FLORIDA AVENUE BREWING CO

2029 Arrowgrass Drive
Florida, 33544
Pasco County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 4/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8739495

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable in the kitchen prep area.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed wet stacked containers in the back prep area. Manager unstacked containers. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed stained cutting board on the back prep tables.

Inspection Date: 8/29/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8869757

  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed knife in make line containers
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line: par cooked fries (60F - Cold Holding). Manager moved to cooler and discussed time as a public health control Re-temped at 50f- 20 minutes **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By prep station
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit shut off at employee handwash sink. Next to prep station due to leak

Inspection Date: 1/8/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8514842

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed black mold inside ice machine along silver metal inside ice machine
  • 16-01-4:Basic - Dishmachine has no data plate/operating specifications. No data plate on dish machine
  • 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. At mop sink
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink store don prep table Corrected observed employee remove Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Observed 2 ice buckets stored on floor in front of ice machine Corrected observed employee hang Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up inside chest freezer on back prep area
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed a pair of tongs stored on oven handles on cookline oven Corrected -observed employee remove Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed missing at bar hand sink
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bulk powdered sugar with no label on dry storage shelf Corrected -observed employee label Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle filled with yellow sanitizer not labeled on shelf above mop sink Corrected observed manager dump chemical down mop sink Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 10/2/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8360862

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored on prep table Corrected -observed employee voluntarily discard 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. Observed employee purse stored on prep table Corrected observed employee remove Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up in chest freezer on back kitchen
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed four pairs of tongs stored on oven Corrected -observed employee remove Repeat Violation
  • 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed 2 bucket stored on floor on cookline Corrected-observed employee place on shelf Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed bulk flour and sugar with no label adjacent to dish area Corrected- observed employee label Corrected On-Site