Cj's-A Cafe On Las Olas, 200 E Las Olas #110, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: CJ'S-A CAFE ON LAS OLAS
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 200 E Las Olas #110, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
License #: 1615781
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 11/03/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Lid of chest freezer next to dish machine
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In dry storage area personal beg on top of single serve cups
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Rusted lid of chest freezer next to dish machine
  • Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. On top of ice machine. Placed inside clean container **Corrected On-Site**
11/03/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. In walk in cooler tuna salad container **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cook line found Swiss cheese under no temperature control in 60°f ,immediately placed in reach in cooler to bring temperature control to 41°f or below. Corrective action taken
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Peroxide in dish storage shelving area
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Cook line employee **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Found in cook line under no temperature control cooked corn in 110°,cooked mashed potatoes in 110°,cooked chicken in 110°,all items placed on flat griddle to keep in hot holding in 135°or above until delivery
6/24/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In dry storage scooping rice with plastic cups with no handles
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Grill in cook line
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. In dry storage single serve containers/plates
  • Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. In cook line knives between reach in flip top cooler and prep table
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. Ac vents in dry storage area
  • 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. Coffee cup without a lid belongs to dishwasher
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Coffee cup without a lid in dish area
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Dishwasher enter kitchen with a coffee cup without a lid
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Personal cell phone in cook line on top of 1 door flip top reach in cooler
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal beg on top of ice machine
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Kitchen staff . 1 for cook and 1 for prep person
  • Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. In prep area directly above 2 doors flip top reach in cooler
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of oven. All kitchen equipment in cook line heavily soiled
  • Basic - Food in contact with a surface that was contaminated and not cleaned and sanitized before use. Knives stored between flip top reach in cooler and prep table in kitchen only been rinsed with water without soap or sanitizer and brought back to use in cook line
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. In cook line
  • Basic - Hole in wall. Behind grill in cook line
  • Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. In cook line above flat griddle
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored on top of dirty ice machine between uses. Not stored inside of clean ice scoop bucket
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In front counter
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris. Under slicer
  • Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. In front counter plastic spoons
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Stored next to ice machine on the floor
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In front counter butter cups found in 72°f ,immediately placed in 2 door glass reach in cooler to bring temperature control to 41°f or below
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Employee in cook line
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. In cook line in 1 door tall reach in cooler TRUE Raw shell eggs over tuna salad and sliced Swiss cheese
  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over sirloin steak raw and ground beef raw
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Not working battery too old
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not within the intended measuring range of use. 2nd thermometer starts at 120°f unable to check cold holding equipment and food
3/6/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. In walk in cooler cooked rice and bread
  • Basic - Ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers had accumulation of mold-like substance. Fan guard in 1 door reach in cooler in cook line
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In cook line
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. In cook line next to hood system
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. In cook line
  • High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. No hot water in hand wash sink in kitchen area
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. In 3 compartment sink
  • Intermediate - Hot water at handwash sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.
9/10/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Eggs
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on 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. **Corrected On-Site**
5/15/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/6/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Kitchen
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored with ready-to-eat food. Pre cooked scallops with cheese cake
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
3/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Kitchen
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. Kitchen
  • Observed build-up of mold-like substance on surface of nonfood-contact surface. Reach In cooler
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease. Behind stove and grill
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Kitchen
11/30/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Walk in cooler
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
4/5/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Kitchen
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Critical. Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
  • 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. Kitchen
11/9/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. WIC
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored. Soda Fountain
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Soda fountain
4/9/2010Routine - 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. Turkey
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Tuna WIC
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Chili
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination.
  • Critical. Observed spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Front Counter
10/15/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/3/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/12/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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