30 Violations at Odyssey Diner

Odyssey Diner; Image: Google
Odyssey Diner; Image: Google

With 30 violations, the Odyssey Diner on Jog in Delray returns to the top of our list of bad restaurant inspections. In 2015 they were hit with a 58-violation inspection, and in April of this year they had 20 violations.
This week’s report includes 8 high priority violations including a stop sale for temperature issues:

  • Employee washed hands with no soap. Grill cook washed hands with no soap. Was instructed on proper hand washing. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter 63°, cream cheese 58°, creamer 44°. Under 4 hours moved to freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. , soups 54-57° (cooling overnight), cooked egg noodles 45° (cooling overnight) in Mr Winter walk in cooler.
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Cole slaw 46° (ambient cooling overnight) in Mr Winter walk in cooler. See stop sale
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food re-served to customers. Observed Cream cheese and butter being reserved
  • Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw salmon over cooked beef in cook line reach in. Raw chicken over beef in walk in cooler. Owner moved chicken. Corrected on site
  • Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Soups 54-57° (cooling overnight), cooked egg noodles 45° (cooling overnight) in Mr Winter walk in Cole slaw 46° (ambient cooling overnight) in Mr Winter walk in cooler. Ice from machine in back storage area contaminated with mold like substance.
  • Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Bleach under prep table with vinegar. Owner removed bleach Paint near pans in dry storage. Owner moved paint. **Corrected On-Site**

House of Cheung in East Boca was in second place with 22 violations, 4 marked high priority.
Max’s Grill in Mizner Park had 11 violations, 5 of them high priority. The worst one:

Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight, tomato bisque 50°, date marked 11/20, cooling overnight. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation**

The rest of the report is mostly better. In Mizner Park Sloan’s and Truluck’s had 3 violations each.
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The new Cooper’s Hawk in the Promenade had 3 minor violations. They should open next week.
Our spreadsheet for the week is below:
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