PUPUSA TROPICAL
2620 FOWLER ST, Fort Myers FL 33901
Last inspected Mar 15, 2024 · 2 visits since November 2023
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.
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. Provided the written procedures during inspection.
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Inspection history
2 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touching shirt and shorts. Educated the employee to compliance by washing hands and placing new gloves.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine or quaternary test strips.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed containers not inverted at front counter next to handwash sink. Operator inverted the containers.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed salsa 57F at prep table. Operator placed in cold holding unit.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed plantain 94F and rice/beans 97F at Warmer Holding Unit. Operator reheated to a minimum of 165F during inspection.
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. Provided the written procedures during inspection.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine or quaternary test kit.
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. Provided during inspection and was completed.
No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator delivered unscented bleach during inspection.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
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