Hardees

Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. 1. Several holes in ceiling tiles throughout kitchen. 2. Broken and/or missing cove molding throughout kitchen. 3. Hole in wall below handwash sink at cookline. 4. Gaps in wall at corner near three-compartment sink. 5. Vents on ceiling throughout kitchen rusted. 6. Interior of cabinet below fountain machine rusted. 7. Door release button broken and missing on interior of walk-in freezer door.

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Brown water seeping out from cracks on floor inside walk-in cooler.

Basic - Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Holes in lid of dumpster.

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Drain plug missing from dumpster.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Area around ice machine door soiled with mold-like substance.

Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door of kitchen propped open with two flies present in kitchen. Manager closed the door during this inspection. Gap in top corner of door leading to outside when closed. **Corrective Action Taken**

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box containing single-use lids stored directly on floor in dry storage room. Manager placed the lids on a shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Basic - Storage area not maintained clean and organized. Exterior storage shed cluttered with equipment covering floor.

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Floor throughout kitchen soiled with food debris. 2. Ceiling tiles throughout kitchen stained. 3. Ceiling vents throughout kitchen soiled with dust and/or mold-like substance. 4. Wall behind three-compartment sink soiled with black substance. 5. Floor in storage shed soiled with dirt and/or debris.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Two flies flying in kitchen near cookline.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler at cookline: mushroom sauce (56F - Cold Holding). Employee at cookline stated the mushroom gravy was thawed inside the walk-in cooler and placed into the reach-in cooler approximately 10 minutes prior. Inspector had the manager move the mushroom sauce to the freezer to rapidly cool to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Establishment has no proof of approved food handler training for any employees. **Warning**

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Several employees working in kitchen and handling food without proof of food handler training or proof they have been informed of their health reporting responsibilities. Inspector provided manager a new copy of the employee health reporting agreement during this inspection.