RUTHY'S KOZY KITCHEN
Canal Street
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168
Volusia County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/26/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Light debris top back, interior top of doors, and top of machine around doors
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In plastic bags, shoes and other personal items on top of dish machine **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Dish area, cracked, broken, water underneath
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil containers in storage room **Corrected On-Site**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm. Operator dumped out **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 can chick peas badly dented
- 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. Soup base
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. For biscuits under cookline grill
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Soup 132F in warmer, heated on the stove and moved to steam table approximately 2 hours earlier. Operator removed to reheat and increased temp setting **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer Can opener blade Interior ice machine **Corrective Action Taken**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue substance **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/26/2025 revealed 12 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 8/8/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Around a dozen of small flys nesting in slicer **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-08: 2 flies **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/8/2024 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/6/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 20+ dead roaches spread around the dry storage area and in glue trap under ice maker 10 dead roaches in exterior dry storage area **Warning**
- 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 lighter and cigarette above waffle maker **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer ice buildup on pipes **Warning**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. WC storer on waffle table **Warning**
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. **Warning**
- 08B-28-4:High Priority - Food prepared in mop sink. Evidence of using mop sink to drain potatoes. **Warning**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Around a dozen of small flys nesting in slicer **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ham (50F - Cold Holding); cheddar (49F - Cold Holding); white American (51F - Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (49F - Cold Holding); spinach (51F - Cold Holding); sausage (58F - Cold Holding); chicken (46F - Cold Holding); sausage (78F - Cold Holding); fried steak (48F - Cold Holding); meet loaf (49F - Cold Holding) In cooler less than 4 hours **Warning**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hollandaise 120F Advised to use time as a public health control **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer has accumulation of debris in adjustment well of sharpener **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue liquid under water heaters **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/6/2024 revealed 12 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).