Chili's Grill & Bar, 2287 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CHILI'S GRILL & BAR
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2287 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL 33062-1009
License #: 1621446
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 09/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. ... Cook Line Refrigerated Drawers not maintaining foods at 41° or below.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometers in holding units.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ... REACH.IN.COOLER... (Cook Line Drawers Below Cold Table) chicken piece portions 65° beef portions 60° raw chicken breasts 65°REACH.IN.COOLER... (Cook Line Drawers Below Flat Grill) AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 68° **Corrective Action Taken** - foods Iced Down in ZipLck Bags and Refrigeration Repair Service Called
09/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Dumpster overflowing garbage.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Rear kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. ... REACH.IN.COOLER... (Cook Line Drawers) burgers 47° sliders 47° shrimp 47°
4/30/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. ... **Repeat Violation**
  • 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 - Hot water supply not maintained during peak periods. Large corner kitchen Handsink has 79° water flowing after running 2 faucets wide open for 2 minutes. Other single tap hand sinks in kitchen have almost immediate hot water. **Repeat Violation**
2/27/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. ... At cocktail bar a cellphone is on drain mat with clean glassware.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. ... throughout rear of kitchen and at dishmachine area. ... In WALK.IN.COOLER.
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding units.
  • Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. ...
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. ... WALK.IN.FREEZER floor has heavy food residue build-up.
  • Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. ... at cocktail bar.
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. ... Tested at 0 PPM.
  • 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. ... Employee in prep area wedging limes using bare hands
  • High Priority - Food server handling soiled dishes or utensils then clean dishes/utensils without washing hands. ... server - setting up server station handling condiments while handling/using earbuds and cellphone.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. ... NO Hot Water at large 4 faucet Handwash sink in serve area, opposite Dishmachine. Ran faucet fully open for 2.5-3.0 minutes and water temp was at 87°
1/16/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. ... Kitchen, directly opposite electrical panels. ... In WALK.IN.COOLER
  • 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. ... Shredded cheese on cook line **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. ... Blossom station REACH.IN.COOLER.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. 6" deep lexan-type full pan of cooked ribs.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler/walk-in freezer floor soiled. ...WALK.IN.COOLER... And WALK.IN.FREEZER.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. REACH.IN.COOLER ... (Cook Line Drawer) raw chicken breasts 59° WALK.IN.COOLER... salmon steaks 45°(dated 9/30 11:22am)
9/30/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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. In raw chicken inside a reaching cooler drawer **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Blossom cooler
  • High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzle holsters at the bar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Big tray in the handsink near the ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. On the clean and well maintained shelf by the office. **Corrected On-Site**
1/16/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces not cleaned after being contaminationed. Observed a cook clean a knife then wipe it with a soiled wiping cloth cloth and go to place the knife in a knife rack. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. cutting boards on the cook's line.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. Crisper reachin cooler on the cook's line...
  • Critical - Observed the interior of ice machine to have some rust inside in the top.
  • Critical - Portable fire extinguisher tag out-of-date. For reporting purposes only. K extinguisher near the walkin coolers.
  • Critical - Portable fire extinguisher tag out-of-date. For reporting purposes only. K-extinguisher by office.
8/2/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. Cutting boards on the cook's line.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. 2 microwave ovens on the cook's line . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Reachin freezer by fryers.
2/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Inside handles of fry freezer are soiled.
  • Observed cutting boards grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Cook's line
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of microwave soiled. Cook's line Corrected On Site.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Knives on the cook's line Corrected On Site.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster, both at bar.
8/18/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. fan guard in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when putting on and changing gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee handling soiled equipment or utensils then engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employees using same utensil to handle raw and cooked product.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. several. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
1/24/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. delfield reach-in cooler. desert cooler
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. several in kitchen and wait station
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. on fan guard in walk-in cooler
  • Observed build-up of dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. A/C by ice machine.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. keys on prep table/reach-icooler on cookline
8/2/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. rice in wic
  • Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. cookline ric
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. on cookline
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. both at bar
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. above cookline
  • Observed personal care item stored with food. purse behind bar
4/13/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. If foods are held above 41 degrees a time and temperature log must be kept showing final disposition of food.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. several items reach in freezer cookline
  • In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. between equipment cookline
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. Can opener blade.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits. cookline microwave
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. Taylor machine
  • Observed gaskets with mold-like build-up. reach in freezer
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster.
9/21/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 5/19/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 11/11/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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