THE BRASS MONKEY

709 GULFWAY STE 200

Overall Food Safety Rating

★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 4/4/2025

High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Damaged ceiling tile in storage room off dish area.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf over reach in cooler of food. Employee removed drink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee scooping ice no hair restraint.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors soiled on cook line used.
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between cutting boards stained and steam table. Employee removed knife. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled in wait station. Interior of oven on cook line soiled interior with burnt on food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.light not shielded in storage room off dish area.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • 12A-05-4:High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee took drink then touched knife to prepare food. Employee directed to wash hands by manager. Employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink in kitchen on cook line used as dump sink with ice inside.
Food Inspector #10742116
2025-04-04
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/4/2025 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).

Inspection on 12/12/2024

High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup used to portion peppers on cook line. Educated employee and he discarded portion cup. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table next to foods being prepped for customers. Employee removed drink. 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. Employee keys, phone and ear buds on shelves over food in kitchen and cook line. Employee removed items. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on deli reach in cooler on cook line.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service aluminum take out containers not inverted in kitchen.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Dented can of chili sauce and stewed tomatoes on dry storage shelf with foods to be served to the public.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Ice cream mix opened 12-10 no date mark. Employee dated mix. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards stained on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Fan in hand sink in dish area. Employee removed fan from hand sink. Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8777091
2024-12-12
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/12/2024 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 6 basic).

Inspection on 3/18/2024

High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee coffee on bar next to wood skewers and single service. Employee drink on shelf over foods to be served to the public in kitchen on cook line. Employee removed drinks. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in dish area.
  • 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice. Employee removed scoop, Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled with build up,of food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing shrimp at room temperature no running water. Employee turned on running water. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-05-4:High Priority - Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee took drink with gloved hands then to touching food to be served with gloved hands no glove change and hand wash. Educated 3mployee and he washed hands and put on clean gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on 2-1-2024. Employee in process of renewing during inspection but did not complete during inspection.
  • 12A-02-4:High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Server dirty dishes to clean dish plated foods. Educated employees and they washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Educated employees and sent protocol to operator to print and display at mop sink.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun soiled with black mold like debris at bar, cutting boards stained on deli reach in cooler. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at bar hand sink. Employee replaced paper towels at hand sink. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand sink in bar area.employee placed soap at hand sink. Corrected On-Site
Food Inspector #8532298
2024-03-18
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/18/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).

Inspection on 10/20/2023

High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
14
Total
20
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. Interior of ice machine on cook line soiled with mold like debris. Repeat Violation
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in spices no handle. Repeat Violation
  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tanks in storage room off dish area not secured.
  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Tile missing in room off dish area.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards on cook line cut marks.
  • 16-55-4:Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Dish machine 0ppm chlorine corrected to 50ppm during inspection.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on shelf over sauces in kitchen.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of butter on floor in walk in cooler. Employee moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Reach in small freezer on cook line has build up of ice.
  • 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice. Employee removed handle. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven soiled with food debris.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mixer bases in bar area soiled with mold like debris. Repeat Violation
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry wet mops not hung to dry in area off dish area.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet cloth in prep area on table. Employee put wet cloth in sanitizer bucket. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 12A-10-4:High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on cook line touched face then back to working with food. Educated employee.
  • 41-27-4:High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Spray bottle of bleach wiping cloth cleaner 200+ ppm corrected to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in 2 compartment sink on cook line. Educated and employee washed hands in hand sink. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided written plan to employee. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun nozzles soiled with mold like debris, Repeat Violation
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink blocked in kitchen cook line area by large pot of old oil on floor.
Food Inspector #8375602
2023-10-20
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/20/2023 revealed 20 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 14 basic).