Restaurant inspections: 7 Volusia restaurants fail first time around
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The following restaurants, presented in alphabetical order, passed their inspections from Nov. 19-25 with zero violations:
Laubster's Catering, 2102 S. Ridgewood Blvd., Unit 21, Edgewater.
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The following restaurants, presented in alphabetical order, were issued warnings, administrative complaints or were temporarily closed due to failed inspections from Nov. 19-25:
AA Garden Fusion
206 Flagler Ave., New Smyrna Beach
Nov. 20
Follow-up required: Warning issued.
Eleven total violations, with three high-priority violations:
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. Bar dish machine 0 ppm cl **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - Sitting out on cookline: shrimp 63F, shrimp 52F, cooked chicken 49F. Broth 49F. Rice 62F - In cookline cooler: sprouts 52F, peas and carrots 48F, curry 46F, cream 46F. Cooler turned on and stocked about an hour before per operator. - Small reach in cooler cooked garlic 44F - Walk in cooler out and returned to cooler per operator cooked rice 49F pork 46F. In walk in cooler overnight raw beef, raw pork, raw fish 44F. Butter 45F **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Greater than 400 ppm quat. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Ginza Steak House & Sushi Bar INC
5000 Clyde Morris Blvd., Port Orange
Nov. 20
Follow-up required: Warning issued.
Seventeen total violations, with four high-priority violations:
High Priority - Raw animal food stored not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -sliced orange falling from bowl touching raw seafood. -raw fish stored above carrots inside walk in cooler -raw chicken stored above everything inside walk in cooler -raw chicken stored above soy sauce buckets inside walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -raw fish stored above cooked fish, removed from commercial packaging inside reach in freezer **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. -half gallon of milk 52F inside glass door beverage/turbo air cooler in server area outside of kitchen. **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -half gallon of milk 52F inside glass door beverage/turbo air cooler in server area outside of kitchen. From prior day, see stop sale., tofu 48F. **Warning**
La Quinta Inn & Suites
1791 Dunlawton Ave., Port Orange
Nov. 21
Follow-up required: Warning issued.
Five total violations, with one high-priority violation:
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Norwood’s Restaurant
400 2nd Ave., New Smyrna Beach
Nov. 20
Call back – Administrative complaint recommended. Follow-up inspection required.
Five total violations, with one high-priority violation:
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. - chicken cooked 09/18, dated for discard on 10/02; **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-22: - chicken cooked 09/18, dated for discard on 10/02; **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-11-20: Sous vide cooked ham chipped made 11/07, stored in walk in cooler. Pot pie filling 11/12 See stop sale **Time Extended**
South Turn Lounge
1540 S. Nova Road, Daytona Beach
Nov. 20
Follow-up required: Warning issued.
Nineteen total violations, with four high-priority violations:
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -raw chicken with raw beef in white chest freezer, operator reorganized **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -"Avantco" stainless steel double door reach-in cooler: raw chicken 44-47F, sliced tomatoes 44F, liquid cheese 47F, sliced cheese 48F, all products being relocated to walk-in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Marinara sauce 116F, au jus 110F operator will reheat to 165F or above **Warning**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -gallons of bleach stored next to crock pot insert on dish drying rack -unlabeled spray bottle with degreaser stored on prep table next to fryers with fry baskets, operator relocated **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Spruce Creek Country Club INC
1900 Country Club Drive, Port Orange
Nov. 20
Follow-up required: Warning issued.
Nineteen total violations, with five high-priority violations:
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. -cook began working on line without washing hands.
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. -cook handled drain line pvc from steam well , drank from plastic bottled beverage that does not eliminate hand/mouth cross contamination due to twist cap, and cell phone prior to handling box of gloves on cook line
High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat raw animal food, such as hamburgers, steak and sushi covered under a consumer advisory. -raw bacon stored above hamburger meat used for burgers used on consumer advisory inside walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw meat stored above portioned cooked pasta inside lowboy across from stove -raw fish stored above butter inside cooler across from stove. -raw beef stored above deli meats on speed rack inside walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
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. -clarified butter, no time marking
Vegan Takeout
655 Arnau Drive, New Smyrna Beach
Nov. 19
Follow-up required: Warning issued.
One total violation, with one high-priority violation:
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. 0 ppm cl **Warning**
Helena Perray is the restaurant and dining writer for The Daytona Beach News-Journal. A New Jersey native and passionate storyteller, she can be contacted at hperray@gannett.com. Follow her on Instagram and Facebook. Support local journalism by subscribing
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