Blue Fire Grille, 6650 N Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Blue Fire Grille
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 6650 N Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
License #: 1612549
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 09/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. WALLS AND CEILING OF WALK IN COOLER.
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. THROUGHOUT KITCHEN.
  • Basic - Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. DISH RACKS.
  • Basic - Coffee filters not stored in a protected manner to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. SHEET PANS.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. THROUGHOUT KITCHEN.
  • Basic - Interior of ice bin with rust that has pitted the surface. ICE MACHINE BIN.
  • Basic - No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink in kitchen provided with disposable towels.
  • Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. BUTTER AT SELF SERVICE BUFFET @ 67°; DISCARD AFTER BREAKFAST. DICED HAM @ 43°. PASTEURIZED EGG PRODUCT @ 60°.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. HASH BROWNS.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. HASH BROWNS.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. FISH ABOVE RTE CHICKEN. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. PASTRIES.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. AT MOP SINK.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. COOK LINE GRILL.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. KITCHEN.
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. PORK LOIN, SHRIMP.
  • Intermediate - Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. APPLES.
09/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean equipment stored on floor. DISH RACKS.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. ALL.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. BOLTS and WASHERS RUSTED ON INSIDE OF WALK IN COOLERS.
  • Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. 4 DOOR TRAULSON COOLER.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. COOKED POTATOES.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen. LANDING ON FOOD CONTACT SURFACES OF PLATES.
  • High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
  • High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. APPLES MUFFINS, ETC.
  • High Priority - Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. ON SHEET PANS AND GRILL.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
4/29/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. SHELVES IN HOT HOLDING CABINET RUSTED and PITTED.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair.
  • Basic - Interior of ice bin with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination. PLSTES and SOUP BOWLS.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. HANDLES OF EQUIPMENT.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. THROUGHOUT KITCHEN.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. BROWN SUGAR.
  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. TOMATO SAUCE.
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. ABOVE SOUP KETTLE.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. GROUND BEEF ABOVE RTE SEAFOOD. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. LAMB ABOVE PITA BREAD. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice scoop holder.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head.
  • Intermediate - Food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. STOVE and GRILL.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. ROAST BEEF.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
  • Intermediate - Torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. BREAD CRUMBS.
10/17/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates in storage room
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair in walk in freezer # 4
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing. In dish washing room
  • Basic - Garbage in compactor not covered.
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Unit # 3
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Walk in freezer # 4 **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Baking trays
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Cake
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour found in kitchen
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. At dumpster area **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Ham in walk in cooler # 3
  • Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the dishmachine/glasswasher/potwasher. No thermolabel
  • Intermediate - Wash solution in spray type hot water sanitizing dishmachine not reaching proper temperature according to manufacturer's specifications.
1/29/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. in bar
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. plates on buffet line
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. soups in walk in cooler 1, see stop sale
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. missing tiles in kitchen area
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. in bar
  • Missing lid missing at cardboard dumpster.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. walk in cooler 1 Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed 1 dented can of cheese sauce in stockroom Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed inside/outside of dumpster not clean.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. stoves in kitchen
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). soups in walk in cooler
  • Critical - Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
7/16/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. in kitchen Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed dented can of slice olives in stockroom rack Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.chickens in walk in cooler # 2
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. rice, plantfood in walk in cooler # 2
2/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. buffet line
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. kitchen Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. mests walk in freezer and chips dry storage Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. bleach Corrected On Site.
10/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. ladies rest room Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. DiSHMACHINE ROOM Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor. under shelving in dishmachine Corrected On Site.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. KITCHEN
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. ENCRUSTEED RESIDUE ON SHEET PANS
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. all cooking equipment
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. soiled toaster bar
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. beef over cheese Corrected On Site.
3/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Failure to maintain freezing records on nonexempt fish for 90 days. smoked salmon no feed letter Corrected On Site ketter provided by proveyor.
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. sneeze guards not quite protecting island display of food
  • Non-prewrapped utensils not properly presented.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.all thrown in pan should be same direction or inverted.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. handwashing sink hot water faucet dishmachine room
  • Drain cover(s) missing. mop area
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.ladies room
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. missing tiles mop wash area
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. kitchen dishmachine room
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.several areas in kitchen
  • Critical. Observed lock on exit door that requires a key, tool or special knowledge to open. For reporting purposes only. storage room Corrected On Site.
11/4/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 37-18-1 Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers throughout kitchen.
8/24/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
  • Critical. Observed food stored in a prohibited area.next to caustics on bottom shelf of cooked line soup disposed off
  • Critical. Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. no sneeze guar buffet on island muffins Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. ckicken over cooked ground beef Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. flour
  • Observed insect control device installed over food preparation area. must be relocated over door
  • Obseved hood filters in disrepair.
  • Critical. Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. ovens and stoves
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface all shelving sled in dry storage, prep, cooking, and walkin cambro carts.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface all sheet pan racks.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface observed mop heads soiled
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. bar
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Critical. Condensation or other drainage not disposed of according to law. all reachins at bar
  • Critical. Improper disposal at floor drains/sinks in kitchen and/or food preparation area creating a bad sewage odor dishmachine room possible clogged drain.
  • Observed water draining onto floor surface dry storage room.
  • Drain cover(s) missing. can wash area dishmachine room
  • Critical. Hand sink missing in food preparation room/area bar at coffee station.
  • Critical. Observed small flying insects in bar area.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. broken tile can wash area
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. build up of ice on freezer floor. kitchen
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor under shelving, walkin cooler metal thresholds.
  • Ceiling tile missing several throughout kitchen.
  • Observed ceiling soiled with mold in dishmachine room
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers throughout kitchen.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. over ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle kitchen shelving cook line.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical. Fire alarm system not tested/inspected annually. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Current hood suppression system report lists violations. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. may not operate if there is a fire triangle fire co.
  • Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only. near 3 comp sink
5/20/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location ice scoop . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area dishmachine room.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed insect control device installed over food preparation area.
  • Obseved hood filters in disrepair.
  • Critical. Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate that the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface shelving in dishmachine room.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface dry storage.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface cambro carts.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing dumping coffee at bar handwashing sink.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walkin cooler floor under shelving.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers dishroom .
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Critical. Fire alarm system not tested/inspected annually. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Exit signs not properly illuminated. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Boiler certificate not posted in boiler room. For reporting purposes only. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No carbon monoxide sensor device located in a gas boiler room in a building which also contains sleeping rooms. Boiler Information: Boiler Jurisdiction Number: FL071741, Boiler Expiration Date: 8/13/2010 Boiler Jurisdiction Number: FL071742, Boiler Expiration Date: 8/13/2010 Boiler Jurisdiction Number: FL120151, Boiler Expiration Date: 8/13/2010
8/18/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/4/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/11/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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