One Polk County food vendor was shut down during the week from Feb. 5 to 11 for a variety of violations, including a lack of potable water, according to state inspection reports.
The Boricuazo Wings food truck, based at 1112 Mayflower Drive in Lakeland, was shut down Feb. 8 after it received nine violations, including two high-priority and seven intermediate.
Among the high-priority violations, the inspector noted the truck had no potable running water in its tank and that the person in charge said the water was supposed to be delivered. The other high-priority violation was for operating with an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Its license had expired on Feb. 1, 2023, according to the report.
Among the seven intermediate violations, four were for training or certification issues. For instance, the manager lacked proof of certification. The vendor failed to provide proof of state-mandated training. It provided no proof that employees were told of their responsibility to report issues with their health or food-borne illnesses, and it had no written procedures for employees to follow in a vomiting or diarrheal event, according to the report.
It received one violation for failing to provide a probe thermometer for cooked foods. Another violation was for having no chemical test kit for sanitizer at the three-compartment sink or warewashing machine. And the inspector noted cooked pork and chicken that wasn’t properly date marked in a refrigerator.
What does all that terminology in state restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: “Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over.”
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license and the establishment may reopen only after inspection shows that all high-priority violations that caused the suspension are corrected.