Pagoda Restaurant, 8263 Pine Island Rd, Tamarac, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: PAGODA RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 8263 Pine Island Rd, Tamarac, FL 33321-1541
License #: 1611284
Total inspections: 13
Last inspection: 5/2/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed a cloth napkin used to cover cooling rice in the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed thawing raw pork stored on the floor under the 3 compartment sink in the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water temperature is 87°
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed a wet cloth napkin under a cutting board in the kitchen.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Observed raw pork ribs being thawed in a 5 gallon bucket uncovered under the 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food. Observed establishment re-using boxes to store cooked food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Observed thawing raw uncovered pork stored on the floor under the 3 compartment sink in the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed an employee handling cooked pork ribs bare handed. Observed an employee slicing carrots for later use bare handed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed batter fried chicken and egg rolls left out in the kitchen at room temperature.
5/2/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
3/20/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Brown paper bags used as liner for food container in walk in cooler.
  • Basic - Cloth used to cover sweet and sour chicken, and cut onions in the walk in cooler.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In rice container.
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 87° f.
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Shrimp in 2 compartment sink.
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Food container at the cook line.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Handwash sink in the kitchen.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor.
  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employees removed cardboard from floor and threw them in the garbage outside but didnot wash hands when they returned to the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Improper side-by-side separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Raw shell eggs next to rice noodles in reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken over cooked spare ribs.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over open containers of sauces in reach in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. New employee.
  • 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. One expired, **Warning**
10/24/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Used for potato starch and soy sauce.
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Hood soiled with accumulated grease.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice machine. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. By the rice cooker **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed in standing water. Shrimp in a prep sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Potato starch in dry stores.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw chicken in the kitchen. Placed in the walkin cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken over prepped vegetables and sauces in the walkin cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp over sauces and garlic in the walkin cooler.
5/29/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. kitchen Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. sugar Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raaw chicken over cooked chicken chunks
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw eggs over cooked pork
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
9/13/2012Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.---vent hood
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor.---chicken in walk in freezer.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.---takeaway plastic bags
  • Critical - Observed presetting of unwrapped silverware.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.---noodles, vegetables in walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.---next to wok. Eggs had been out for 30 minutes. Corrected On Site.
  • Ventilation hood not designed to prevent grease or condensation from causing cross-contamination.For reporting purposes only.
3/13/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed improper storage of maintenance tools that interferes with cleaning. Dry storage
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken and egg rolls-at 66* F- Coorective action -stop sale-
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.7 buckets of cut vegetables at 46* F- in kitchen- Corrective action- Back in walk in cooler-
  • Observed single-service articles handled, displayed, or dispensed in a manner that allows for contamination.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.Egg rolls, pasta and pork in walk in cooler-
  • Critical - Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs in kitchen- Corrective action- back in reach in coler
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). Egg rolls and chickeat 66* F
12/20/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor, bag with onions in kitchen.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, in walkin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface, to cover eggrolls in walkin cooler.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair, reachin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, fliptop.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner in kitchen area.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles, tin cans.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease, hood filters.
9/28/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice by wait station. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed walk-in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors, rear door.
  • Observed worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting in dining room. Repeat Violation.
8/31/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed combined ready-to-eat potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to earliest date of opening/preparation cooked and ready to eat products in walkin cooler.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices, plates and saucers.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage, grocery plastic bags used to store cooked pork in reachin and walkin coolers.
  • Observed walk-in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed worn soiled carpeting in dining room.
  • Observed wall in disrepair by door from kitchen and next to restroom.
  • Observed ceiling tiles water stained in ladies' restroom and in kitchen area.
3/3/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Food not stored in a clean/dry location that is not exposed to splash/dust, box with fried noodles contains bowl.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food, raw chicken above peppers.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength-200ppm by wait station.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, walkin cooler.
10/7/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/29/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/15/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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