Margate, Broward County

TERIYAKI EXPRESS

5501 W ATLANTIC BLVD, Margate, FL 33063

FoodSeating
Latest violations
13
5 High Priority
Jan 10, 2024
City
Margate
County
Broward
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
6

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Jan 10, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 4Basic: 4Total: 13

12A-16-4

Detail 22555176

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee returned to front cook line, put on apron, and began to work with food items on flattop without first washing hands. Reviewed proper procedures for hand washing and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site

14-15-4

Detail 22555186

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Raw chicken and raw beef in standard to go bags.

50-17-3

Detail 22555178

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

41-05-4

Detail 22555183

High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Spray bottle of Ortho insect killer under triple sink.

08A-05-6

Detail 22555182

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In single door cooler opposite flattop, container with raw salmon for sushi and containers of prepared salads. Manager inverted all items for proper separation. Corrected On-Site

11-27-4

Detail 22555175

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Bulletin provided to manager to post. Corrective Action Taken

05-08-4

Detail 22555184

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Analog thermometer reading 200F ambient temperature. Unable to adjust to correct. Digital thermometer battery dead.

05-06-4

Detail 22555177

Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Analog thermometer reading 200F ambient temperature. Unable to adjust to correct.

53B-14-5

Detail 22555187

Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two employee food handler certificates expired.

12B-07-4

Detail 22555179

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee closed beverage container on back prep table opposite triple sink.

16-13-5

Detail 22555180

Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. Wash sink set up in middle sink instead of first sink as required. Employee drained sink and began to correctly set up wash sink. Corrective Action Taken

10-07-4

Detail 22555185

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoop in container of standing water next to flattop.

31B-04-4

Detail 22555181

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sign missing at hand sink by triple sink. Sign provided to be posted. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Jul 20, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

31A-09-4

Detail 22136369

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -Observed handwash sink in dishwashing area block by food container. Operator relocate food container. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 22136370

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Observed no date mark on pasta stored in walk-in cooler. Operator correctly date marked Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 22136368

Basic - Food stored on floor. -Observed containers with cooking oil and soy sauce stored on dry storage floor. -Observed containers with food items stored on walk-in cooler floor. Repeat Violation

31B-04-4

Detail 22136367

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -Observed no hand wash sign at hand wash sink in dishwashing area. Repeat Violation

Jan 30, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

08A-17-6

Detail 21737089

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over shrimp in walk-in freezer. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 21737086

Basic - Food stored on floor. -Observed case with food items stored on walk-in freezer and cooler floor. Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 21737088

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in dishwashing area. Repeat Violation

06-01-5

Detail 21737087

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. -Observed containers with shrimps thawing at room temperature in kitchen. Operator relocate shrimps to walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

Sep 15, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

08A-14-5

Detail 21356906

High Priority - Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. -Observed raw shell eggs stored over shrimp in refrigerator drawers. Operator removed and stored properly Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 21356903

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -Observed employees drinking cups stored on food preparation table next to cooked rice.

08B-38-4

Detail 21356905

Basic - Food stored on floor. -Observed container with soup stored on kitchen floor. Operator removed and stored properly Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 21356904

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -Observed no handwash sign at handwash sink in dishwashing area.

Jan 3, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

50-17-2

Detail 20756907

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired more than 30 days

21-05-5

Detail 20756906

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Napkins on top of vegetables , chef removed, Corrected On-Site

12B-14-4

Detail 20756905

Basic - Employee beverage container in ice machine/ice bin. Chef removed bottles of water and burned the ice Corrected On-Site

Aug 9, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

29-42-4

Detail 20413544

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

21-05-5

Detail 20413545

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface.

10-07-4

Detail 20413546

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.