Pines Cafe Restaurant, 6813 Pembroke Rd, Pembroke Pines, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PINES CAFE RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 6813 Pembroke Rd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33023
License #: 1621007
Total inspections: 21
Last inspection: 10/11/2013

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired.
10/11/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired.
10/8/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - RIC -in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Shelf under preparation table soiled with food debris.
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired.
  • Intermediate - Interior of refrigerator soiled with accumulation of rust residue, lid.
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Intermediate - Unnecessary items in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing area, old refrigerators, beer cooler, front line.
8/7/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • BACK DOOR NOT SEALED. REPEAT
  • COOKED AT 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN REACH-IN COOLER KITCHEN - STOP SALE
  • NO CHOKING POSTER
  • NO HOT WATER AT HAND SINK - CORRECTED ON SITE, PERSON IN CHARGE TURNED ON. REPEAT.
  • REACH IN COOLER AT 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN KITCHEN HOTPOINT COOLER, GLASS COOLER STILL NOT WORKING ALSO.
  • RIPPED TIN FOIL AS SHELF COVER - REPEAT.
  • UNNECESSARY ITEMS - CLASS COOLER FILLED WITH EQUIPMENT - REPEAT- DOOR STILL ON.
5/30/2013Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment. See stop sale, food in grocery bags, **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, rice on stove 124?, put in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse, cooked rice from yesterday 57? today, discarded.
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Cooked yesterday, 57? today at 3:30 pm., discarded.
  • Intermediate - Small-diameter metal stem-type thermometer not provided to measure the temperature of thin foods.
5/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/9/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical - Violation: 01B-16-1 Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).50 degrees, glass cooler; pork, rice plantains
  • Critical - Violation: 02-22-1 Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked-cooked food in reachin, pork, rice, plantains. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Violation: 03A-07-1 Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit--46-50 degrees glass cooler; rice-12 pounds, plantations-12 plantations, pork-6 pounds.
  • Critical - Violation: 04-01-1 Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures-glass cooler-50 degrees.
  • Violation: 14-35-1 Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 15-12-1 Nonfood-contact equipment not designed and constructed in a durable manner-rusted top of Frigidare freezer, front area. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Violation: 17-09-1 Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine-chlorine Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Violation: 27-16-1 Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. 79 degrees in restaurant Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-16-1 Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Violation: 35B-04-1 Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation-back door Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 37-05-1 Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris-yellow wall in kitchen. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 42-11-1 Observed unnecessary items on the premise-broken coolers In kitchen not working. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 42-11-1 Observed unnecessary items on the premise-glass cooler filled with stuff. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 51-13-1 No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
11/8/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures-glass cooler-50 degrees.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. 79 degrees in restaurant Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine-chlorine Repeat Violation.
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment not designed and constructed in a durable manner-rusted top of Frigidare freezer, front area. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit--46-50 degrees glass cooler; rice-12 pounds, plantations-12 plantations, pork-6 pounds.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-broken coolers In kitchen not working. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-glass cooler filled with stuff. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris-yellow wall in kitchen. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation-back door Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked-cooked food in reachin, pork, rice, plantains. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).50 degrees, glass cooler; pork, rice plantains
11/7/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink-handsiink-kkitchen.
  • Critical - Food thermometer not accurate within +/- 2 degrees Fahrenheit-glass cooler
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions-handsink kitchen
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions-restroom Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine-chlorine
  • No Heimlich maneuver sign posted.
  • Nonfood-contact equipment not designed and constructed in a durable manner--rusted top of Frigidare freezer; front area and metal shelves rusty in kitchen;
  • Critical - Observed container of flammable material over 5 gallons stored in establishment. For reporting purposes only--propane in storage area with computers.
  • Observed establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface-3 compartment sink .
  • Critical - Observed food with mold-like growth--lemons, potatoes in glass cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature-frozen veal on table; kitchen.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover on prep table and bottom shelf-kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair-back door.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-equipment not being used in kitchen and front area.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise-glass cooler with doors full of stuff.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris-entire kitchen. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed walls and ceiling soiled with accumulated food debris in kitchen.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation-back door.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked-glass cooler-kitchen . Repeat Violation.
7/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 12A-19-1 Observed empolyee wash hands with no hot water.
  • Critical - Violation: 27-16-1 Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. throughout. according to mgr the water heater was inadvertently switched off. Repeat Violation. The water heater was off at the time of the inspection, operator turned it on. 04/11/12
  • Critical - Violation: 32-04-1 Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. self closing mechanism in disrepair. 04/11/12
  • Violation: 37-03-1 Observed wall in disrepair. kitchen next to steam table.
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification. No food mgr certificate provided on 04/11/12
4/11/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. throughout. according to mgr the water heater was inadvertently switched off. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date.
  • Light not functioning. storage room
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. cookline equipment.
  • Critical - Observed empolyee wash hands with no hot water.
  • Critical - Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground.
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food. fuel. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wall in disrepair. kitchen next to steam table.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. rice in a reach in cooler. Repeat Violation.
1/27/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. fliptop reach in cooler. potentially hazardous food must not be held in this unit until proper temperature can be maintained.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. knives in crevices between equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. plantains in the fliptop reach in cooler. Corrected On Site. moved to another unit.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. rice. Corrected On Site. reheated.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. legume, seafood in the reach in cooler. Corrected On Site.
9/27/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 32-04-1 Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. self-closing device in disrepair. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Violation: 35B-15-1 Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair. Repeat Violation.
4/8/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. self-closing device in disrepair. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. kitchen, restroom. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date.
  • Light not functioning. kitchen, storage, restroom
  • 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.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair. Repeat Violation.
1/25/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. kitchen
  • Critical. Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. self-closing device in disrepair
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair.
  • 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.
8/31/2010Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Violation: 14-36-1 Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. cookline RIC.
  • Violation: 15-31-1 Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. chest freezer door.
  • Critical. Violation: 35B-03-1 Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. backdoor.
  • Critical. Violation: 35B-15-1 Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair.
  • Violation: 42-11-1 Observed unnecessary items on the premise. non working equipment (coolers)
  • Critical. Violation: 50-05-1 License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date.
  • Critical. Violation: 53B-08-1 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
3/31/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. PHF in RICs.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. spices. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. flour. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. cookline RIC.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. chest freezer door.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. kitchen, Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. backdoor.
  • Critical. Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair.
  • Observed unnecessary items on the premise. non working equipment (coolers)
  • Critical. License expired more than 30 days, but not more than 60 days, after expiration date.
  • 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
1/27/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. PHF in RIC.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. rice in cookline RIC. Corrected On Site. voluntarily discarded.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. cookline RIC. PHF must not be held in this unit until fixed.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw fish over pepperoni on chest RIF.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. raw eggs over cooked food in RIC. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. cookline RIC.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair.cookline chest freezer door.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Observed two empty RIC in the kitchen that are not working (hotpoint and beberage-air).
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters.
  • Critical. Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. restroom.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. kitchen.
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. backdoor.
  • Critical. Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair.
  • Observed hole in ceiling. missing tile next to the restroom.
8/25/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/27/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 1/20/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 10/13/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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