in upright freezer, employee rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 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. Raw breaded beef in open box above raw fish in upright freezer, employee rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. +400 ppm quat in triple sink, diluted by employee, 300 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
- 16-33-4:Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. For triple sink
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fryer basket and can opener **Repeat Violation**
- 53A-07-6:Intermediate - No certified food manager for establishment. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ John Rodriguez took test on 1-3-20 **Warning**
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Added 2 small pizza ovens, talked to Robert **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue substance at bar, cleaner by employee
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/25/2025 revealed 18 total violations (3 high priority, 6 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 9/16/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
4
Basic
12
Total
21
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Cracked in ceiling by cook line
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Two packs of raw fish in walk in cooler, operator punctured them **Corrected On-Site**
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee restroom **Repeat Violation**
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One in storage room, operator cleaned it **Corrected On-Site**
- 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, employee discarded it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking, he got one **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking, he got hat **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn for Tropicana cooler by cook line
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under equipment at bar
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil jug and bag of rice, operator placed it on shelf, **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 2 hood filters, shelf in walk in cooler and fence in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp-open box on shelf above onion rings in white freezer, operator rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. Raw philly meat on shelf above raw fish in upright freezer, operator rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 125f cheese, no water in warmer, operator added water to warmer **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Soap above portioned cups, storage area, manager moved chemical **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. On red hose side of splitter, faucet by mop sink **Repeat Violation** **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. Corn bean mix opened on Friday, labeled by operator
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fryer basket **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by cook line, employee placed napkins **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. 3 people that don't touch food but work here
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/16/2024 revealed 21 total violations (5 high priority, 4 intermediate, 12 basic).