MAD MOE'S PUB & GRILL
Tamiami Trail
Florida, 34229
Sarasota County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.5/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/25/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
11
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide tank not adequately secured behind the bar.
- 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. Observed partially thawed tuna not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing. The operator cut slits in the packaging. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an opened employee beverage stored on a shelf above the reach in cooler at the entrance to the cook line. The beverage was discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone and keys stored on a shelf above the reach in cooler at the entrance to the cook line. The personal belongings were properly stored. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed an employee engaged in food preparation wearing bracelets.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 14-45-4:Basic - Soiled cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves underneath the steam table.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed multiple foods stored uncovered in the walk in cooler.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw grouper thawing in standing water. The operator moved the grouper to the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster near the hand sink at the entrance to the bar. Repeat Violation
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor behind the bar.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener soiled with food debris. Corrected On-Site
- 14-14-4:Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. The operator removed the brush. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/25/2025 revealed 13 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 10/25/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
8
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on the top exterior of the warewashing machine. Repeat Violation
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a metal container with no handle used as a scoop for bread crumbs in dry storage. The operator removed the container. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee phone stored above a reach in cooler on the cook line. Observed an employee purse and sweater stored hanging on a rack near clean equipment in dry storage. The operator properly stored the employee belongings. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a bag in box soda stored on the floor near the ice machine. The operator properly stored the box of soda. Corrected On-Site
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment on the cook line. An employee properly stored the knives. Corrected On-Site
- 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in the handwash sink near the three compartment sink.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw grouper and raw tuna thawing in standing water. Observed cooked beef thawing at room temperature. The operator placed the potentially hazardous foods in the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster near the handwashing sink at the entrance to the bar.
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed an employee handle raw fish then open the reach in cooler with changing gloves.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced cheese (56F - Cold Holding) on a non-refrigerated surface of the reach in cooler at the entrance to the cook line. An employee stated the cheese has been held for approximately one-half an hour. The employee placed the cheese in the reach in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Observed chicken held at time for public health control with no time mark. The operator placed a time mark on the chicken. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb on the south side exterior of the building.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the slicer and the can opener soiled with food debris.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near the ice machine. The operator provided paper towels for the hand sink. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink near the dishmachine. The operator provided soap for the hand sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/25/2024 revealed 15 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 8/28/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris on top exterior of warewashing machine. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-28: **Time Extended**
- 29-08-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed no cold water at the handwashing sink near the dishmachine. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-28: **Time Extended**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting on the south side of the building. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-28: **Time Extended**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels for the handwashing sink near the ice machine. - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-28: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/28/2024 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 8/27/2024
High Priority
7
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on top exterior of warewashing machine.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a broken scoop with no handle in the flour in the dry storage area. 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. Observed thawed tuna not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing in the walk in cooler. The operator discarded the tuna. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed an employee beverage container stored on a shelf above the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line. The operator removed the beverage. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee purse stored hanging on a rack near batter mix in the dry storage area. Observed employee cell phones and keys stored on a shelf above the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line. The employees properly stored the personal items. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed an ice scoop stored with liquor bottles behind the bar. The operator properly stored the ice scoop. Corrected On-Site
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed no cold water at the handwashing sink near the dishmachine.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw mahi thawing in standing water in the three compartment sink. The operator moved the mahi to the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed plastic t-shirt bags in direct contact with pizza dough in the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw ground beef stored on top of cooked meatloaf in the walk in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw ground beef. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken stored over raw tuna in the reach in cooler at the entrance to the cook line. The operator properly stored the chicken. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cut lettuce (56F - Cold Holding); cooked egg (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (48F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (51F - Cold Holding); coleslaw (48F - Cold Holding); cooked gyro meat (58F - Cold Holding); raw tuna (58F - Cold Holding); raw beef (54F - Cold Holding); raw grouper (50F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (48F - Cold Holding) in the reach in cooler at the entrance to the kitchen. The operator stated the above foods had been held for more than 4 hours. The operator discarded the above foods. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw chorizo (53F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (51F - Cold Holding) stored stacked above the fill line in the top section of the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line. The operator emptied half of the contents and stored the food in the lower portion of the reach in cooler. Observed cut lettuce (56F - Cold Holding); cooked egg (53F - Cold Holding); cheese (48F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (51F - Cold Holding); coleslaw (48F - Cold Holding); cooked gyro meat (58F - Cold Holding); raw tuna (58F - Cold Holding); raw beef (54F - Cold Holding); raw grouper (50F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (48F - Cold Holding) in the reach in cooler at the entrance to the kitchen. The operator stated the above foods had been held for more than 4 hours. The operator discarded the above foods. **Corrective Action Taken** 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. Observed cooked chicken (88F - Hot Holding) behind the cook line. The operator stated the chicken had been held for approximately 2 hours. The operator was emailed a time for public health control form.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting on the south side of the building.
- 53B-16-4:Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Employees were unable to answer maximum cold holding temperature of potentially hazardous foods.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels for the handwashing sink near the ice machine.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/27/2024 revealed 18 total violations (7 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 3/11/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
11
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed multiple plastic containers with no handles used as scoops in the dry storage area. The operator removed the plastic containers. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed reach in cooler door handles with a buildup of residue.
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed a dry wiping cloth used as a liner for hamburger buns on the cook line. The operator removed the wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee personal items stored hanging near packaged foods in the dry storage area. Observed a cell phone and keys stored on a shelf above a food preparation table in the prep area. Repeat Violation
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed in-use knives stored between a reach in cooler and storage rack at the entrance to the cook line. The operator properly stored the in-used knives. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees near the dishmachine. Repeat Violation
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface in the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line. Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in the keg cooler behind the bar.
- 08B-54-4:Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Observed an unprotected ice bin near a handwashing sink exposed to splash behind the bar. Repeat Violation
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses near the reach in cooler at the front counter. The operator placed the wiping cloth in the sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed the wiping cloth quaternary solution at 0ppm. The operator replaced with a solution at 200ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no available quaternary test kit.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/11/2024 revealed 12 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 1/17/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
14
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on top of the warewashing machine.
- 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowls with no handles used as scoops in flour, panko, and breading in the dry storage area. The operator removed the bowls. Corrected On-Site
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed a wiping cloth used to cover hamburger buns on the cook line. The operator removed the wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed multiple employee items stored hanging near clean equipment in the dry storage area. The operator properly stored the personal items. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed onions, a plastic container of lettuce, and a box of bread stored on the floor of the walk in cooler. The operator properly stored the above food products. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees near the dishmachine.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the holster for the soda gun soiled with a slime-like substance at the end of the bar.
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. The operator closed the lid. Corrected On-Site
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior have accumulation of food debris at the end of the cook line.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface at the end of the cook line.
- 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed a sanitizer bucket stored on a food prep table near the salad station. The operator properly stored the sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw pork ribs thawing at room temperature in the three compartment sink. The operator moved the ribs to the walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-54-4:Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Observed an ice bin with ice exposed to splash from a hand sink at the entrance to the bar.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over sliced onions in the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line. The operator properly stored the chicken. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced cheese (52F - Cold Holding) on top of the containers in the reach in cooler at the entrance to the cook line. The operator stated the cheese has been held for approximately 1 hour. The operator placed the cheese inside the reach in cooler. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb on the south wall of the building.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the nozzle for the soda gun at the entrance to the bar soiled with a black mold like substance.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed multiple items stored inside the handwashing sink near the ice machine.
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/17/2024 revealed 19 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 14 basic).
Inspection on 9/26/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 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. Observed thawed tuna not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee was informed and placed a hair restraint on. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed the drip holders for the soda guns behind the bar soiled with a mold-like substance. Repeat Violation
- 14-20-4:Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover under the steam table.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in keg cooler behind the bar.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored on a shelf above the cook line. The operator properly stored the medicine. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken stored over raw beef in the reach in cooler at the entrance to the cook line. The operator properly stored the raw chicken. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sliced cheese (56F - Cold Holding) on top of containers in the reach in cooler roll top doors at the entrance to the cook line. The operator moved the cheese inside the reach in cooler for proper cold holding. Observed raw sausage (46F - Cold Holding) above the container fill line in the reach in cooler at the end of the cook line. The operator placed half of the contents in a container and moved inside the reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the can opener soiled with food debris.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at the handwashing sink near the dishmachine. The operator provided soap for the sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/26/2023 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).