Romanos Macaroni Grill, 2004 Nw Executive Center, Boca Raton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: ROMANOS MACARONI GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2004 Nw Executive Center, Boca Raton, FL 33431
License #: 6010679
Total inspections: 20
Last inspection: 09/11/2014

Ratings Summary

Based on 1 vote

Overall Rating:
**•
2.7
Ratings in categories:
Food:
*
1.0
Service:
****
4.0
Price:
***
3.0
Ambience:
n/a
n/a
Cleanliness:
***
3.0

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Kitchen area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Cook line and kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walk on freezer door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Wall detaching from cove molding leaving a gap in lass through area in kitchen. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. **Warning**
09/11/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Kitchen area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Liquid closet. **Warning**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. Cook line and kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Fry station. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walk on freezer door. **Warning**
  • Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Water running at hand wash sink by pizza station. Unable to turn off. **Warning**
  • Basic - Rubber/plastic/vinyl spatula cracked/chipped. Ice scoop in ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Wall detaching from cove molding leaving a gap in lass through area in kitchen. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White wine. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. roasted garlic 52° lobster 54° sausage 48° pasta 46°. chicken 54° sauce 44° sole 52° roasted garlic 56°. Corrective action taken. Manager iced food down. Held in cooler less than 2 hours. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in drains by pasta cooker. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not 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. Top of pasta station. Ambient air temperature 52°. Saute station. Visible ice around fan. **Warning**
09/10/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • 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 - Equipment in poor repair. Microwave in pizza station with inside missing pieces .
  • Basic - Fan cover in walk-in cooler has heavy accumulation of dust/debris.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair. In prep kitchen.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At bar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact cover. On bricks to press down chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Cracked ice scoop.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **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. 0 ppm chlorine. PIC set up quaternary sanitizer until machine can be serviced. Corrective action taken.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. At front cook line. Discussed with PIC. Corrective action taken.
  • High Priority - Raw fish cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Breaded sole at front cook line make table at 59° for 30 minutes. PIC moved top layers of fish to walk in cooler, pan filled to top. Corrective action taken.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Pan with utensils at pizza station. **Corrected On-Site**
5/1/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/8/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Clean knives/utensils stored in crevices between equipment. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair, both the salad and saut reach in coolers. Salad ambient air temp 52°, saut ambient air temp 53°. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, tomatoes 52°, mozzarella 55°, lettuce 53°, raw chicken 52°, tomato sauce 53°, roasted red peppers 52°, raw fish 53°, spinach 53°. Both the salad and saut reach in coolers. Corrective action taken. Employee iced down. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. **Warning**
10/17/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor under shelving....,dry storage .
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. ....onion, pepper, lime in walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.....cutting lettuce drinking coffe without lid in preparation area. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair......between ice machine and dishmachine .
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature......lobster . **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit......half and half 58? in beverage station. Moved it to freezer, **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Small flying insects in dry storage, preparation, dishwashing area.
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. ... Washing hands with out hot water.
  • Intermediate - Ice machine. soiled.
3/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Boiler certificate expired. For reporting purposes only.
12/19/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Boiler certificate expired. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures.....pantre salad and pantre dessert cooler. AND saute cooler #1 cross from oven. Must not have stored any potentially hazardous food until maintain at proper temperature of 41 degrees or below. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength.....00 ppm. Recommended to operator use 3 compertment sink for sanitization utensils .
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory....bar.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees....bar. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in ice used for drinks...,.half and half in beverage station . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.....cheeses , peperoni 46 degrees pantre salad cooler. cheese cake 45 degrees in pantre dessert cooler . food being held more than 4 hours . volentrailly discarded food. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.....turkey , ribs, sauces , pasta, cooked onion , garlic 44 to 45 degrees in walk in cooler . but ambient temperature reading is 37 degrees . operator stated that door was opened and back and forth and air gap on walk in cooler door . Corrected On Site. closed door all the time.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit....mushroom ,meat sauce ,pasta, butter ,onion ,pesto etc. 50 to 52 degrees in saute #1 cooler cross from oven. stop sale issued .
  • Observed reach -in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.....panetre dessert and pantre salad cooler . Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside soda nazzles, bar. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair..,,,air gap on walk in cooler door.
10/16/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.....forks
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures......pantre salad cooler . Must not have stored any potentially hazardous food until maintain proper temperature at 41 degrees or below.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.....women rest room
  • Critical - Observed standing water reach-in cooler , desert cooler .
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soild on soda dispensing nozzles.....bar.
  • Critical - Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area....bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair...door broken, desert cooler .
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.....cheeses ,chicken , dressing 56 degrees in pantre salad cooler . food being held less than 4 hours . food moved to freezer . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area......soup in walk in cooler . Corrected On Site.
6/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures......desert reach in cooler . must not have stored any potentially hazardous food untill fixed it.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures....pantre reach in cooler . must not have stored any potentially hazardous food untill fixed it.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.....cutting basil with bare hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.....walk in cooler food temperature between 45/47 degrees F. Manager stated that morning 7 am temperature was 41 degrees or below. they turn off walk in cooler almost two hour for inventory . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening....milk, cheese walk in cooler .
  • Observed reach in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. kitchen cross from stove.
  • Observed scoop with handle in contact with food, bread crumbs with cheese at walk in cooler . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.....cheeses 53 degrees F. reach in cooler at pantre station . food being held more than 4 hours . volentrialy discarded food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.....whipped cream, tiramasu 45 degrees F. at desert reach in cooler . food being held more than 4 hours . volentraily discarded food. Corrected On Site.
2/9/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. 00ppm. changed sanitizer bucket. re-tested at 100ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when putting on and changing gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil used with moist food not stored in running water of sufficient velocity. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. pork. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
9/30/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/6/2011Complaint PartialInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. --- handsink at cocktail bar.
  • Non-prewrapped utensils not properly presented. --- clean/sanitized flatware stored unprotected from coughs/sneeses in public access area near hostess stand.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. --- with dishes on clean dish rack in dishmachine area.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime on underside soda dispensing heads. --- fountain beverage station in kitchen area.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.
  • Observed insect control device installed over food preparation area. --- installed over food prep table holding lexan food bins and cutting board.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site. --- chickens on cook line.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holsters. --- both soda gun holsters at cockttail bar.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. --- dry goods containers.
3/17/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. --- front line - pizza area, cutting / chopping basil
  • Observed insect control device installed over food preparation area. --- in kitchen, directly over food prep table.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. --- tested at 0 ppm.
  • Observed floor and wall junctures not coved. --- cove molding / tile wall damaged near floor at west end of cook line atsalad station.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
7/9/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. --- stainless steel 1/6th pan in bin of panko breading.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. --- on front line prep area.
  • Observed insect control device installed over food preparation area. --- in rear of prep kitchen directly above prep table & clean utensils.
  • Observed insect control device installed over food preparation area. --- in server station, above beverage prep area.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. --- tested at 0 ppm.
  • Observed soda gun holster with accumulated slime/debris. --- both at cocktail ber.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. --- pots & pans on top shelf area of prep kitchen.
  • Waste line missing at soda gun holster. --- both at cocktail bar.
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. --- in kitchen, hose bibb to right of 3 compartment sink.
  • Critical. Observed misalignment of hood suppression system nozzles. For reporting purposes only. --- no protection above open gas burners to the right of tilting skillet.equipment appears to have been shifted to the right.
  • Critical. Observed misalignment of hood suppression system nozzles. For reporting purposes only. --- front cook line above 8 burner range.
4/6/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/17/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. --- in WIC, raw chicken over pork & beef Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed soda gun holsters with accumulated slime/debris. --- @ cocktail bar
  • Waste lines missing at soda gun holsters. --- @ Cocktail bar.
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. --- kitchen.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. --- front line floor has early stages of chipped & brokrn tiles and worn & mssing grout.
  • Critical. Employee training provided by unapproved provider. Refer to www.myflorida.com/dbpr for more details. --- Macaroni Grill's current foodhandler training is the program of Brinker International from May of 2005 when Macaroni Grill was owned and operated by Brinker International.
10/12/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
7/14/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 5/12/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 2/16/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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1 User Review:

Samantha

Added on Jun 30, 2015 5:14 PM
Visited on Jun 18, 2015 9:00 PM
Food:
*
Service:
****
Price:
***
Ambience:
n/a
Cleanliness:
***
Food poisoning caused by this location and none of the managers or corporate are doing anything. Please help. The alfredo sauce got me and two other people sick. We were sick for about 3 days with the runs and fever. They want to give us a gift card, but we are never eating there again. We want our money back for the meal as well as compensation for having to miss work! This restaurant has to be cited for the wrong doing. We have eaten her many times and never had this issue and when we do all we get is a pat on the back. Once they mess up once then they are going to do it again, hopefully next time its not your family member. Close this place as soon as possible!
Would you recommend ROMANOS MACARONI GRILL to others? No
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