Havana at your own risk
 

FYI . . . they cannot get anything right!!!


These are the recent inspection violations on 6/11/13 at Havana CC:

Violation NR. Observation




14-09-4 Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable a repeat Violation **Warning issued

14-67-4 Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation** **Warning issued.

29-11-4 Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Underneath waitstation ice bin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning issued.

35A-03-4 High Priority - Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches underneath cookline handsink 3 dead roaches in dishroom 4 dead roaches in office 2 dead roaches in corner of cookline behind refrigerator. This violation must be corrected by 6/12/13 **Warning issued

35A-05-4 High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach crawling on dishroom wall 1 live roach crawling on stone pizza oven on cookline 6 live roaches of various sizes in corner of ceiling at stone pizza oven 2 in holes in dishroom 3 in crack in wall at ice machine. 3 in corner of ceiling over prep room handsink this violation must be corrected by 6/12/13. **Warning issued

35B-01-4 Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning issued

36-71-4 Basic - Floor drains/drain covers heavily soiled. Throughout **Warning issued.




36-74-4 Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. Throughout **Warning issued.

ALL THIS BEGS THE QUESTION...WHY EAT AT THIS RESTAURANT?

Are you kidding me !! Another thread trying to destroy Havana. :confused: Such a shame !

Repeat Violations!
 

The worst part of the report is the repeated violations. It appears management has not taken effective action to address the past citations.

If management hadn't taken action the health department would have shut him down. The days he was closed were due to plumbing issues, a broken pipe and a leak. He's open again and although I haven't been there several people on here have report good or better food. So maybe he's on the mend. Guess we'll have to wait and see. I'd love to see it work I could walk home IF I had to.

I wish I had known about the dirty kitchen of the restuarant that I got Salmonella from!! Keep those reviews of good & BAD coming :-)

Been back to Havana C. C. 2 times since it has re opened.
No problem what so ever.
Was almost 1/2 full last evening about 7:00 PM when we left
And that was without any music.

It is a shame as it is still the best bar in The Villages. No noise like all the others from the flat ceilings which bounce the sound of Mrs Cakkle. LOL
And the decor is far from the others which are plain.
Support Havana C C. by going there and it will stay the BEST in T. V.

Go by :gc: or by car.

Here's a link to look up the inspection reports on any restaurant in Florida
Most of the Villages restaurants pass the inspections on a regular basis.

https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl1...SID=&brd=&typ=

Hit Verify a License near the top.
Search by License Type
License Category..Hotel and Restaurant
Type of License...Permanent Food Service

Bonny, I don't think any one of us is trying to destroy Havana. They are destroying themselves! The OP is stating the violations the restaurant incurred and that they had poor service. I, for one, want to know if there are roaches and other major infractions on a restaurant. I base where I eat out on their kitchen inspections. Unfortunately, I have not seen a list of local restaurants that have been inspected. There is no need to cover up poor service, poor food and unsanitary conditions just to save a facility. They need to clean up their act or suffer the consequences. We Villagers deserve more than that!

Oh believe me, I understand all that. I don't have a problem if someone finds something out or knows something to give people a heads up.
It just that there are now 3 threads all running at the same time saying the exact same thing about Havana.

I guess we're all venting.

In Maryland they published the Health Dept rpts every 30 days in local newapapers. I've seen some there that I thought were bad , but never anything quite like the June report on Havana. I'm shocked that they were allowed to remain open.

As for me , I won't be back until there are several less daming reports

We own a food business, not in TV. We clean and sanitize over and over. It never stops. Our crew must do the same or they are out. Although we have professionals come and deep clean, mess comes about constantly. It must be dealt with ASAP. Is this easy? Heck No! Do we run a clean and safe business? You bet!

We ate at Havana last night and enjoyed it. Food was good, staff very nice.

We have owned businesses too and it was never ending. We constantly did our own inspections and also had each employe assigned tasks that were checked. If an owner really cares and believes would they want to patronize a business that was poorly maintained, it is easier.
However, what I don't see is any other reviews and posts of the restaurants/country clubs here. Pretty sure they are all not perfect. Perhaps a comparison, rating of them on a scale of most violations. I believe that is out there somewhere. Or Is it a vendetta against Havana?? Just keeping an open mind.

There are inspections of many restaurants in and around the Villages that have had issues. They never get put on here. I believe only Havana does. Don't recall seeing any others.

Worst food and service in Villages.

Its because they are true.

Hear hear!

a recent heath dept visit to Palmer CC Restaurant:


02C-03-4 Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Bulk meat in walkin cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-4 High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish on cookline at 47? not iced. Corrected by placing in reachin cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-4 High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sauces at 118? in warmer thermostat turned up **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-10-4 Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Cooked potatoes for dinner. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-05-4 Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Ice machine lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-06-4 Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-09-4 Basic - Clean equipment stored on floor. Pots **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-11-4 Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Threshold in walkin cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53B-01-4 Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPRys contracted provider: Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. This violation must corrected by 5/20/13. **Warning**

most restaurant inspections don't look much different <sigh>

Perhaps the POA could publish the Health Dept reports on restaurants and other food service providers ie Schools ,convenience stores etc monthly or quarterly. The food service providers hate it, but it would provide a valuable public service.

Point made here. It is a common theme among most restaurants. However, again it appears there are some that have been wronged by Havana in some way and they want to retaliate? I am not saying it is possible they have poor service and food, but so do many others. We went to Red Sauce and had the worse service we have had in years. We never did get our food since they took so long and than got the order wrong.
I like the idea of rating restaurants in food quality and service. Somewhere out here is an app that does that, but probably biased too.

Maybe, you should just read one of the threads, and then you would not be so upset? I myself, choose the threads I read, especially when the thread gets lots of looks.

thanks.
 

Thanks, I looked Havana up on this site and it said that all is well with them now. That is what is important.

ALL THIS BEGS THE QUESTION.....Why only warnings on repeat violations?

All I need to read is the roach problem and I am done. No excuse for that situation. Disgusting!

Seems to me that most restaurants might have some violations, too.

I agree, The only problem I have, is after you get a violation, you would think you would fix it for the next time they show up?

Does this mean that you don't eat out??