VILLAGE INN RESTAURANT
3682 Tampa Road
Florida, 34677
Harbor Palms
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/31/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Bucket next to squeeze bottles labeled canola oil. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table on cookline for less than 4 hours: green chili (125F - Hot Holding) reheated to 172F; clam chowder (87F - Hot Holding) reheat 177F; sausage gravy (128F - Hot Holding) reheat 190F; hollandaise (131F - Hot Holding) reheat 165F. Food was in steam table for less than 4 hours. Operator states food was heated in the stove top and is currently being hot held. Operator reheated all foods to a minimum of 165F. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/31/2025 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/11/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-32-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles above cookline torn. Hole in ceiling tile near the exit of kitchen. Tile missing above far cookline. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-11: Operator has replaced or fixed holes and missing tiles. One tile is ripped in kitchen. Operator states new tiles are ordered. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting boards in back kitchen grooved. Colored cutting boards in kitchen grooved. Discussed with manager on duty **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-11: Colored cuttings that were grooved have been removed. Operator states new cutting boards are ordered **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer on the floor **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-11: Most ice on the floor has been removed. Small amount of ice on floor in walk in cooler. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
- 33-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-11: Drain plug has been ordered and will be delivered today or tomorrow **Time Extended**
- 29-49-6:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler in server area. Reach in cooler at far cookline with torn gasket. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-11: **Time Extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles and tea nozzles soiled in server area. White cutting boards in prep area stained**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-11: Tea nozzles and soda nozzles have been cleaned. White cutting board is stained in back kitchen. Operator states new ones have been ordered. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/11/2024 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/10/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
16
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Soiled drop plate of ice machine near mop sink. **Warning**
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles above cookline torn. Hole in ceiling tile near the exit of kitchen. Tile missing above far cookline. **Warning**
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent near ice machine soiled with dust. Ceiling tiles soiled with dust. Vents soiled with mold like substance. **Warning**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting boards in back kitchen grooved. Colored cutting boards in kitchen grooved. Discussed with manager on duty **Warning**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on shelf of prep table next to squeeze bottles of canola oil. Operator relocated **Corrected On-Site** **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 speaker and phone on top of cold holding unit **Warning**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook preparing food without hair restraint or beard guard **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn on reach in cooler on far cookline. Operator states there is a work order in place for the cooler to be repaired. **Warning**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in warewashing area broken **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer on the floor **Warning**
- 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed dumpster lid **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler in server area. Reach in cooler at far cookline with torn gasket. **Warning**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms and tomatoes in cardboard box above container of pickles and sauerkraut. Operator rearranged food items **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator placed wiping cloth back into solution **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Some canola oils squeeze bottles on cook line not labelled. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (61F - Cold Holding) sitting on ice on counter. Operator states butter was brought from cooler at 9am. Employee refilled ice surrounding butter. Second temp 62F, operator relocated back to cooler. Discussed using time as a public health control potatoes (55F - Cold Holding) operator state's potatoes were sitting on counter briefly. Operator moved to reach in freezer for rapid chill. Second temp 46F. Top of flip top cooler on cookline, right side: bleu cheese (54F - Cold Holding) second temp 39F; eggs (54F - Cold Holding) operator voluntarily discarded, unable to get second temperature ; ham (50F - Cold Holding) second temperature 37D; turkey (47F - Cold Holding)second temp 37F. Operator was able to provide temperature log that showed that the food was at proper temperature less than 4 hours ago. Operator relocated food to reach in freezer for rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles and tea nozzles soiled in server area. White cutting boards in prep area stained**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/10/2024 revealed 18 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 16 basic).