Aladdin Mediterranean Grill, 3896 Northlake Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: ALADDIN MEDITERRANEAN GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3896 Northlake Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33403
License #: 6018982
Total inspections: 22
Last inspection: 11/03/2014

Restaurant representatives - add corrected or new information about Aladdin Mediterranean Grill, 3896 Northlake Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL »


Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots and pans throughout kitchen.
  • Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Open container star bucks cold beverage in prep area. Owner removed drink from prep area. Coached employee not to drink in food area. **Corrected On-Site**
11/03/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
08/11/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Cases of meat in the walk in freezer, bag of rice in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • 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. In prep area and 3 door refrigeration. **Warning**
  • 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. Brown sugar **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. In cooks area. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Back area next to employee restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided. **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Microwave shelf at kitchen made of particle board **Warning**
  • Basic - Soap/paper towels/hand antiseptic provided at a non-handwash sink. Hand washing sign in 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. Wahib. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Soups, rice, sauces in 3 door reach in. **Warning**
6/11/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Cases of meat in the walk in freezer, bag of rice in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Top of oven. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 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. In prep area and 3 door refrigeration. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Ring. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Hair in front of face. Loose pony tail. **Warning**
  • 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. Brown sugar **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. In cooks area. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Back area next to employee restroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided. **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Microwave shelf at kitchen made of particle board **Warning**
  • Basic - Soap/paper towels/hand antiseptic provided at a non-handwash sink. Hand washing sign in 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Prep area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice, soups, tuna, humus, sauces and cheese at 45-47°f in the 3 door beverage-air reach in cooler **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in walk-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese, ground beef, poultry, dairy all between 46°-48° **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. Cookline **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • 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. Chopping parsley for salad with bare hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw eggs over cooked meat in the walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Front counter area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washing hands in 3 compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. Wahib. **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. 3 door beverage air not maintaining temperature **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Soups, rice, sauces in 3 door reach in. **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
6/10/2014Routine - 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.
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair.RIC NOT MAINTAINING 41°. Ambient 50°
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 117°
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair.SMALL REACHIN IN KITCHEN NEAR STOVE NOT HOLDING 41°. Ambient 50°. Foods in unit less than 4 hrs
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.TO GO CONTAINERS
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
9/23/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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.Ice water. Kitchen employee
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.Prep Cook
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.Upright. Maytag reachin
  • Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored.Plastic utensils in container with mixed service ends
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination.To go containers
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair.Above three comp sink
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
3/13/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 31-12-1 Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.PLASTIC CONTAINER OF UTENSILS IN HANDWASH SINK
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification.
11/6/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.PLASTIC CONTAINER OF UTENSILS IN HANDWASH SINK
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.FETA CHEESE TUNA SALAD POTATOE SALAD REACHIN less than 4hrs in unit REMOVED TO A SECOND REACHIN
8/16/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/22/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. dishes/utinsils dried with towel after removal from sanitizing compartment . advised .
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. reachin cooler at 49-50 degrees F. service call advised. This violation must be corrected by : 12/22/11.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. preping unit at 51-52 degrees F . service call advised . This violation must be corrected by : 12/22/11.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm. Corrected On Site.
12/21/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. ice bin.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. ice machine .
8/3/2011Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. ice bin.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. preping unit at 51-53 degrees F. service call advised . relocate PHF to other cooling units .
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. chlorine greater than 200 ppm - sanitizer bucket .
6/14/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. rice/bean containers .
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. sanitizer bucket not set up.
3/11/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor. walkin freezer .
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
10/15/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/17/2010Routine - 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 containers - reachin cooler [no walkin cooler].
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. see # 4.
  • Critical. Cooked ground beef/comminuted fish not reaching 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds. heat turned off in gyro vertical broiler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. salad preping unit at 56-57 degrees F. relocate PHF to other cold holding units. service call advised . This violation must be corrected by : 6/17/10.
  • Critical. Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on undersurface of soda nozzles housing .
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 8/16/10.
  • Critical. No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. This violation must be corrected by : 8/16/10. advised to have a 2nd employee become a CFM.
6/16/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. see # 4.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. salad preping unit at 50 degrees . relocate PHF to other cooling units. service call advised .
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. ice machine .
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. soda ice bin.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of rust in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.
2/25/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of rust in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed residue build-up on undersurface of soda nozzles' housing .
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. front counter.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
11/6/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 31-09-1 Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
8/18/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 6/16/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 2/19/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 8/12/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

Do you have any questions you'd like to ask about ALADDIN MEDITERRANEAN GRILL? Post them here so others can see them and respond.

×
ALADDIN MEDITERRANEAN GRILL respresentatives - respond and add information

Write your review!

Your Ratings

You can rate this restaurant in different categories from 1 star (worst) to 5 stars (best) or leave category unrated

Food:
Service:
Price:
Ambience:
Cleanliness:

Your Review


Would you recommend ALADDIN MEDITERRANEAN GRILL to others? (optional)
  
Add photo of ALADDIN MEDITERRANEAN GRILL (optional)
Add more info about the restaurant »

About You

Your nickname:

Optional Verification

(additional info to increase the weight and the placement of your review and ratings)

Real Name:
Email (won't be published):
Date and time of your visit to this restaurant:
Phone number (won't be published):
Leave your signature»

Recently added reviews

Name City Users' Rating
ARAMARK @ BIOMET 3IPalm Beach Gardens, FL
***
SUBWAY 26838Palm Beach Gardens, FL
*
CHECKERS #6279Palm Beach Gardens, FL
CHINA GARDENPalm Beach Gardens, FL
*****
BROOKLYN CRUST PIZZAPalm Beach Gardens, FL
*•
ARBY'S #5185Palm Beach Gardens, FL
*****
R & L RIBS CHICKEN & SEAFOODFort Pierce, FL
****
HARDEE'S #1501537Jacksonville, FL
*
CHURCH'S CHICKEN #464Clearwater, FL
*•
BURGER KING #1684Crestview, FL
*•

Restaurants in neighborhood

Name

MCDONALD'S #5892
ANNA'S ITALIAN BISCOTTI
CATCH CLEAN COOK
CHEFCORP
CORDON BLEU CATERING
CULINARY ESCAPES
DAISEY'S FRIED PIES
DINER DOGS

Create your own business profile on city-data.com. It's completely free!
Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses
Search for:  near: