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SCHACK'S BBQ

3000 CYPRESS GARDEN RD, Winter Haven FL 33884

Last inspected Sep 10, 2024 · 7 visits since July 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
Licence6301664
Grade history
JUL 23
DEC 23
JAN 24
AUG 24
— STEADY

4 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 3 rodent droppings in dry storage on condiment shelf.
High priority/35A-04-4/Admin Complaint
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Sep 10, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In walk in cooler.
Basic/14-17-4/Return visit Aug 28, 2024 · Time Extended/Return visit Sep 10, 2024 · Time Extended
Aug 28, 2024Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Employee took can opener to dishwasher.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site/Return visit Aug 28, 2024 · Roof is no longer leaking but is damaged. Time Extended
Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Roof leaking in the middle of walk way from walk in cooler to cook line in a high volume area.
Basic/28-02-4/Warning/Return visit Aug 28, 2024 · Roof is no longer leaking but is still damaged. Time Extended
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In walk in cooler.
Basic/14-17-4/Return visit Aug 28, 2024 · Time Extended
Aug 27, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.

0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. Employee took can opener to dishwasher.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. Roof leaking in the middle of walk way from walk in cooler to cook line in a high volume area.
Basic/28-02-4/Warning
Food stored on floor. Hamburger patties in bus tubs on floor of walk in freezer. Employee removed bus tub from floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. In walk in cooler.
Basic/14-17-4
Jan 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee in enter cookline, put on gloves and cracked eggs, never washed hands before putting on gloves.
High priority/12A-07-5
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Washing sink in kitchen. Employee replaced paper towels.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach under prep counter. Employee discarded and sanitized the area.
Basic/35A-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Cookline
Basic/22-08-4
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Using old syrup containers for oil bottles on cookline.
Basic/25-32-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping clothes on service counter in kitcken
Basic/21-12-4
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar containers
Basic/02D-01-5
Dec 19, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 18, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 3 rodent droppings in dry storage on condiment shelf.
High priority/35A-04-4/Admin Complaint
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Surface cleaner In ware washing area.
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Dead roaches on premises. 6 underneath dishwasher 1 by back door. Operator cleaned and sanitized area.
Basic/35A-03-4/Corrected On-Site/Admin Complaint
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Pork in standing water in sink. Operator turned water on.
Basic/06-01-5
Jul 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Container of medicine improperly stored. A bottle of Clindamycin HCL stored on top of the Blodgett oven next to a pan of baked potatoes. The medicine was removed.
High priority/41-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched toast with her bare hands. I informed the employee to use tongs m gloves or deli tissue. The toast was discarded.
High priority/09-01-4/Corrective Action Taken
Food stored on floor. Rolls of ground beef on the floor in the walk in freezer. The operator had an employee to remove the meat from off the floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site

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.