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COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER

5224 S DALE MABRY HWY, Tampa FL 33611

Last inspected Sep 8, 2024 · 3 visits since September 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence3953599
Grade history
SEP 23
FEB 24
SEP 24
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Warning
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Sep 8, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 3 high priority.

3 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee touching money and started to make order no hand washing observed.
High priority/12A-07-5/Warning
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.butter 47 f cold holding
High priority/01B-02-5/Warning
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 47 f reach in cooler under prep table. Held over 4 hours Butter 46 f cut cabbage 47 f cheese 49 f cheese 58 f reach in cooler by microwave and steam table. Ambient air temp 62 f food held less than 4 hours Reach in cooler by register for raw chicken prep ambient air temp 47 f Cold holding raw chicken 46 f raw chicken 46 f raw chicken 46 f Cold holding: double door coolers by the car seats raw chicken 46 f discuss with employees to add ice bags to food employee went to bring ice
High priority/03A-02-5/Warning
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Warning
Show the remaining 3 findings ▾
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bowl inside the hand washing sink. Employee removed.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site/Warning
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. Missing for 1 employee
Intermediate/11-26-1/Warning
Food stored on floor. Oil case on floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Warning
The state's own report →
Feb 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
No running water at three-compartment sink. Hot water heater not turned on, operator turned heater on, water at hand wash sink 76F, corrected to 98F.
Intermediate/27-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee wearing bracelet while preparing food.
Basic/13-07-4/Repeat Violation
Sep 3, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink with container of mayonnaise stored in handwash sink. Employee removed.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employee drink without lid stored on prep table next to food near reach-in cooler where food was being prepared. Employee removed.
Basic/12B-12-5/Corrected On-Site
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed two employees preparing food with watches on their wrists.
Basic/13-07-4

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.