OLIVE U MEDITERRANEAN GRILL
OLIVE U MEDITERRANEAN GRILL located in WELLINGTON has undergone 4 health department inspections, achieving a 2.1/5 overall safety rating. Food safety practices have remained consistent.
2535 N SR 7, WELLINGTON 33414
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/1/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10906590
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Operator touched face with hand and without washing hands operator handled metal pans of food in reach in cooler, discussed with operator who washed hands. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen on storage rack spray bottle of cleaning agent stored directly above boxes of single service silverware, discussed with operator who removed chemical bottle. Corrected On-Site
- 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. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 400+ppm) discussed with operator who corrected solution to Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm) Corrected On-Site
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Inside blast chiller fried chick pea (53F - Cooling) to 52F at 2:30 to 53F at 2:30; cooked rice (46F - Cooling) at 2:30 to 56F at 2:30, at this rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 6 hours, while products cooling employee stop machine and added large batch of cooked French fries, discussed with operator who spaced products out and turned blast chiller back on. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Operator dumped sanitizer bucket down hand washing sink, discussed with operator.
Inspection Date: 12/26/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8996030
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. At walk in cooler: cooked rice (86F at 2:58pm- Cooling) As per manager, cooling since 12pm. Item stored covered. Food did not cool from 135F to 70F in 2 hours. See stop sale.
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 dented cans( chick peas and fire roasted sweet red peppers)
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. At walk in cooler: cooked rice (86F at 2:58pm- Cooling) As per manager, cooling since 12pm. Item stored covered. Food did not cool from 135F to 70F in 2 hours. See stop sale.
- 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 hot box: cooked lentil rice (127F - Hot Holding) As per operator, cooked and held for approximately 3 hours. Operator reheated to 174F. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 10/4/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8722172
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touched head, touching hair then served food; no glove change no hand wash. Employee changed gloves and washed hands. Corrected On-Site
- 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 touched clothes then touched prep counter and clean bowl to serve meal; no hand wash. Employee changed gloves and washed hands. Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Establishment uses quaternary ammonium sanitizer.
Inspection Date: 1/26/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 7930777
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed