RED LOBSTER #0479
1331 TAMIAMI TRL
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.2/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/21/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed on reach in double doors, (by walk in cooler)food debris on back side of handles. Observed operator asking employee to clean handle **Corrective Action Taken** **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 on dry storage shelf, cordless speaker and phone charger on dry good shelf. Observed operator remove items, place in a container, labeled employee only, and put container on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Observed in dry storage, along cove moldings, debris on floor.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed throughout kitchen, tongs hanging on door handles. Educated operator on why, and proper storage. Observed operator removing tongs and storing properly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed microwave shields throughout kitchen soiled with food debris. Observed cook cleaning shields. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed throughout kitchen and bar, reach in coolers with food debris on gaskets. Observed cook starting to clean gaskets. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed in walk in cooler, multiple seafood items on speed rack without lids on containers,protecting food. Observed operator covering food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener with food debris on blade. Observed operator taking can opener to dish to be washed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed at first handwashing sink, )when you enter Kitchen, closest to the front door) with tea/coffee stains inside sink, being used as a dump sink. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/21/2025 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 12/2/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
9
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed some black mold like substance on the metal frame of ice machine. Observed operator cleaning frame. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed on dessert reach in cooler, food debris on backside of handle. Observed operator cleaning back side of handle. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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 Maui Maui thawing in original packaging. Coached operator on proper thawing methods. Observed operator cutting packaging to expose to air. **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 wireless speaker on a prep counter top. Observed operator removing and properly storing wireless speaker. **Corrected On-Site**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed at back door on left hand side from lock to the floor, a gap in the door.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed fan guard inside of microwave in prep area with food debris on guard. Observed operator cleaning fan guard. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets in reach in coolers in kitchen and bar with food debris on them and some torn.
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Observed bar shaker containers put away clean with food debris still stuck to containers,inside and out side. Observed operator having bartender re wash containers **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed multiple dry items taken out of original container containers and put into bins without proper labels. Observed operator labeling containers. **Corrected On-Site**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired on December 1, 2024.
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/2/2024 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 9 basic).