La Brasa Of Plantation, 270 S University Dr, Plantation, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: LA BRASA OF PLANTATION
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 270 S University Dr, Plantation, FL 33324
License #: 1621126
Total inspections: 14
Last inspection: 3/25/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food, to scoop dried corn.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer, 2 bags of onion in walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair, water stained in dry storage area and dining room.
  • Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing, by 3 compartment sink and by air conditioner closet.
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water, under oil dispenser.
  • Basic - Floor tiles cracked, broken or in disrepair, by mop sink.
  • Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area, flour stored over trash can.
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered, salt, pepper and msg on moveable rack.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice machine.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container.
  • Basic - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, rear door.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, ware-washing racks.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler, prepared vegetables and cooked chicken.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area, 3 compartment sink area.
  • Fuel-burning, wick-type, unvented space heater in use inside an enclosed building or patio area. Gas container with gas stored in area by ice machine.For reporting purposes only.
  • 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. Advised operator to sanitize in 3 compartment sink until ware washing machine has been repaired. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing, storing scrubbers, by walk in cooler.
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled, in front service area.
3/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Styrofoam bowl used for chicken base and corn. Raw meat in the walkin cooler.
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Kitchen.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Near the kitchen
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. Under the rinse sink next to the dish machine.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. MSG **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Rice in the walkin cooler.
  • High Priority - Cooked/heated potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Rice in the walkin cooler **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Chicken over cooked rice in the kitchen.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw Eggs above sauce and cake
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Steel sponges in the kitchen hand wash sink.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Near the kitchen **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
  • Intermediate - Pans of cooling potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods stacked on top of one another. Rice in the walkin cooler
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Rice in the walkin cooler.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not stirred while cooling. Rice in the walkin cooler.
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Establishment serves ceviche. No consumer advisory on the menu board. **Repeat Violation**
12/30/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food and rim of the container, cheese and rice.
  • High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours, rice 55? in walk in cooler. Corrected on site. Manager voluntarily discarded.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, raw chicken over cheese in reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, prep area.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink, prep area.
  • Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
5/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Corrected On Site.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. cup no handle used as scooper inside rice Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. light shield covers
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw chicken over rte rice at reach in cooler grill station Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler shelves. dressing cooler Repeat Violation.
9/12/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. advised operator to use 3 compartment sink until dishmachine is able to maintain proper sanitizer level
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. bowls no handles used as scoopers in sugar, rice, flour, etc
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable. cook area Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. plate used to scoop cooked rice
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. white freezer rusted top
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. dressing cooler
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area. Repeat Violation.
3/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
  • Critical - Toilet and handwashing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • Walls, ceilings, and attached equipment, constructed, clean
  • Critical - Facilities to maintain product temperature
  • Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • Critical - Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • Critical - Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • Critical - Food management certification valid
  • Critical - Food protection during storage, preparation, display, service, transportation
  • Critical - Food protection during storage, preparation, display, service, transportation
  • Critical - Original container: properly labeled, date marking
  • Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
  • Critical - Proper hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (evidence)
7/28/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/7/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Violation: 01B-23-1 Nonexempt fish has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be served cooked or discarded, fish for ceviche.
  • Critical - Violation: 03A-07-1 Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, fish, scallops, mussels and pork in walkin cooler and reachin cooler by cookline.
  • Critical - Violation: 04-01-1 Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, reachin cooler by cookline. 6/1/11 mussels 50f, scallops 49f, raw chicken 57f . all potentially hazardous foods were removed from unit. operator has been informed that they may not use this unit to store or hold any potentially hazardous foods until they verify it works properly. unit was serviced 5/30/11.
  • Violation: 14-30-1 Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices, wooden shelves in dry storage area.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-15-1 No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees in dishwashing area.
  • Critical - Violation: 32-16-1 Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions in kitchen.
  • Violation: 37-18-1 Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers in kitchen.
6/1/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, reachin cooler by cookline.
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength-0ppm when tested.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner, paint brush used to garnish chicken with sauce.
  • Critical - Food-contact surfaces and utensils not sanitized properly after cleaning.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions in kitchen.
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory in kitchen.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink, in men's restroom and dishwashing area.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices, wooden shelves in dry storage area.
  • Critical - No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees in dishwashing area.
  • No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions, apron stored on rack with sanitized plates.
  • Critical - Nonexempt fish has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be served cooked or discarded, fish for ceviche.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease, hood filters.
  • Observed dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, before putting on clean single use gloves.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water, in prep area by handwashing sink.
  • Critical - Observed handwash aids at a non-handwash sink,wall mounted soap at prep sink in kitchen.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food, fried corn.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, fish, scallops, mussels and pork in walkin cooler and reachin cooler by cookline.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination, styrafoam carryout containers on floor in dry storage area.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris in kitchen.
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors, rear door.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked, cooked foods in walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. This violation must be corrected by : 5/23/11.
  • Ventilation inadequate as evidenced by smoke stained in kitchen area. For reporting purposes only.
3/23/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.w/cooler
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored.opposite .
  • Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions.clothes with food at the rear
9/22/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.honey
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.w/cooler .
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.hood
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.kitchen .
  • Observed storage of maintenance tools in areas that may result in cross-contamination.brooms at prep area.
4/12/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.w/cooler
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.w/cooler
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner.flat container in icemaker
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.opposite directions
  • Observed open dumpster lid.
  • Observed garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
10/26/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/20/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/30/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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