Pollo Tropical, 12000 Nw 7th Avenue, North Miami, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: POLLO TROPICAL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 12000 Nw 7th Avenue, North Miami, FL 33168
License #: 2333437
Total inspections: 6
Last inspection: 08/21/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Ice tea
  • Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with encrusted food debris.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. In the soda dispenser area
  • High Priority - Medicine stored in refrigerator/cooler with food.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined.lettuce
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
08/21/2014Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case of single-service articles stored on floor in dry storage area/kitchen/wait station.
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer.
  • 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 - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only.
5/14/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Intermediate - Metal stem-type thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
9/20/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface.around soda heads at both soda machines
  • High Priority - Cut lettuce/cabbage/spinach/kale/chard cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.58?F lettuce was discarded **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
  • High Priority - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
  • Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food.plant food sweet plantains
2/19/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.there are utensils stored inside of it
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands.utensils stored inside
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by food.sanitizer buket stored next to bread
9/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/29/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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