FIRST WATCH RESTAURANT #85

1648 Bruce B Downs Boulevard
Florida, 33544
Pasco County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/27/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10754332

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed the expired license being displayed. Manager printed out the updated one. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the cook line. Warning
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stacked wet containers in the drying rack in the dish area. Warning
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed the dishwasher machine testing between 0-10ppm. Discussed sanitizing manually with manager. Manager set up sanitizer and tested it at 200ppm. Warning

Inspection Date: 1/6/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8745919

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal jackets and purse on stock shelf. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container lids on clean dish rack. Manager discharged lid. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Shared dumpster
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bottom of soda head on drink machine.
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live fly by the stock shelf.
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Splitter on hose Bibb at mop sink.
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cooling onion on ice with lids. Manager removed lids. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing on front service being used as dump. Sink had ice in the bottom.

Inspection Date: 12/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8462077

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed CO2 tank not secured at soda station
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed license with expiration 2/1/2023
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink store on prep table Corrected -observed employee place under prep table
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee prepping food with no beard guard Observed employee place beard guard on face Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed stored on prep table Corrected -observed employee place in sanitizer bucket Corrected On-Site
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed sanitizer in sanitizer bucket tested at 0ppm Corrected-observed employee discard sanitizer, refill, and test at 200ppm Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 8/2/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8363553

  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed the business license displayed expired on 2-1-23.
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed a leak at the back of the dishwasher.
  • 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. Manager hung the poster Corrected On-Site