D D Flats, 5030 Champion Blvd G-8, Boca Raton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: D D FLATS
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 5030 Champion Blvd G-8, Boca Raton, FL 33496
License #: 6013548
Total inspections: 21
Last inspection: 08/25/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • 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 - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Phone on the prep area surface. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk-in cooler not maintains food at 41°, or below.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • 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 - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Steak 52°, chicken 53°, pasta 52°, lettuce 53°, salmon 55°, corrective action taken was to ice all items until repair arrives. Some items moved to reaching cooler.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. In the reach in cooler on the cook-line **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.by the 3 compartment sink
08/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. BAG OF ONIONS
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. SILVERWARE IN CADDY BY WAITSAFF AREA
  • Basic - Employee FOOD on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. ON PREP TABLE SLICER SUBWAY SANDWICH
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled.
  • High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. **Admin Complaint**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
3/5/2014Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.reachin
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
9/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.EXTERIOR OF BIN
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.Foodhandler
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.upright freezer
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.sani bucket in sink
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
5/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. EXTERIOR SIDE OF FLOUR BIN
5/8/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. MAKE TABLE COOK LINE _AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT 47f. ADVICED OPERATOR NOT TO ANY PHF INSIDE THIS UNIT UNTIL THE UNIT IS FIXED TO CODE 41F OR LESS
  • Critical - Establishment not maintaining shellstock tags for 90 days.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.DISHROOM Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory.DISHROOM Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. COOK LINE
  • Observed food debris accumulated on WALK IN COOLER floor.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. MAKE TABLE _ COOK LINE
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment. DEEP FRYER
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. SALAD REACH IN COOLER Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. EXAMPLE COOKED SHRIMP_MAKE TABLE _COOK LINE _ICED DOWN_OBSERVED OPERATOR MOVING PHF TO THE WALK IN COOLER .
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. EXTERIOR SIDE OF FLOUR BIN
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. EXTERIOR SIDE OF MICROWAVE OVEN_COOK LINE Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. SODA SYRUP RACK _DUST BUILD UP
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. HOT WATER KNOB NEEDS ADJUSTMENT_COOK LINE Corrected On Site.
11/26/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm-(COS) Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. COOK LINE
  • Observed floor and wall junctures not coved. BY SODA SYRUP STORAGE AREA Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. COOK LINE MAKE TABLE
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. UNDER THE DISHMACHINE RINSE SINK
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. BACK SPLASH BEHIND COOK LINE PREP TABLE
  • Observed utensils in poor condition. ORANGE COLANDER_BROKEN Corrected On Site.
6/26/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOK LINE COOLER
  • Violation: 14-37-1 Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. COOK LINE
  • Violation: 29-11-1 Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. UNDER DISHMACHINE _SINK
3/28/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date. This violation must be corrected by : 3-23-12. CONFIRMATION #1170 38437 Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. This violation must be corrected by : 3-23-12.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. OBSERVED COOK PLACING THE TOPPING ON THE FLAT BREAD, HANDLING THE PRODUCT AFTER IT CAME OUT OF THE OVEN and PLACING GARNISHES ON THE FLAT BREAD WITH BARE HANDS. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. COOK LINE
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. STANDING WATER INSIDE SALAD COOLER
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOK LINE COOLER
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. SMALL PLUNGER INSIDE HAND SINK _DISHROOM Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. UNDER DISHMACHINE _SINK
1/23/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. HAND SINK HANDLE NEEDED ADJUSTMENT _COOK LINE Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. COOK LINE
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. COOK LINE
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. UNDER THE SCRAPE SINK_DISHMACHINE
8/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. COOK LINE
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOK LINE COOLER
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.COOK LINE COOLER Corrected On Site.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. UNDER THE "RINSE" BOARD AT DISHMACHINE
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. WALL NEXT TO MIXER
3/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. STANDING WATER INSIDE SALADS COOLER
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOKLINE COOLER
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. COOKLINE
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.DISHROOM
11/4/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. COOKLINE COOLERS
11/4/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. LEAKING INSIDE _PLASTIC CONTAINER COLLECTING THE WATER_COOKLINE COOLER _ACROSS GRILL
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. COOKLINE COOLERS
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. DISHROOM HS
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 10-25-10.
  • Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro This violation must be corrected by : 10-25-10.
8/24/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation. DOUBLE STACKING _CONTAINER OF GARLIC OVER BASIL _COOKLINE Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.CHEF Corrected On Site.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. SALAD COOLER _ COOKLINE STANDING WATER INSIDE UNIT
  • Observed equipment in poor repair.GASKETS COOKLINE COOLERS
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets._SALAD COOLER COOLER
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. STANDING WATER SALAD COOLER COOKLINE
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
5/12/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Violation: 14-33-1 Observed equipment in poor repair. STANDING WATER INSIDE SALAD_COOKLINE COOLER.
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOKLINE_COOLER
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOKLINE COOLERS
2/24/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. STANDING WATER INSIDE SALAD_COOKLINE COOLER.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOKLINE_COOLER
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. License expired within 30 days after expiration date. This violation must be corrected by : 02-15-10. FOR LICENSE PAYMENT INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.MYFLORIDA.COM/DBPR OR CALL 850-487-1395
12/15/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOKLINE COOLERS
12/15/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. RAW SALMON OVER RTE CHICKEN _COOKLINE _COOLER Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.PORTION CUPS_CHEESES_RIC Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.PITA BREAD Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.COOKLINE COOLERS
  • Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro This violation must be corrected by : 12-14-09.
10/13/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 4/13/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/17/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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