Chicken Kitchen Usa, 9741 Nw 41 St, Miami, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHICKEN KITCHEN USA
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 9741 Nw 41 St, Miami, FL 33178
License #: 2328011
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 09/08/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Sauce container at WIC.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Rust ceiling and vents.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Basic - Clean in place equipment not washed, rinsed and sanitized using three distinct steps.
  • Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Container stored next to chemical
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Shelves rusted and rusted nail as a hungers.
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Vegetables in WIC.
  • Basic - Hole in ceiling at the kitchen.
  • Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Without protection on top of ice machine.
  • Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container.
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Ice scoop cracked.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves rusted with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • 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.
  • High Priority - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 51°, cut tomatoes 47°, lettuce 49°
  • 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 - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Intermediate - Ice scoop soiled/build up of mold-like substance/slime.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
09/08/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tomato 58 F, lettuce 50 F, corn 47 F reach in cooler
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken 125 F, mash potato 123 F warmer
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
4/7/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 48 F
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken 128 F
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
10/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.
  • 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 - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Intermediate - No metal stem-type thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
6/19/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/26/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **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.
  • 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 - Cold holding equipment incapable of 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. **Warning**
2/25/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Food storage shelves rusted
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler. Front counter reach-in
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Bag of rice
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
12/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/29/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Certified Food Manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions.
  • Critical - Cooked meats or poultry not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.FRONT
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.WALK IN COOLER
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.HEAVELY
  • Critical - Observed food contaminated by unsanitized equipment.PARTS OF THR BROILER (HOLDING PIECE IN LECTUCE)
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Observed hole in ceiling.NO COVER ON A C VENT AT PREP AREA
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.RAW CHICHEN
  • Critical - Observed processed , potentially hazardous food opened and frozen, not properly date marked.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface.WALLS AND CEILING WALK IN COOLER
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.MARINATED CHIX
2/20/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. OBSERVED NO PAPER TOWEL AT HAND WASH SINK NEAR ENTRANCE. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food opened and frozen, not properly date marked.
11/7/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean utensils not stored in a protected manner. Clean Utensils stored under soap dispenser.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrected On Site.
4/13/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/16/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.
  • Critical. Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical. Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized properly after cleaning.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • 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
11/9/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical. Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • 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. New employees
5/24/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink.
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher blocked/not easily accessible. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. For reporting purposes only.
12/2/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/28/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/22/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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