Chart House, 2945 Ne 32 Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHART HOUSE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2945 Ne 32 Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-7219
License #: 1613335
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 3/17/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Next to altoshaam
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice cream scoops **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Soups
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pico de gallo, humus on a flip top cooler in the salad station, moved to another cooler capable of maintaining proper temps. Tzatziki, butter, sour cream in the server line cooler. Discarded
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Salad bar area
  • 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. Bar, beverage garnish.
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Dumpster area
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Sauces at 110°f on the steam table, using time in lieu of temperature, 4h max. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimps over cut vegetables.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Cookline
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Non working cooler next to walk in.
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler 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. Salad station reach in cooler
  • Intermediate - Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris.
3/17/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. Salad station walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. In cook line **Warning**
1/21/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. **Warning**
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris. Salad station walk in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease. In cook line **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In employee bathroom **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. **Warning**
  • 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. When cutting green onions **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over milk **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. In salad station MOFFAT oven **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All expired in 2011 **Warning**
11/18/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. Outside and at bar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Glass side door of walk in cooler not properly closing.
  • Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Walls with accumulated black debris and /or food debris. Several areas.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink in prep area by backdoor.
5/9/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. cookline reach-in cooler at 44 degrees fahrenheit ambient air temperature. Cooler was set to lower setting and observed at 41 degrees fahrenheit at end of inspection. Note: monitor this cooling unit to ensure proper temperatures at all times. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. at bar handwash sink. 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. server touching sliced lemons. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean utensils/equipment stored in dirty containers. kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. cookline reach-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked noodles /pasta,cooked rice,raw seafoods all at 44 degrees fahrenheit in cookline reach-in cooler. All items were placed in different cooler to maintain 41 degrees or below. Cooler was turned to lower setting too. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. flour container in storage room. Corrected On Site.
10/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide tanks not adequately secured. at outside bar and outside by dumpster along wall.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. at bar handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. at cookline handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. at bar handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust. walk-in cooler fanguards. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime and black debris in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed dusty and moldy air conditioning vent covers. cookline / kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed employee dumping mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground into stormdrain. AHJ notified.
  • Critical - Observed liquid grease/waste leakage from grease dumpster/container onto ground/dumpster pad, which is just uphill from stormdrain.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. tuna/seafoods. Corrected On Site.
4/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment heavili soiled with accumulated grease. hoodfilters and fire suppression lines.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust and mold-like substance. walk-in cooler fanguards.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. accumulation of dead roaches in dry storage area under shelf. on gluetrap and on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. by prepsink / walk-in coolet pantry. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. cookline reach-in cooler.
10/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walk in frezer floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Cross contaminated- Mud Pie-
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
5/26/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean wiping cloth not properly stored. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Reach in cooler by cook line
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No oyster warning sign with required language provided. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.\Small oven by salad prep
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Mahi at 52 Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item improperly stored. Corrected On Site.
  • Plumbing system in disrepair. Back of the house- Wzter back up but not sewage
2/28/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Oven
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
6/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. By mixer
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Salad preparation area.
  • Observed utensils with no handle in salt container.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Salad prep walk in cooler
  • Missing drain plug at dumpster.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Critical. Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Sixteen fresh droppings on dishroom floor by dishwasher - Twenty dried on dishroom floor by the kitchen entrance. Four dried in cleaned bowls by dishroom . Six dried on dishwasher.Fourteen dried under ice machine by dry storage. Sixteen dried by bread area.Ten dried by the mixer in kitchen.
  • Critical. Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Critical. Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
9/23/2009Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/23/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 6/24/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/18/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 2/3/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 12/2/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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