1881 SE 17 ST, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.
Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dishwasher area, several wet wiping cloths inside sink, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Not available on site.
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Traulsen cooler; salsa (52F - Cold Holding); individual butters (50F - Cold Holding). We operator food transferred from walk in cooler less than four hours ago. Food not prepared or portioned today. Observed unit on defrost. Operator placed food in freezer to quick chill Corrective Action Taken
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed commercial tuna thawing in ROP. Per operator food thawing less than four hours. Review properly thawing protocol with Commercial ROP fish. Operator removed fish from ROP and continued to thaw Corrected On-Site
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in two drawer cooler at cookline
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Routine - Food
Call Back - Complied
Routine - Food
Warning Issued
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed dented cans of pineapple juice and cranberry sauce in dry storage room. Operator discarded. Stop sale.
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. Observed Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator will setup triple sink to wash, rinse, and sanitize dish ware. Warning
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed pitcher stored inside hand wash sink at cafe. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Observed unwrapped apples on display for self service at cafe. Repeat Violation
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw turkey burgers, commercially packaged, stored over ice cream, not commercially packaged, inside main walk in freezer. Operator properly stored. Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Observed unwrapped apples displayed for self service.
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed co2 tanks stored next to ice machine, unsecured. Operator secured with chain. Corrected On-Site
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee purse and sweater on beverage shelf in dry storage area. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed unwrapped straws and stirrers stored at coffee self service counter.
Routine - Food
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed dented cans of ketchup and artichoke hearts stored in dry storage room at banquet kitchen. Operator removed. Stop sale.
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1) Observed one live, small flying insect landing inside pastry container at cafe station. Operator removed fly and discarded pastries. Corrected On-Site
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 breakfast burritos without time mark. Per operator, burritos held in hot box since appropriately 7:30am. Operator put time mark on burritos. Corrected On-Site
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand wash sink blocked with trash can at cafe back kitchen. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink at cafe station being used as a dump sink. Advised operator that hand wash sink is to be used only to wash hands. Corrective Action Taken
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand wash sink in cafe station. Operator provided. Corrected On-Site
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand wash sign at hand wash sink in cafe kitchen. Emailed hand wash sign to operator. Corrective Action Taken
Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Observed unwrapped straws and coffee stirrers stored at self serve coffee station. Operator removed and stored behind cafe front counter
Routine - Food
Call Back - Complied
Routine - Food
Warning Issued
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. 1) Coffee bar dishwasher reading 0ppm after 2 runs. 2) Main kitchen dishwasher reading 0ppm. Both units out of sanitizer. Warning
High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server at coffee bar touching hair before preparing coffee drink. Warning
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In main kitchen, RIGHT FLIPTOP UPPER - house aioli (51F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (52-55F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cooked onions (51F - Cold Holding) and LEFT FLIPTOP UPPER - quinoa (55F - Cold Holding); hummus (56F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (56F - Cold Holding); feta cheese (56F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (57F - Cold Holding) LOWER - pancake batter (55F - Cold Holding); sour cream (55F - Cold Holding). Per manager all items in unit since 11:00am. Employees began removing items to walk in freezer to rechill. Second temperatures taken @ 2:30pm, temperatures 42-43F. Corrected On-Site Warning
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. Self service milk being kept on 3 hr time block missing time mark. Employee added time mark. Corrected On-Site Warning
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Towels in hand sink in coffee bar. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Warning
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand sink in coffee bar back room. Warning
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Coffee bar missing form for time control. Form provided to manager. Corrective Action Taken Warning
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in bottle in coffee bar back storage area. Warning
Intermediate - Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Apples at front coffee cafe unwrapped. Warning
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tanks by back ice machine not secured. Warning
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened water bottle on shelf next to right fliptop sitting above clean utensils. Manager removed. Warning
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee shirt and purse on back counter in coffee bar around dry service food items. Manager removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Tongs at grill stuck in grease catch. Warning
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Kitchen sanitizer reading 50ppm quaternary. Employee remade to proper 200ppm quaternary. Corrected On-Site Warning
Routine - Food
Call Back - Complied
Routine - Food
Warning Issued
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. New coffee / bar store located at hotel lobby. Front counter has 3 coolers and hand wash sink. Back of the store, has Additional hand wash sink, small dish machine, 4 compartment RIC., and a prep sink Corrected On-Site Warning
Routine - Food
Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Lobby coffee bar remodeled, no plans on file Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-12-14: Observed at callback inspection same. Plan Review has no record of file received and still in progress of review. Admin Complaint
Routine - Food
Warning Issued
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Containers of raw fish over cases of deli turkey, items were inverted Corrected On-Site Warning
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Lobby coffee bar remodeled, no plans on file Warning