Cap's Place, 2980 Ne 31 Ave, Lighthouse Point, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CAP'S PLACE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2980 Ne 31 Ave, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
License #: 1600247
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 10/08/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted shelving at walkin cooler.
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walkin cooler floor in disrepair.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At servers station .
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Scallops and prepped veggies.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.raw beef 43° F, butter 44° F, cheese 44° F, scallops 43° F, fish 43° F at walkin cooler. AC repair man onsite fixing the walkin cooler. Corrective action taken.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. Cooked snow peas and carrots at 47° F, cooked sweet potatoes at 48° F at walkin cooler. Cooling overnight. Discarded by operator.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient temperature at 45° F, thermometer in cooler reading 40° F.
  • Intermediate - No hot running water at three-compartment sink.
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Walkin cooler with ambient temperature of 45° F. AC repair man onsite fixing the walkin cooler. Ambient temperature at 42° F while repairman was onsite. Corrective action taken.
  • Intermediate - oysters tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied.
10/08/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At sugar container. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Rusted scale stand. Shelving not smooth and east cleanable in servers station.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At cooler in servers station. Near hostess stand. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Peeled potatoes. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw Fish , escargot and butter at 45° F cookline cooler. Cold setting moved to a lower temperature. Corrective action taken.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade and stand. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Rear prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Walk-in cooler shelf soiled with debris. **Corrected On-Site**
4/21/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. On water station in dining room area.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cell in prep area.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted cooler at main bar.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. By dishwashing area and rear prep area.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Side bar.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At GE freezer in rear prep area, at FRIGIDAIRE freezer in rear prep area and at main bar cooler.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Prepped and peeled veggies.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. At 2 compartment sink in rear prep area.
  • Basic - High Priority - Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches inside cooler near servers station in dining room.
  • High Priority - Presence of insects or other pest. 1 dry lizard dropping on wall by dishwashing area.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs over cheeses at walkin cooler.
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit. Raw chicken over raw scallops at cook-line cooler. Raw beef over bread at cook-line cooler.
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in bar area.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Metal stem-type thermometer soiled.
10/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. **Warning** At time of callback owner stated she took test on 06/18/13.
6/19/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture, dish area.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees, cook line.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, utensil holder.
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. **Warning**
4/24/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure, Draining spaghetti. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than hand washing, food prep. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink, employee restroom.
1/16/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, walk in cooler fan.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit butter 45 degrees, reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, raw clams over cheese in reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
3/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method, tightly covered. 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, dry goods.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair, reach in freezer, rusty.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair, rusty shelves in reach in cooler on cookline.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, soap dispenser .
  • Critical - Shellstock tags not maintained in chronological order correlated to the date or dates during which the shellstock were sold or served.
11/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Reach in cooler on cookline. No potentially hazardous food at this time. Corrected On Site. Maintinance on premises.
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Butter and chicken soup. Corrected On Site. Management volutarily discarded.
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of rusty material on racks in the both reach-in coolers.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up both, reach in coolers on cookline.
5/12/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food with mold-like growth. observed on strawberrys. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • Observed ceiling soiled with accumulated food debris. observed in warewashing
8/19/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Observed old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
4/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/11/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. No oyster warning sign with required language provided. This violation must be corrected by : 11-30-09.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. observed in reachin cooler Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • 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. Observed expired employee training cards. This violation must be corrected by : 11-30-09.
9/30/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 4/30/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/9/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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