- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used to scoop cooked rice
- Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
- Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Onions
- Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Ice machine
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Front of kitchen under reach infreezer
- Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator.
- Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
- Basic - Hole in wall. In kitchen door
- Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
- Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food.
- Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact cover. Bread press **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Hot shot flying insect
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over raw beef
- Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk
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6/20/2014 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
- Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
- Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in chest freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef and chicken over french fries
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in chest freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Raw chicken and raw beef touching in freezer
- Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.in the walk in cooler
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2/18/2014 | Complaint Full | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.
- Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris.
- Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer _ not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over potatoes
- Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Glove in sink
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10/8/2013 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has moderate accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
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3/20/2013 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
- Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
- Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has moderate accumulation of dust/debris. **Warning**
- Basic - Hood heavily soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
- Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. **Warning**
- Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
- Basic - Wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Warning**
- High Priority - 2 Live flies in kitchen. **Warning**
- High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.raw chicken beef and fish 50? manager states placed in cooler before opening at 11 recommend rapid chill. **Warning**
- High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. **Warning**
- High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above.plantains 110? recommend to reheat to 165? placed into fryer found 180? **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- High Priority - Sanitizer bucket stored in food preparation area with potential to cause cross contamination. **Warning**
- Intermediate - Accumulation of slime substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
- 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. 45? to 56? **Warning**
- Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.all cooked foods in the walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris. **Warning**
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3/19/2013 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Clean utensils not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
- Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.0ppm. must utilize 3 bay sink for sanitizing dishes.
- Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.glasses are wet nesting
- Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.cook line
- Mop sink clogged
- Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.digital thermometers battery is no longer working. Corrected On Site.changed battery
- Observed cook line reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Repeat Violation.has the gasket
- Observed holes in wall in ladies room.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.used to scscoop cooked rice.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Critical - Observed interior of cook line reach-in cooler heavily soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Critical - Observed interior of reach-in frezer moderately soiled with accumulation of food residue.
- Critical - Observed saran wrappped raw beef stored over opened case of fish in RIF. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.ALL COOKED FOODS IN THE WALK IN COOLER
- Critical - proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.just expired. have done by next inspection.manager states ordered books
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9/28/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed espresso cups and spoons stored under handwash sink paper towel dispenser allowing for handwash water to drip on them while paper towels are being dispensed.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated heavy grease, hood filters.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, cook line.
- Critical - Observed food from unapproved source, unable to verify source of bread pudding. Operator stated she bought it from a bakery in West Palm Beach.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor, case of plantains in the walk in cooler. Repeat Violation.
- Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, stand up unit at the end of the cook line.
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3/22/2012 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, dish area handwash sink.
- Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, 2 door cooler where beverages and desserts (flan and tres leches cake) is stored.
- Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable, cloth towel under cook line cutting board.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, small cutting board on cook line.
- Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers, restroom's.
- Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
- Critical - Observed food stored on floor, bus tub of onions undervwalk in cooler shelf and case of plantains in the walk in cooler.
- Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle containg a pink substance hanging from rack at the dish area, person in charge stated it is a cleaning product.
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8/29/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
- Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, foam cup used to scoop dry seasonings. Corrected On Site.
- Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening, open package of ham in the walk in cooler.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease, above walk in cooler.
- Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, cooked ground beef in the walk in cooler made 2 days ago.
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5/2/2011 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, a pan of raw beef stored over a pan of lettuce in the cookline reach in cooler.
- Critical. Observed food stored on floor, case of raw shell eggs and 2 bags of bread in the walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit, cookline utensils stored in 72 degrees F standing water.
- Critical. Observed location of designated employee eating, drinking, or smoking area causing possible cross-contamination, covered employee drink cup on shelf over cookline prep area. Corrected On Site.
- Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable, cloth towel under the cookline cutting board.
- Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
- Establishment rules not written in English, Child labor laws posted are written in Spanish only.
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12/20/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, flats of raw shell eggs stored over tomatoes and peeled onions in the walk in cooler.
- Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface, cloth towel under cookline cutting board. Repeat Violation.
- Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, cookline. Repeat Violation.
- Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, cutread stored in a large Sterilite bin in the walk in cooler.
- Critical. Observed moderatly encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.
- Critical. Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of animal blood.
- Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times, cart in front of dish area handwash sink.
- Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, saucepot of water in cookline handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle, dish area. Repeat Violation.
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6/25/2010 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
- Violation: 14-37-1 Observed cutting board's grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, cookline.
- Violation: 14-41-1 Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable, cloth towel's under cookline cutting board's.
- Critical. Violation: 22-22-1 Observed heavily encrusted material on can opener. Observed moderate encrusted material on can opener during callback inspection, recommended wash, rinse, and sanitizing can opener after each use.
- Critical. Violation: 41B-03-1 Observed unlabeled spray bottle on cookline containing pink substance.
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6/25/2010 | Routine - Food | Call Back - Complied |
- Critical. Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method, covered bus tub of cooked shredded beef cooling in the walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
- Critical. Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing foodfood employee slicing bread is wearing a watch and rings with stones.
- Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, cookline stand up unit.
- Observed cutting board's grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable, cookline.
- Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable, cloth towel's under cookline cutting board's.
- Critical. Observed heavily encrusted material on can opener.
- Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface, drip pan under stove burners.
- Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees, dish area handwash sink.
- Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, dish area handwash sink.
- Observed floor and wall junctures at the dish area are in disrepair.
- Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Entire kitchen floor covered in sheets of rubber floor covering the floor tiles that are in disrepair, the sheets are adheared to the floor in some sections and buckling in others. There are large gaps between mats where food and grease debris are collecting. Repeat Violation.
- Observed heavy grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Repeat Violation.
- Observed heavy and greasefood debris accumulated on kitchen floor, in all seams and edges of entire kitchen floor. Repeat Violation.
- Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease, left side of cookline.
- Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, walk in cooler fan motor cover.
- Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers, dining room and ladies restroom.
- Hood not cleaned to bare metal prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge. For reporting purposes only.
- Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle on cookline containing pink substance.
- Critical. License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
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4/23/2010 | Routine - Food | Warning Issued |
- Critical. Original container: properly labeled, date marking
- Critical. Food protection during storage, preparation, display, service, transportation
- Critical. Food protection during storage, preparation, display, service, transportation
- Critical. Food protection during storage, preparation, display, service, transportation
- Critical. Foods handled with minimum contact
- Critical. Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices (observed), alternative operation plan
- Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
- Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
- Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
- Employee lockers provided and used, clean
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12/9/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 3/24/2009 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 8/28/2008 | Routine - Food | Inspection Completed - No Further Action |
| No report available. | 8/28/2008 | Routine - Food | Admin. Complaint Callback Complied |
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