9 restaurants around Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota get poor health inspections

Florida’s Division of Hotels and Restaurants routinely inspects restaurants, food trucks and other food service establishments for public health and cleanliness issues. The reports are public information.

During the most recent inspections in Manatee County, restaurants were cited for issues including unsafe food temperatures and lack of employee training.

One restaurant in Cortez had dead roaches on site.

Here is what inspectors found:

Dunkin’/Baskin Robbins, 5259 30th St. E., Bradenton

• Two employees failed to wash hands while changing gloves. An inspector explained proper handwashing to the employees and a person in charge. Corrective action was taken.
• Cooked egg patties and chicken tenders were date-marked as more than a week old. An inspector explained proper food holding procedures to a person in charge. A stop sale was issued due to the age of the food, and the items were discarded.
• There was no currently certified food manager on duty while four or more employees were preparing/handling food.
• A box of straws was blocking access to an employee handwash sink. Corrective action was taken.
• No paper towels were provided at an employee handwash sink. Corrective action was taken.
• No soap was provided at an employee handwash sink.
• Racks in a walk-in cooler were soiled with food particles.
• There was grease and dust on tiles in the back kitchen area.
• No copy of the restaurant’s latest inspection report was available.
• Floors were soiled under all equipment in the kitchen area, in a dry storage area and under racks in a walk-in cooler.
• There was standing water on the floor in a walk-in cooler.
• A follow-up inspection was required.

The Seafood Shack, 4110 127th St. W., Cortez

• An inspector observed two dead roaches in a walk-in cooler and four dead roaches in dry storage areas. Corrective action was taken. A restaurant operator removed the roaches and sanitized the areas.
• An employee was touching ready-to-eat, cut lemons with bare hands. Corrective action was taken.
• Pans were rusted. A restaurant operator said the pans were not in use and removed them.
• Walk-in cooler shelves were pitted with rust.
• There was unsealed concrete flooring and chipped flooring in a dishwashing area.
• A rear door could not be properly sealed when not in use. A restaurant operator placed a service call for the door.
• Boxes of food were stored on the floor in a walk-in freezer. Corrective action was taken.
• The restaurant met inspection standards.

Primo Ristorante, 8076 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

• Raw shell eggs, raw chicken, cooked beef, raw beef, ham, sausage, crab, heavy cream, cream, sour cream, butter, alfredo sauce with cream, lasagna, cream cheese, fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded mozzarella cheese, ricotta cheese, mascarpone cheese, burrata cheese, tomato sauce and cut watermelon were cold held at temperatures greater than 41 degrees in a walk-in cooler. The items had been held overnight. A stop sale was issued due to temperature abuse. A restaurant operator set the items aside to be discarded.
  
  
• A mixer head, a can opener blade and a slicer blade were soiled with food debris.
• No paper towels were provided at an employee handwash sink. Corrective action was taken.
• The floors of a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer were unsealed concrete.
• There was standing water in a walk-in cooler.
• A cold-holding unit was not in good repair. An inspector advised not storing potentially hazardous food items in the unit until it was repaired.
• A follow-up inspection was required.

Heinrich’s German Grill, 8420 Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota

• Raw chicken was stored over ready-to-eat noodles. Corrective action was taken.
• Access to employee handwash sinks was blocked. Corrective action was taken.
• A manager or person in charge lacked proof of food manager certification.
• No test kit was at hand to measure the strength of sanitizer in use for warewashing and/or wiping cloths.
• No paper towels or soap were provided at an employee handwash sink on the cook line. Corrective action was taken.
• To-go containers were not stored inverted to prevent contamination.
• A microwave was soiled with an accumulation of food debris.
• There was an accumulation of mold-like substance in the interior of an ice machine.
• A follow-up inspection was required.

Shore Longboat Key, 800 Broadway St., Longboat Key

• A dishwasher was not operating at the right temperature to sanitize dishes. Corrective action was taken. A manager placed a service call for the machine and set up a three-compartment sink for manual warewashing.
• Glass cleaner was stored next to a box of salt. Corrective action was taken.

• Raw animal foods (salmon and beef) were not properly separated from one another in a walk-in cooler based upon minimum required cooking temperature.

• An employee washed hands in a non-handwash sink. An inspector advised the employee and a manager on proper handwashing procedure.

• A garbage can was blocking access to employee handwash sinks. Corrective action was taken.

• Reach-in cooler shelves were pitted with rust.

• Multiple cutting boards were grooved and no longer cleanable.

• The restaurant met inspection standards.

Jo-To Japanese Steak House, 7971 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota

• Raw fish was stored above butter in a reach-in cooler. Raw fish was stored above ready-to-eat cucumber in another reach-in cooler. Corrective action was taken.
• A sushi menu did not identify which items contained raw or undercooked fish covered by a consumer health advisory.
• There was no proof of required food safety training for any employees.
• There were holes and gaps in the ceiling throughout the establishment.
• There was an approximately 2 foot hole in a wall.
• There was an accumulation of mold-like substance in the interior of an ice machine.
• A follow-up inspection was required.

Solorzanos Pizzeria Longboat Key, 5610 Gulf of Mexico Dr. #4, Longboat Key

• During a follow-up visit for previous violations, an inspector found unresolved issues.
• One or more food contact surfaces were soiled.
• There was still no proof of required food safety training for any employees.
• There were no written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to monitor potentially hazardous foods.
• One or more non-food contact surfaces were soiled.
• One or more floor areas were soiled.
• Another follow-up inspection was required.

Another Broken Egg Cafe, 6115 Exchange Way, Lakewood Ranch

• During a follow-up visit for previous violations, an inspector found unresolved issues.

• There was still no proof of required food safety training for any employees.

• Building components were unclean.

• The restaurant’s current license was not on display.

• Another follow-up inspection was required.

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, 1795 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton

• During a follow-up visit for previous violations, an inspector found unresolved issues.

• There was still no proof of required food safety training for any employees.

• Walk-in cooler fan covers were soiled with dust.

• Hamburgers were stored uncovered in a freezer.

• Another follow-up inspection was required.

Editor’s Note: According to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, these reports are a “snapshot” of the conditions present at the time of the inspection and are public record. The agency is required to inspect every licensed restaurant at least once per year, but new and “high-risk” establishments tend to be inspected more frequently.

When an emergency shutdown order is given by an inspector, it must first be reviewed and approved by agency supervisors. In order for a business to reopen, an inspector will continue visiting the establishment daily until compliance is met. Some citations may include a financial penalty. Inspectors may also respond to complaints, which can be filed at www.myfloridalicense.com.

The Bradenton Herald’s weekly dirty dining reports list restaurants where inspectors found issues that might concern the average diner — such as unsafe food temperatures, employee hand-washing issues or moldy drink machines — regardless of whether or not the businesses passed inspection.