Wendy's, 3750 Utopia Dr, Miramar, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: WENDY'S
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3750 Utopia Dr, Miramar, FL 33023
License #: 1618854
Total inspections: 21
Last inspection: 10/28/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - 3 compartment sink faucet leaking.
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing, gap observed, mop sink area.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair, cracked plastic container lid, corrected on site.
  • Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair, mop sink's faucet leaking.
  • Intermediate - Hot water supply not maintained during peak periods, handwash sinks.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
10/28/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair, under fryers.
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, 49 f, RIC, front line, corrective action taken, product iced down.
08/13/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Light damaged/in disrepair, WIF, repeated violation. Also light out on Rif. Cooks line.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, salad RIC, cooks line, repeated violation.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, 47 f, RIC, cooks line, product iced down. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, 48 f, Corrective action taken, product iced down, see 14. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator 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, RIC, cooks line. A/C tech on premises fixing unit during inspection, corrected on site by about 4:30 pm.
  • Intermediate - Walk-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. Cheese 48 f, bacon 47 f, sauce 51 f., A/C tech on premises fixing unit during inspection, unit temperature corrected by about 430 pm. Corrected on site.
6/3/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair, chipped plastic containers lids, cook's line.
  • Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, grease build up, overflowing.
  • Basic - Green Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers, WIF, repeated violation.
  • Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers, front line, corrected on site.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler and freezers gasket torn/in disrepair, front line.
  • Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light not provided in walk in freezer, " Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle, handwash sink, front line.
2/14/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers, WIF.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in freezer, corrected on site.
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - RIC thermometer in disrepair, front line, **Corrected On-Site**
12/18/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler and freezer gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, cheese, tomatoes, RIC, cooks line, see 4 Products iced down.
  • 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. Salad RIC, cooks line.
7/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • High Priority - Butter/butter blend/clarified butter/whipped butter cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, sour cream packs next to chili, discarded, brought out new sour cream and placed IN cooler not on cooler. Repeat violations can result in an administrative complaint. **Repeat Violation**
4/29/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils not properly stored, stacked improperly over 3 compartment sink.
  • Faucet/handle does not open at employee hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink next to 3 compartment sink.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit, in ground beef cooler and milk and apple cooler front counter.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint, worker with black shirt not wearing hair restraint. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, ground beef cooler and walk in cooler.
  • Observed leaking faucet at 3 compartment sink.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, sour cream in front counter at 50? pic throw away, stop sale. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, chives uncovered in storage room. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without time marking indicating 4-hour limit, incorrect time on cheese on table in food prep room. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). Sour cream at front counter at 50?.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on table in food prep room.
12/28/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/15/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - loose faucet in handicapp ladies room.
  • Critical - missing thermometer at 2 door salad cooler at kitchen area.
6/26/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Ceiling tile misplaced.
  • Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint. cookline.
6/12/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. sandwich station 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. warewashing area.
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed empolyee wash hands with no hot water.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. crumbled, asiago and monterrey cheese on the sandwich station reach in cooler, less than 4h out of temperature according to PIC. Corrected On Site. moved to the walk in cooler. implemented time control procedure.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded cheese on the front counter reach in cooler, uncovered container. operattor covered the food.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw chicken over french fries in a reach in freezer. Corrected On Site.
12/6/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. spoon at the coffe station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food held using time as a public health control with no time marking. Food may not be served. Asiago, monterrey, crumbled cheese at the sandwich station reach in cooler. Corrected On Site. discarded.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. coffe station, exposed to splash from the handsink.
  • Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by smoke in kitchen area. For reporting purposes only.
8/3/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces not cleaned after being contaminationed. sandwich station. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Warewashing area. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. cook line. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. men restroom.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. walk in freezer
  • Critical - Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. backflow preventer needed on the mop sink (splitted line). Repeat Violation.
4/29/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. broccoli at the sandwich station #1 reach in cooler. less than 4h out of temperature. Corrected On Site. implemented time control. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. sandwich station #2 reach in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when putting gloves on.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood & filters
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. mopsink, (splitted line)
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers.
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
1/7/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheeses on the sandwich RIC (top). Corrected On Site. discarded and implemented time control procedure.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. top of the sandwich station RIC.
  • Critical. Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. take out station
  • Critical. Cold water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. men restroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. men restroom . Corrected On Site.
  • Faucet/handle loose at plumbing fixture. women restroom
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. mopsink (splitted line).
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. men restroom
  • Ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by condensation on walls/ceiling.
9/1/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. PHF in cookline RIC. less than 4h out of temperature according to PIC. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw chicken over french fries, RIF.
  • Critical. Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with ineffective hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Vacuum breaker mising at hose bibb. mop sink
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Missing drain plug at dumpster.
2/19/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. hood filters.
  • Observed ceiling in disrepair. Water damaged ceiling tile in 3C sink area.
10/16/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 6/5/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/16/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/24/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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