The Hungry Greek

12319 St Rd 54, Odessa, FL 33556

Greek / Mediterranean

Last inspected: May 24, 2024

100

Score

Low Risk

The Hungry Greek has been inspected five times since 2022. The latest inspection on file is from May 24, 2024. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.

Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around zero violations lately and about four violations before that.

The most common issue across all inspections has been “time/temperature control for safety food cold held”, showing up two times.

Among Odessa restaurants, the typical score is 73; The Hungry Greek is comfortably above that bar. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.

Inspections

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Major latest

Minor latest

Inspection History

May 24, 2024

Complaint Partial

No violations found.

100

May 15, 2024

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.

View 5 violations

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler main prep line from at service ambient air temperature 54 f Cold holding: cut lettuce 49 f cut tomatoes 49 f cut tomatoes 48 f hummus 48 f tazki sauce 48 f falafel 44 f potato salad 45 f held less than 4 hours management moved all time/temperature control for safety food to walk in cooler. Cold holding tazki k sauce 60 f on counter under liquid water. Employee moved to walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

03A-02-5

Basic - Food stored on floor. Frozen potatoes in box on floor walk in freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

08B-38-4

Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Stored on floor by hand washing sink. **Warning**

21-44-1

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food next to restaurants food walk in cooler **Warning**

08B-49-4

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. iPad over food preparation area. **Warning**

40-06-5

Dec 6, 2023

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.

View 3 violations

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: mini fridge by cash register ambient air temperature 47 f Cold holding: rice pudding 46 f cannolis 46 f cheese cake 46 f employee moved to freezer 2nd temp 43 Cold holding: on counter under ice tazki sauce 50 f employee moved to freezer 2nd temp 43 f **Corrected On-Site**

03A-02-5

Basic - Food stored on floor. Potato box in walk in freezer. Grape leaf bucket on floor in walk in cooler employee removed from floor. **Corrected On-Site**

08B-38-4

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 10 ppm retested to 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site**

21-07-4

May 17, 2023

Routine - Food

2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.

View 5 violations

Employee Health Policies Present

FL-03

Hands Clean and Properly Washed

FL-08

Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels

FL-14

Personal Cleanliness

FL-40

Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored

FL-41

Dec 17, 2022

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.

View 6 violations

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated in a microwave oven for hot holding not stirred/rotated. Rice 104F reheat, discussed with operator proper reheating, and had him complete the reheat process **Corrected On-Site**

03E-05-5

Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Some employees certificates show 5 years before expired, instead of 3, operator will fix them to reflect 3 years.

53B-10-4

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

50-09-4

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on front reach in freezer broken.

14-11-5

Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Shelving in back chipping and rusting.

14-10-4

Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. In walk in freezer

08B-47-4

Frequently Asked Questions

When was The Hungry Greek last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at The Hungry Greek on file is from May 24, 2024. The public record contains five inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at The Hungry Greek?

Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at The Hungry Greek.

How does The Hungry Greek compare to other restaurants in Odessa?

The Hungry Greek most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Odessa average of 73.

Has The Hungry Greek's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at The Hungry Greek have averaged around zero violations per visit, down from roughly four earlier in the record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at The Hungry Greek means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

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