Below is a list of places that were recently inspected by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
Rodent issues were discovered inside Sam’s Kitchen in Lauderhill.
Several violations were found in Mindy’s Supermarket/Cafeteria in Hialeah, including meat given to the owner “from the streets” and cat feces under the counter, but Mindy’s was not ordered shut.
In fact, no places were ordered shut last week in Miami-Dade County.
All the places ordered shut were allowed to re-open following an ordered cleanup and re-inspection.
**PUP TENT
1345 NW 40TH AVENUE
LAUDERHILL
INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT
ORDERED SHUT 1/4/23
4 VIOLATIONS FOUND
“Dead roaches on premises. Observed three dead roaches in cabinet housing Co2 tank in kitchen. Observed 2 dead roaches in cabinet located next to refrigerator in kitchen. Observed 3 dead roaches in cabinet below microwave in kitchen.”
“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 5 live roaches behind microwave oven in kitchen.”
“Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed buildup of grease and debris though out area.”
“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired on December 1 2023 less than 60 days.”
**THE NEW UMBERTOS
2780 E. ATLANTIC BLVD.
POMPANO BEACH
INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT
ORDERED SHUT 1/4/23
6 VIOLATIONS FOUND
“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. one live roach in kitchen crawling out of reach in cooler on gasket at pizza station.”
“Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roaches in kitchen on floor of storage area.”
“Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At flip top cooler in kitchen, cooked Pasta 70°F Chicken 73°F, Calamari 76°F, chicken wings 73°F, lasagna 74°F, shredded mozzarella 74°F.”
“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. All cutting boards soiled with mold like substances.”
“No soap provided at hand wash sink. No soap at hand wash sink by dish machine.”
**CHA-BAA THAI & JAPANESE
6316 N. POWERLINE ROAD
FORT LAUDERDALE
ORDERED SHUT 1/5/23
9 VIOLATIONS FOUND
“Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 5 live roaches crawling on floor under reach in cooler at cook-line in kitchen area.”
“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 3 dead roaches on floor in kitchen area.”
“Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout property.”
“Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Observed one cooked shrimp among raw shrimp in container at prep cooler.”
“Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed bean sprouts at 70F at cook line. As per operator, bean sprouts have been out 3 hours. Operator will use Time as a Public Health Control for the product, in the future. Observed raw salmon and krab at 49F. As per operator items were placed in cooler 2 hours prior. Operator moved items to another working cooler.”
“Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed 4 containers of prepared on site sauces not date marked in walk-in cooler. As per operator, sauces were prepared two days ago.”
“Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle with no label at front area. Operator wrote name of product on spray bottle.”
**SAM KITCHEN DETENTE BAR AND RESTAURANT
6043 MIRAMAR PARKWAY
MIRAMAR
ORDERED SHUT 1/4/23
11 VIOLATIONS FOUND
“Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 1) 10 rodent droppings behind containers of corn meal in dry storage area away from kitchen. 2) 8 rodent droppings on container in dry storage area away from the kitchen. 3) 3 rodent droppings on shelf next to clean containers in dry storage area away from kitchen. 4) 2 rodent droppings front of stove in kitchen. 5) 3 rodent droppings under small chest freezer in kitchen. 6) 5 rodent droppings in dining room away from kitchen. 7) 4 rodent droppings under cooler front counter away from kitchen. Manager cleaned and sanitized area during inspection.”
“Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle stored in container of corn meal in dry storage area.”
“Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Bag of raw chicken stored above bag of beef in small black freezer in dry storage area.”
“Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Oven Cooked rice (100F-115F-Hot Holding) Per manager food item in unit less than 2 hours.”
“Hand wash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. To go bags and container of forks stored in hand washing sink front counter.”
“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Repeat Violation.”
**MINDY’S SUPERMARKET/CAFETERIA
2602 PALM AVE.
HIALEAH
INSPECTION DATE 1/5/23
19 VIOLATIONS FOUND
FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION REQUIRED
“Observed cat feces under the front counter.”
“Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Observed Paloma meat thawing in the 3 compartment sink. Operator said it was given to her by a man from the streets.”
“Food/ice received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source. See Stop Sale. Observed Paloma meat thawing in the 3 compartment sink. Operator said it was given to her by a man from the streets.”
“Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.”
“Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach in the mop sink.”
“Non-service animals in the food establishment or on premises. Observed 2 cats inside the dining room. Operator removed. Cats keep coming in and out of the establishment, due to door being kept open.”
“No soap provided at hand wash sink. Observed hand washing sink at the kitchen and bathroom with no soap.”
“No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees.”
“Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed steam table, hand washing sink, 3 compartment sink and mop sink soiled.”