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FIREHOUSE SUBS HERITAGE PLAZA

FIREHOUSE SUBS HERITAGE PLAZA has 5 health inspections on file for its PORT CHARLOTTE location, with an overall rating of 3.7/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Last inspection: 5 months ago · 5 reports on file

18500 VETERANS BLVD

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.7/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

9/15/2025· 5mo ago

Visit ID: 10924522

Met Inspection Standards

2 basic

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting boards with groove marks throughout.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on reach in, on line, soiled with food debris. Observed employee cleaning gaskets.

5/6/2025· 10mo ago

Visit ID: 10830774

Met Inspection Standards
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

4/21/2025· 10mo ago

Visit ID: 10750940

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 2 basic

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed on line, cutting boards with grooves in them.
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee scooping ice, filling ice machine for the soda station without a beard guard.
  • 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touching clothing, opening a box of gloves, then putting on gloves without washing hands.

12/26/2024· 1y 2mo ago

Visit ID: 8724941

Met Inspection Standards

1 int, 7 basic

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed inside ice machine build up and black mold like substances at on shield.
  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.Observed on back side of handle of oven by handwashing sink, with food debris on it. Observed oven handle being cleaned. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed red cutting board above microwave with groove marks through out cutting board.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed on tall stand up reach in coolers throughout kitchen, gaskets peeling off rubber and sticking to door frame in pieces.
  • 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Observed cooking utensils stored in a bus tub with dried food debris on bottom of bus tub. Observed operator remove utensils and had dishwasher, wash all utensils and bus tub. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed food debris inside of microwave on line at front counter. Observed employee cleaning out inside of microwave. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on reach in coolers throughout kitchen with establishment with food debris build up on gaskets.
  • 31B-06-4:Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed at hand sinks throughout establishment , soap dispensers not dispensing.

7/6/2023· 2y 8mo ago

Visit ID: 8346434

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int, 1 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in spice containers, Togo soup cups being used for scooping product and left in containers with no handles. Spoke with Operator and she removed containers out of spice containers. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employees changing gloves with out washing hands first. Spoke with GM, she In turned coached the staff. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed food debris on potato chip shelf, above prep table, not cleaned. Observed employee cleaning and sanitizing shelves, after being coached. Corrected On-Site