Pollo Tropical #20, 800 University Dr, Coral Springs, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: POLLO TROPICAL #20
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 800 University Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33071-7015
License #: 1617127
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 07/11/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only.
07/11/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
5/6/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered.
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler.
  • Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only.
11/7/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Basic - Fixed nonfood-contact equipment not sealed to adjoining equipment/walls when exposed to spillage.
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered.
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Garlic
  • Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only.
7/5/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area. Cips
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Basic - Employee eating while preparing food.
  • Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Female employee on service line.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male cook
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Inserts
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 44° in walk in cooler
  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Switching from raw to cook chicken
  • Intermediate - Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Type of sanitizer used in establishment, temperature of hot and cold product.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted material on can opener blade.
5/30/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, by drive thru window.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, in men's restroom.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, manager. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, grill cook.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair, beverage air cooler by soda dispenser.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walk in freezer floor.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, in continental reach-in-cooler, beverage syrup.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, server used cup to scoop ice.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Observed moldy ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, take out containers on shelf in kitchen .
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, 2 containers of sauce,in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, chicken on bain marie. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken held under heat lamp 124 degrees F, corrected on site. Repeat Violation.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
9/19/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container, cooked rice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands, grill cook, from raw chicken to cooked without washing hands.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint,manager.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, to scoop rice.
  • Critical - Observed obstructed exits, stairs, hallways or egress, by boxes and carts. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, take-lout containers.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, by walk-in-cooler.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, chicken under lamp, 122 degrees F. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses, in dining room.
2/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, reach-in cooler. instructed operator not to store any phf/food until unit is repaired.
  • Critical - No thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust, ac vents.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface, on shelf by 3 compartment sink .
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.
  • Critical - Observed employee improperly washing hands, without soap, grill employee.
  • Critical - Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water/poultry particles dumped into floor drains.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands, as evident by lettuce and onion in sink, by mopsink.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, chicken moved to walk--in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, take-out containers .
  • Critical - Observed soil residue in storage containers, rice, beans and onion.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, reardoor .
  • Critical - Portable fire extinguisher with no approved inspection tag, k-class. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, ribs and wings. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, red lid container sitting on prep table.
10/10/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. black beans, chicken soup, cooked pork
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Many areas of the tile floor need to be regrouted.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Near drive-thru window.
  • Critical - Observed employee use food thermometer to take food temperatures without first cleaning the thermometer. Probe thermometer is stored in sanitizer between uses and is not air dried before each use.
  • Observed open dumpster lid. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. black beans, cooked pork, chicken soup.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Observed soiled takeout boxes. Corrected On Site by disposing.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
2/25/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/6/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Multiple tags on several food containers.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked ribs, chicken in reachin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream on front counter.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheesecake in reachin cooler at front counter.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Continental upright reachin cooler for chicken . Advised to ice down , not keep any potentially hazardous foods in unit until repaired or use "time in lieu of temperature " .
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Under counter reachin cooler at front. Advised to not keep any potentially hazardous foods in unit until repaired.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. styrofoam bowl used with Chipolte mayo. Repeat Violation.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food . White rice Repeat Violation.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Corrected On Site. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed an employee with long fingernails working with exposed food.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. Doors of front counter reachin cooler are misaligned allowing cold air out.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. continental upright reachin cooler for chicken
  • Observed take-home food container refilled with potentially hazardous food. Using styrofoam bowl over & over for dispensing rice Corrected On Site.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walkin freezer has broken tiles. Repeat Violation.
  • Wall not smooth and easily cleanable. Walkin freezer floor has broken tiles.
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. This violation must be corrected by : 12/06/10. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Food Service Manager not certified after 30 days of employment. Kandena Williams This violation must be corrected by : 12/6/30.
9/28/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands before putting on gloves.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable.Walkin freezer floor ha broken tiles
  • Critical. Portable fire extinguisher tag out-of-date. For reporting purposes only.ABC & K extinguishers.
5/3/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. yucca Corrected On Site by reheating .
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. raw rice, sugar Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. peas & carrot salad in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. BBQ sauce Repeat Violation.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. white rice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. Need quaternary test paper Repeat Violation.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.Front counter.
  • Observed sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Front counter
  • Critical. Food-contact surfaces not cleaned after being contaminationed. Vegetable chopper, robo-coupe
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. reachin cooler drawers by drive-thru window.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets under front counter. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of black moldlike on soda dispensing nozzles at drive-thru window . Repeat Violation.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. unused souffle cups at front counter have a soiled cleave ontop of them.
  • Observed food debris accumulated on walkin freezer floor. Repeat Violation.
  • Ceiling tile missing. Storeroom
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
10/13/2009Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
No report available. 6/8/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/23/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 7/31/2008Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action

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