FLACOS CUBAN BAKERY AND COFFEE SPOT

High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0-100ppm, water filled to the top of sink with 4 tablets added, operator added 1 more tablet to water. Retested at 200ppm. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ovens soiled with old food debris/grease. Interior bottom of warm display case with old food debris. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At Handwash sink in employee bathroom in the back of kitchen, employee placed paper towels in restroom. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 2 tanks upstairs not secured to anything.

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Inside the bottom of white reach in freezer in side storage room, employee discarded bug and cleaned area. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Microwave interior top the paint is chipping off located on cooks line. Silver reach in freezer interior doors has exposed insulation, cooler in back storage/oven room.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Soda syrup box on floor upstairs.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior white reach in freezer soiled with old food debris in back oven room. Reach in cooler door jam soiled with black substance, cooler across from customer ordering area on cooks line, employee cleaned. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Flip top reach in cooler on cooks line has standing in the bottom. Repeat Violation

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. beef empanada (108F - Hot Holding); chicken empanada (111F - Hot Holding) items in heat display case, operator stated he forgot to turn unit on, food had been in case for no more than 1.5 hours. Case had been turned up high to rapidly reheat items. Corrective Action Taken Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-26: Beef empanada 119F, guava cheese pastry 125F. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (64F - Cold Holding) items on cooks line at room temperature, operator placed in reach in freezer to rapidly drop in temperature. tempeh (44F - Cold Holding); pork (52F - Cold Holding) items in storage reach in cooler, spoke to operator about using metal instead of plastic. Retemped tempeh at 42. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. 2 bottles hanging on rack above prep area on cooks line.

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At the mop sink. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Coke dispenser. Interior oven. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. The hot water nozzle when turned on doesn't have enough pressure behind prep kitchen.

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In bathroom. Unable to dispense paper towels on cooks line, employee placed a different roll of paper towels by sink.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup with no handle in salt and sugar containers.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In bathroom. Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -Cutting boards on reach in coolers with cut marks. -2 container lids cracked. -knife on cooks line the tip of blade has chipped. -rice container lid is cracked on cooks line. -Aluminum foil torn lining shelves in reach in cooler on cooks line. -exposed insulation on reach in freezer doors in back prep area.

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door in the back prep area.

Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light over back prep area has no shield or covering.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gasket soiled in storage side kitchen. Fan blades soiled over the back prep kitchen. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 6/1/2024.

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Above the mop sink area.

High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Quaternary ammonia spray bottle over 500ppm, operator added more water retested at 200ppm. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler in storage room the racks are soiled. Interior dough proofed.

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary ammonia.

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing purple liquid located by Three compartment sink, employee labeled is fabuloso. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank located at entrance of prep kitchen.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. In hallway between main kitchen and prep kitchen.

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Air vent area soiled in front of prep kitchen.

Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Silver reach in freezer in prep kitchen. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Door jam on reach in cooler in prep kitchen. Window seal behind oven in prep kitchen. Repeat Violation

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Togo box on floor upstairs, employee placed boxes on floor. Repeat Violation

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler in prep kitchen. Repeat Violation

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Arepas thawing at room temperature. Repeat Violation

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container containing white substance in dry storage room, employee labeled as sugar. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

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. Employee toughed cash register and money then put on gloves to start making food orders, inspector stopped him and he discarded gloves, washed hands, then placed on new gloves. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup no handle in sugar container in dry storage. Operator removed cup. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door near employee bathroom.

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Upstairs in storage/office area.

Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. In between customer bathrooms. Repeat Violation

Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Reach in freezer in back prep area both doors. Repeat Violation

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan on cooks line soiled. Window seal behind oven.

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Deli paper container on floor in dry storage and roll of paper towels on floor in same room, operator picked items off of floor. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler on cooks line.

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Arepas being thawed at room temperature on bottom shelf of prep table. Items still partly frozen, employee placed in reach in cooler.

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Multiple items in back of restaurant not being used.

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container in dry storage containing sugar, operator labeled. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sour cream (46F - Cold Holding); sausage (45F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); chicken (45F - Cold Holding); pico (46F - Cold Holding) items placed on ice. Chicken 45F, ham 45-47, sour cream no change, sausage no change. ham (45F - Cold Holding); chicken (47F - Cold Holding) beans (46F - Cold Holding); items more spread out inside cooler and bags cracked open. Retemped chicken 44F, beans no change. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-13: Sour cream 40, ham 41, tomatoes 42, pico 40. Ropa vieja 41, beans 43, ham 44-45, chicken 41, tempeh 46, pico 40. Admin Complaint

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-01-11: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-17: No change. Admin Complaint

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired dated 6/1/2021. Manager went on line and renewed the license. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed carton of eggs stored over unwashed produce.

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed missing vacuum breaker at mop sink Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled spray bottle with chemical substance buy the three compartment sink .

Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Observed no covered waste receptacle provided in unisex bathroom.

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed two male employees in the front kitchen with no hair or beard restraints.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed box of tortillas on the floor.

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed box of cups stored on floor. Employee placed box on shelf. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed in kitchen working containers of food (flour and oil)removed from original container with no identification of food product stored in container.

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 fly at the first soda gun at the bar.

High Priority - 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. Observed no time as a public health control time mark for the pork pastries on the front line. The chart was amended for the time left.

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed the mop sink with the green hose and splitter connection, lacks a vacuum breaker.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed the middle soda gun has residue in the ports.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed the hand wash sink by the bar is blocked with a dolly/cart.

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed 2 co2 tanks, under a shelf in the back pastry prep area, not secured.

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed the front line hand wash sink, no sign.

Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Observed the middle soda gun is lacking a drain line.

Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Observed a fire extinguisher by the back oven, in the red zone.