Health Inspector Report

[Peter Pirate 2]

Come on folks, these inspectors and the news outlets are obviously out to get Disney or have an axe to grind. They probably got fired from Disney or weren't good enough to get a job there in the first place.

Disney is so magical and guest oriented they would never cut a corner in health issues to make a profit would they? Personally, I KNOW these restaurants deserve our loyalty as long as they're under the Disney name because it's Disney after all, and they're all about the guest well-being and that's why I'm a true blue, loyal, fight to the death Disney fan!

Besides, what's the deal with cockroaches? They're just bugs and some cultures actually eat them. And raw meat? did you ever hear of steak tartare? Give me a break folks, a little rat crap in your soup only adds protein.

 

[KungFoomF]

Sheesh, pretty much every restaurant has at least 1 critical on its recent history.

Best not to look at the list if you have a trip upcoming. Chances are your restaurants are listed and do have violations.

 

[ocean134]

And they found rats at Chefs de France

 

[BLTLDZ]

Sheesh, pretty much every restaurant has at least 1 critical on its recent history.

Best not to look at the list if you have a trip upcoming. Chances are your restaurants are listed and do have violations.

When I type in the restuarant, I am coming back with nothing....am I doing it wrong?

 

[Otter49]

I looked through the inspections for a good many restaurants and the majority were acceptable to good.

But from my background in F&B and owning a restaurant for a couple of years, there were several that would have gotten a chef or manager canned - Ohanna, 50's Prime Time, Liberty Tree, Mama Melrose, Tony's & Pepper Market to name a few.

But just for some non-Disney balance, if you like Planet Hollywood, save yourself some money and just go dumpster diving.

That place had 42 violations with 24 critical - and that was an improvement from the previous inspection.

 

[kaybird]

I thought roaches were the Florida state bird.

 

[OllieDannyandMe]

When I type in the restuarant, I am coming back with nothing....am I doing it wrong?

I didn't type in the name of the restaurant. I just put in Orange County, Lake Buena Vista or Bay Lake for the city (depending on the restaurant) and the zip code 32830. Then, the whole list will pop up. Once you have finished one city, then try the other.

 

[minuet]

What I found interesting was the response to the violations by the inspector. For example, it says that Cap'n Jacks received a warning but for many it states that Inspection completed - no further action.

If they don't see the critical violations as a need to anything further, what are they trying to accomplish? If the violations are critical shouldn't warnings and extra checks be going out to ensure that due diligence is now being met? Despite the violations, most restaurants are only being checked once a year.

ETA: reading further to Rose and Crown, they had been issued a warning on the report quoted by the article. If you look further there was another inspection 2 days letter with o violations and it's listed as a re-check and that they were now complied. Rose and Crown had a further one done in June and were down to minimal violations in accordance with what other restaurants had so they have cleaned up their act.

 

[ajh88]

I'm not in the food service industry nor have I ever been, so the significance of the number of critical vs. non-critical violations means little to me other than what the words imply. What I find interesting though is that I looked up Crystal Palace (the specific report) since we have an ADR there...they had 13 critical violations, 6 of which were corrected on-site while the inspector was present with all of the remaining violations corrected by the next day (when a follow-up inspection was done indicating that no deficiencies were found).

IDK, these inspections are snapshots in time...I wish that no restaurant ever had any violations, but they obviously occur. I'm somewhat happy to see that all findings requiring follow up were corrected in a very timely fashion.

My favorite local chicken place has even caused food borne illness (with reports on file at the state and everything), but I continue to eat there fairly regularly.

 

[ajh88]

If they don't see the critical violations as a need to anything further, what are they trying to accomplish? If the violations are critical shouldn't warnings and extra checks be going out to ensure that due diligence is now being met? Despite the violations, most restaurants are only being checked once a year.

From their inspection language:

"Although we use the industry-standard term "critical", varying degrees of severity and potential risk to the public require inspectors to assess each situation in determining the appropriate action."

Even on the reports where multiple critical violations were noted, all the ones I looked at said at the top "Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public."

I think maybe I'll stick with my hot dogs at Casey's - no critical violations and 1 non-critical.

 

[OllieDannyandMe]

I'm not in the food service industry nor have I ever been, so the significance of the number of critical vs. non-critical violations means little to me other than what the words imply. What I find interesting though is that I looked up Crystal Palace (the specific report) since we have an ADR there...they had 13 critical violations, 6 of which were corrected on-site while the inspector was present with all of the remaining violations corrected by the next day (when a follow-up inspection was done indicating that no deficiencies were found).

IDK, these inspections are snapshots in time...I wish that no restaurant ever had any violations, but they obviously occur. I'm somewhat happy to see that all findings requiring follow up were corrected in a very timely fashion.

My favorite local chicken place has even caused food borne illness (with reports on file at the state and everything), but I continue to eat there fairly regularly.

I have been in the food service industry, and this is a healthy perspective. I think alike.

When our restaurant did receive a critical violation, we worked so hard from that point forward to not have it happen again. I remember one that happened on my watch: the concentration of bleach was not quite as strong as it should have been in the solution we were using to wipe down our bar. I made sure that from that point forward everyone on our staff knew the correct proportion and had measuring utensils handy, so there would be no reason to fail. Of course, in a big restaurant, with lots of employee turnover, things like that slip through the cracks as time marches forward.

 

[dandave]

From their inspection language:

"Although we use the industry-standard term "critical", varying degrees of severity and potential risk to the public require inspectors to assess each situation in determining the appropriate action."

Even on the reports where multiple critical violations were noted, all the ones I looked at said at the top "Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public."

I think maybe I'll stick with my hot dogs at Casey's - no critical violations and 1 non-critical.

Violations such as those previously mentioned for cross-contamination simply should have never occurred in the first place. The fact that they did speaks to the ignorance of the kitchen staff. The point isn't that they corrected their mistakes after they got caught. The point is that these mistakes should have never happened in the first place, if the kitchen staff was properly trained to handle food in the first place.
Improperly handled food is as dangerous as a loaded gun.

 

[BLTLDZ]

Yuck.
Citricos is our favorite restaurant....They got 9 critical violations..
Too bad they don't tell you what they are...Although, I'm sure it's probably better that I don't know..

 

[goofyintoronto]

Yuck.
Citricos is our favorite restaurant....They got 9 critical violations..
Too bad they don't tell you what they are...Although, I'm sure it's probably better that I don't know..

Oh but they do tell you what they are! try this: http://www.abcactionnews.com/generi...revPageID=&cpipage=3&CPISortType=&CPIorderBy=

just select the county and city (lake buenavista and/or bay lake). Dont forget to click on 'more' once you select your restaurant if you want to see the details of the report.

 

[sherabby]

You have the right idea, no lemon wedges, no lettuce and very hot and very cold! The Buffets.... be careful alot of hands touch those items, even kids little fingers may find their way. I have seen temps being checked one dish after another without thermo cleaning....eek Look for lots of gloves of servers, and the cashier should never touch unwrapped food, she handles alot of money, just be aware. I wouldn't cancel my ADR just be selective about the food.

This is scary for kids like my son who has multiple food allergies!

 

[anne thomas]

This is scary for kids like my son who has multiple food allergies!

This is true!! So... I am reading trip reports and I find many children and adults get sick and the next morning they are somewhat feeling better, it happens alot. So I look up where sick people have eaten on the DBPR of Florida and I make my plan, look the menu, read reviews and choose the best possible place. I know this happens everywhere so we as consumers have to help ourselves by being aware....just do your research.

 

[sherabby]

This is true!! So... I am reading trip reports and I find many children and adults get sick and the next morning they are somewhat feeling better, it happens alot. So I look up where sick people have eaten on the DBPR of Florida and I make my plan, look the menu, read reviews and choose the best possible place. I know this happens everywhere so we as consumers have to help ourselves by being aware....just do your research.

Not once but twice at 1900 Park Fare my son was told by the chef that he could have the salmon and I told him that he was allergic to FISH!

Often at a buffet we ask for things to be prepared for him if there is fish on the buffet. I'm too afraid that someone may have used a spoon and moved it.

 

[Invisable89]

My Dad just spent a good hour looking through the specific violations on the ABC website. Some restaurants that had bad violations have sorted themselves out. But the one's that were very bad this year are : Ohana's, T-Rex, Via Napoli (that shocked me! but no further action taken?) CP was BAD but their second inspection the next day was fantastic, Wolfgang Puck also had SERIOUSLY BAD violations & were issued a warning BUT when they inspected it again (call back) they had complied. Tutto Italia was also pretty bad first visit this year but it had a few violations on the second visit. 1900 Park Fare & Chef Mickey's seem a bit on & off before 2011. Raglan Road wasn't great last year but no inspection update this year so far. CRT, EU, CG, Wolfgang Puck Cafe & Fulton's haven't done too well so far this year either.

So i'm unsure what to think...

Does anyone want the link to look for themselves for the specific violations?

 

[TBGOES2DISNEY]

Okay, I've only looked at a few restaurants so far. I haven't got to Ohana yet. So, some of the restaurants have violations for things like not wiping surfaces or mislabeling items. That isn't so bad right? Unless they aren't cleaning a surface that they cut meat on or something. Insects and rodents could scare me away. The most dangerous violation would be cross contamination. That would definitely make me change an ADR. Food poisoning isn't pretty and I have young kids. Not worth the risk.

Could someone point out any other dangerous violations? Which ones aren't too big a deal?

 

[SDSorority]

My Dad just spent a good hour looking through the specific violations on the ABC website. Some restaurants that had bad violations have sorted themselves out. But the one's that were very bad this year are : Ohana's, T-Rex, Via Napoli (that shocked me! but no further action taken?) CP was BAD but their second inspection the next day was fantastic, Wolfgang Puck also had SERIOUSLY BAD violations & were issued a warning BUT when they inspected it again (call back) they had complied. Tutto Italia was also pretty bad first visit this year but it had a few violations on the second visit. 1900 Park Fare & Chef Mickey's seem a bit on & off before 2011. Raglan Road wasn't great last year but no inspection update this year so far. CRT, EU, CG, Wolfgang Puck Cafe & Fulton's haven't done too well so far this year either.

So i'm unsure what to think...

Does anyone want the link to look for themselves for the specific violations?

Please