RIPPER'S RESTAURANT
4207 SW MARTIN HWY, PALM CITY 34990
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 5/21/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
8
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. At back of house ice machine slime on inside of ice machine.
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Fresh lemons with stickers still attached used to squeeze for lemonade without being washed. Instructed operator to wash and remove stickers before using. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At make station reach in cooler has standing water, operator states that they are aware and placed a call for repair already.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At chemical shelf Ibuprofen stored on same shelf as chemicals, operator removed ibuprofen. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler raw pork sausage stored over ready to eat vegetables, operator removed raw sausage to proper storage shelf. 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. at prep station: Swiss cheese (50F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding), per operator items were not prepared or portioned today and were held in the flip top cooler since 7am (3 hours), cheese was stored on top of pan instead of in pan, operator put ice on product to facilitate cooling. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At steam table meatballs (97F - Hot Holding); refried beans (97F - Hot Holding), per operator items were reheated elsewhere at 7am and then brought to steam table, operator moved products to stovetop to reheat to 165+FRepeat Violation Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. At front counter chlorine sanitizer bucket = 200+ppm, operator discarded contents of sanitizer bucket and made a new solution that measured 100ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/21/2024 revealed 8 total violations (5 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 11/29/2023
High Priority
6
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee Cracking raw shell eggs then used spatula to scramble eggs with no hand wash. Educated employee and operator on proper hand washing procedures. Employee removed gloves and washed hands.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed Raw beef country fried steak opened from commercial packaging over hot dogs at reach in freezer. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw shell egg batter over diced onions reach in cooler by flat top. Operator stored properly. 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. On counter: raw shell eggs (61F - Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Operator decided to use time control. Operator placed time stamp for remaining 2 hours. Time control procedure sent to operator. - Reach in cooler: diced ham (48F - Cold Holding) Observed in a plastic pan on top portion of flip top cooler resting on top of another pan of shredded cheese. Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Operator placed ham inside bottom portion of cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. home fries (120F - Hot Holding) Observed in fryer basket. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 20 minutes. Operator put back in fryer to reheat to 165+F and then placed in steam table. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 41-15-5:High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed sanitizer bucket, Chlorine sanitizer 200ppm. Operator corrected to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. sliced tomatoes (50F - Cooling) at 9:30 since 9:15 - 50F 9:55 Observed in metal pan overflowing 1 inch above pan at reach in cooler. At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Operator split in half and placed inside cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/29/2023 revealed 7 total violations (6 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).