PATCHES RESTAURANT
501 East Venice Avenue
Venice, Florida, 34285
Sarasota County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 11/19/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
8
Basic
3
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board at toaster station has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in coolers and walk-in-cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
- 11-04-5:High Priority - Certified Food Manager or person in charge does not require employees to report illnesses and symptoms as required.
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed bottle of medication on shelf above steam table at cooks line.
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed wait staff use bare hand contact on ready to eat toast.
- 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed butter cups at wait station not time marked. Operator stated butter was placed out 3.5 hours prior to and then time marked them properly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 11-07-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
- 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. Observed cheese and chorizo sausage opened more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement, and was not properly date marked. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
- 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.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting at toaster area soiled. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator did not have copy of Time Control Sheet at time of inspection. Email operator new copy of Time Control Sheet.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cooked meats, gravy and potatoes prepared onsite more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement, items were not properly date marked. Repeat 7-19-24 **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/19/2024 revealed 15 total violations (4 high priority, 8 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 7/19/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting boards through out kitchen have cut marks and are no longer cleanable.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor in kitchen areas at cooks line and dishwasher area is smooth. It is bare worn concrete with broken and missing tiles.
- 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Observed floor in kitchen areas at cooks line and dishwasher area is smooth. It is bare worn concrete and not easily cleanable.
- 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed floor in kitchen areas at cooks line and dishwasher area is smooth. It is bare worn concrete.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat 1-26-24 **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs over gravy and sauces in reach-in-cooler. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection.
- 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. Observed open pack of hot dogs. Opened more then 24 hours prior as per employee statement, and was not properly date marked. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards through out kitchen worn and soiled.
- 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed chicken prepared onsite more then 24 hours prior as pre employee statement, items were not properly date marked. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed gravy, rice, burger patties and cut melon prepared onsite more then 24 hours prior as pre employee statement, items were not properly date marked. Observed operator correct issue to meet standards for inspection. Repeat 1-26-24 **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/19/2024 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).