Hot Pot (The), 6820 Stirling Rd, Davie, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: HOT POT (THE)
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 6820 Stirling Rd, Davie, FL 33024
License #: 1614455
Total inspections: 10
Last inspection: 09/15/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Spoons at front counter.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door shows daylight.
  • Basic - Unnecessary items on the premise. Steam table, pans, wok, rice cooker, toaster oven, cups.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Next to hand sink in kitchen.
  • Flammables stored near a source of ignition. For reporting purposes only. Gas water heater has multiple items leaning on it.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked food in glass door cooler at cookline at 45°, spam, noodles, schredded pork.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Glass door cooler at 45°.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Prongs and knife sharpener, sitting in can opener attachment on prep table at cookline.
  • 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. Glass door cooler at cookline at 45°
  • Intermediate - No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using quaternary ammonium chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Broken in single door flip top.
09/15/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable, rusty floor, in process of repairing this summer. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in kitchen.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.single door cooler, cookline.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches. Carrot soup 60 quarts at 56°, cooked last night and placed in walkin covered.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers, flour, sugar, salt, soy, in dry storage.
4/10/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Smell real bad in the men's room.
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner, pots and dishes in kitchen storage.
  • Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable, rusty floor in walkin.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. Handsink in kitchen.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Ladies room handsinks.
  • Flammables stored near a source of ignition. For reporting purposes only. Plastic buckets next to gas water heater.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Sanyo freezer, chicken over open egg rolls. **Repeat Violation**
8/27/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor,pots **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner, storage in kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, hat on flour bags **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair, door falls off.
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair, handsink in kitchen Not draining.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination, wait station, plastic spoons, forks.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in freezer, long pasta rolls in 2 door Sanyo freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine, kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service.
2/8/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor-buckets of chicken base-kitchen.
12/5/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized properly after cleaning---not using sanitizer-3 compartment sink.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers-mens room.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment not designed and constructed in a durable manner-rusted bottom shelf-cookline
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface-rice table.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface-rolling black cart.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer and food processor
  • Critical - Observed flammable material stored around water heater. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor-behind rice cooker along wall and both walkins.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor-buckets of chicken base-kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed interior of rubbermaid cabinet soiled with accumulation of food residue at bottom shelf.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food--aprons, hat sitting on top of flour containers
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food-eggs over onions-walkin.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin-kitchen
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers-seasonings at cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area-flour at table-cookline and parsley container Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding walkin freezer-poultry
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle-hanging on shelf.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-dolly, broken mirror, ladder in kitchen
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-storage room by ice machine-everything piled on top of each other.
  • Observed water draining onto floor surface-single door cooler-cookline.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation-back door to storage room
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation-kitchen back door.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked-soups in walkin.
  • Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering-left on tables at cookline.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name-soup containers used for seasonings-cookline.
12/4/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized properly after cleaning---not using sanitizer-3 compartment sink.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers-mens room.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment not designed and constructed in a durable manner-rusted bottom shelf-cookline
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface-rice table.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface-rolling black cart.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer and food processor
  • Critical - Observed flammable material stored around water heater. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor-behind rice cooker along wall and both walkins.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor-buckets of chicken base-kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed interior of rubbermaid cabinet soiled with accumulation of food residue at bottom shelf.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food--aprons, hat sitting on top of flour containers
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food-eggs over onions-walkin.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin-kitchen
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers-seasonings at cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area-flour at table-cookline and parsley container Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding walkin freezer-poultry
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle-hanging on shelf.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-dolly, broken mirror, ladder in kitchen
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-storage room by ice machine-everything piled on top of each other.
  • Observed water draining onto floor surface-single door cooler-cookline.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation-back door to storage room
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation-kitchen back door.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked-soups in walkin.
  • Soiled cloths, linen, aprons, coats, or other uniform apparel not kept in a suitable container prior to laundering-left on tables at cookline.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name-soup containers used for seasonings-cookline.
9/14/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Violation: 01B-23-1 Nonexempt fish has not undergone proper parasite destruction. no proof of parasite destruccion for seafood used in the hot pot. no proof of parasite destruccion for shrimps, squid, scallops and sword fish provided on 04/23/12.
4/23/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. cookline fliptop reach in cooler. potentially hazardous food must not be held in this unit until proper temperature can be maintained.
  • Critical - Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized. 3 compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Failure to maintain freezing records on nonexempt fish for 90 days.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. cookline.
  • 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. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Nonexempt fish has not undergone proper parasite destruction. no proof of parasite destruccion for seafood used in the hot pot.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. kitchen shelves.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood and filters.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed employee dry hands on clothes/apron after washing. warewashing area. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. 3 compartment sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. rice at the kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. vegetables, meat, seafood in the walk in cooler and walk in freezer.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. rice spoon. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sauces/gravy, ham, tofu, rolls in the cookline fliptop reach in cooler. Corrected On Site. moved to the walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. poultry.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. take out boxes not inverted.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. sanitizer.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. sauces at the prep area. Corrected On Site. moved to a cooler.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. sauces, plant foods in the walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. mop sink oudoors. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. cookline.
2/14/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - No oyster warning sign with required language provided. Corrected On Site.
  • 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.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Backdoors.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. Backflow preventer needed at the mop sink.
9/9/2011Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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