UNCLE JOE'S NEW YORK DINER LLC
1010 US HWY 41 N · RUSKIN · Hillsborough County · FL 33570
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put on gloves to begin food prep with out washing hands.
09-01-4High Priority – 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. Observed employee touch cooked eggs with bare hands. **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked lasagna in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Potatoes 69 F, Egg wash 58 F on cook line. Employee added more ice to egg wash. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards throughout kitchen. Soda machine. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee wash lettuce at handwash sink. **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at handwash sink next to walk in cooler. Employee replaced at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice not date marked in walk in cooler.
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in cheese. **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates not inverted across from dish machine.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards throughout kitchen.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout kitchen.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Potatoes on floor on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. On cook line. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on side of cart and grill. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Coffee filters not protected. Employee protected at time of inspection.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar and flour not labeled in dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:06 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.