This week’s restaurant inspection report was mostly good. But Mozzarita Bar on Clint Moore at 441 had the worst inspection in this report with 19 violations including 6 marked high priority:
Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food.
Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands.
Employee washed hands with no soap.
Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. REACH IN COOLER – (Sandwich Table) mozzarella 46° sauces 46°
Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. – raw chicken breasts uncovered Ed and directly above cooked sauces, soups, mozzarella cheese, baked breads, and breaded eggplant. – in tall “Metalfrio” reach in cooler.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
We should mention that we like the place. This inspection is not that bad (some violations seem nitpicky and they got hit a few times for the same things) and won’t stop us from eating there. But at the same time it never seems busy and we’re worried they won’t last. If you haven’t tried it, we suggest going there soon. There’s plenty of good news including five perfect routine inspections. They include Sushi Jessie, La Villetta and Big Joe’s Burgers on North Federal Highway, Wendy’s on Yamato (East Boca); and Jerkit Cuisine in Coconut Creek. Padano in Logger’s Run; image copyright Warren Redlich 2016 The newly renamed Padano Gastro Bistro in Logger’s Run scored a near-perfect inspection with only one intermediate violation. Their Facebook page looks like it’s still a pizza place. We called just now and confirmed that they open for business tomorrow. The popular Thick and Thin in Sandalfoot also had a near perfect inspection with one minor violation. Brendy’s in the Polo Club Shoppes did well with only 2 minor violations. Tomasso’s Pizza and Subs also had 2 minor violations (Palmetto just east of I-95). Other notables include Monkey Joe’s in Logger’s Run with 5 violations (2 high priority); El Balcon de las Americas on Powerline in Deerfield Beach (9 violations, 5 high priority); and Rotelli’s on Yamato in East Boca (9 violations, 1 high priority). For all the numbers this week, see our spreadsheet below: [gview file=”https://westbocanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/allinsp-8-14-2016.pdf”]
We were excited about the opening of Boca Indian Grill in Mission Bay and so it’s a bigger disappointment to have to write about their first bad inspection. They “lead” this report with 26 violations including 6 marked high priority from a routine inspection in late July. To be fair, some of the violations were picky, related to how they have moved around furniture and buffet tables without getting government approval first. And their follow-up inspection 2 days later was near perfect. The 6 big violations were:
Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. – in walk n cooler covered tightly – cooked chicken 98° after 3 hours.
Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. – operator stated that mop buckets were dumped outside , indicating outside the back door.
Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. BUFFET LINE – fish stew 120° chicken tikka 113° carrot pudding 118° okra marsala 115°
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. – the 3 compartment sink quaternary ammonium dispenser has nothing hooked up to it. the dispenser line is placed into the floor drain. There is no knowledge by person in charge or DIshmachine operator as to what quaternary ammonium is, or what a sanitizer test kit is.
Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. WALK IN COOLER – raw chicken marinating 54° cheese/vegetaalls balls 53° raw chicken 54° AMBIENT TEMPERATURE 45°
Self-service hot and cold buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. – cease buffet until there is sneeze/cough guard protection for all displayed foods. Covers for chafing dishes do not provide sneeze/cough guard protection as the food is unprotected when sneeze/couch protection is most needed.
We went there today for the lunch buffet and asked if they had any comment on the inspection. They did not get back to us. As for today’s meal, Chicken Tikka Masala is their most popular item and it was good today as was most of the food. However the Tandoori Chicken was surprisingly bland. We have had dinner there a few times and the portion sizes are noticeably small for an Indian restaurant, though this is obviously not a problem at the lunch buffet. Hashi Sushi Thai in Shadowood; image by Google Right behind with 25 violations was Hashi Sushi Thai in Shadowood. Four were high priority including a stop sale:
Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. – Fresh garlic in oil held unrefrigerated on cookline at 67°. Operator, trying to explain time in lieu of temperature said, ” two hour back in cooler out two hour back in cooler two hour”. – REACH IN COOLER – (iced igloo cooler) mussels 60° red snapper 58° talaria 57° scallops 37° Krab 37° – REACH IN COOLER – shrimp 50° (cooling from improper thawing).
Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. – operator thinks he is using time as a public health control for garlic but does not understand the concept. Attempted to explain to him and instructed him regarding a written approved plan before this can be approved.
Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. REACH IN COOLER – (iced igloo cooler) mussels 60° red snapper 58° talapia 57°
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. – Rear exterior. **Repeat Violation**
The other bad inspection goes to Brendy’s in Polo Club Shoppes, which was temporarily closed in late July for roaches:
Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. When inspector moved an empty folded cardboard box from between freezer equipment in rear area, multiple live roaches scurried across the floor. They were fast moving and too to acquire an exact count. There were 20 + live roaches observed.
The Good News Stallone’s on Glades is the winner in this report with a perfect zero violations in a routine inspection. Southwinds Golf Course also recorded a perfect routine inspection, as did a Burger King on Atlantic in Delray and the Adios Golf Club in Coconut Creek. There were several near-perfect inspections, including: 1 Violation
Hooter’s near Town Center
IHOP in Mission Bay
Chuck E Cheese on 441
Neiman Marcus Mariposa in Town Center
DD Flats and Wok Out, both in Polo Club Shoppes
Jet’s Pizza in Somerset Shoppes
Brendy’s on SW 18th
Wendy’s in Boca Lyons Plaza
2 Violations
Papa John’s in Lakeside Centre (Glades near Boca Rio)
C R Chicks near Town Center
Tulip Meditteranean in Westwinds (licensing inspection for the former Taso’s)
Domino’s Pizza in Mission Bay
Butcher Block Grill at Camino Real and Powerline
Other notables in this report include: Shen’s Peking in Boca Lyons Plaza (3 violations, zero high priority) Packy’s in Loggers Run (3, 0) Nikuya in Loggers Run (3, 1) Picanha Brazil Steakhouse near the Sandalfoot Cumberland Farms (4, 2) La Bamba on Sample in Margate (4, 1) Brooklyn Boys Pizza in Shadowood (4, 1) Tutti Frutti in Shadowood (5, 1) Sandalfoot Bagel (4, 1) Pollo Tropical on 441 (5, 2) Sapphire Indian in Royal Palm (6, 2) Yokohama Sushi in Polo Club (7, 1) Bangkok Thai in Polo Club (9, 3) Rafina on SW 18th (10, 6) Our full spreadsheet is below: [gview file=”https://westbocanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/allinsp-8-7-2016.pdf”]
Souvlaki Fresh leads off our latest restaurant inspection report, with a temporary closure on June 27th due to roaches. The number of violations wasn’t that big, but sometimes the lack of quality outweighs the quantity.
Dead roaches on premises….5 dead roaches underneath POS by the reach in cooler in front line. 1 dead roach underneath shelf , 1 dead roach by the reach in freezer , 2 dead roaches by the mop sink in back prep room. Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment….RAID ants and roach killer spray in frontline underneath POS. 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. ….slice gyro 46°/49° in glass door reach in cooler. See stop sale. Operator discarded food. **Corrective Action Taken** Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler….raw chicken above raw beef, raw fish in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found….2 live roaches on floor mat by the reach in cooler in front line kitchen. 10 live roaches underneath 2 compartment sink , 1 live roach con the wall between reach in freezer and 3 compartment sink , 1 live roach on the floor in back prep room. Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse…..see stop sale report. **Warning**
Souvlaki Fresh is in the plaza just south of Mizner Park. They had a much better inspection the next day, but July 12th inspectors again found dead roaches. A follow-up on the 13th showed zero violations. China Buffet & Grill on Hillsboro in Deerfield Beach; image by Google. The biggest number in our report goes to China Buffet & Grill in Deerfield Beach (Hillsboro west of Powerline). Inspectors noted 34 total violations on July 11th, including 13 marked high priority. This place is an ongoing inspection disaster, featured in our late May report with 40 violations and a 2-day closure, and then a week later they were closed again and were caught “dumpster diving” on video. Get ready for this list of high priority violations:
All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods on buffet cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed imitation crab salad (51°F); coleslaw (51°F); pasta salad (49°F); cut tomatoes salad (55°F); cut lettuce (58°F); on the salad buffet.
Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Observed cooked chicken 84° stored in the kitchen on the fry station at room temperature
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 4 dented cans on the can rack. **Repeat Violation**
Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. The cooks **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Employee handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. The dish washer. **Corrected On-Site**
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed the dish washer grab cooked shrimp with bare hands from a container filled with cooked shrimp to eat the n the kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
Employee washed hands with no soap. The sushi cook.
Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut honeydew 53°F and cut cantaloupe 53°F on the sushi and fruit side of the buffet. **Repeat Violation**
Potentially hazardous (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. The sushi rice. Rice still hot cook just add the vinegar. **Corrected On-Site**
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in cooler. Observed raw chicken stored over raw shrimp, raw blue crab, and raw ground pork in the walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in walk-in freezer – all products not commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over raw beef in the walk-in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. The cooks **Corrected On-Site**
Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Observed imitation crab salad (51°F); coleslaw (51°F); pasta salad (49°F); cut tomatoes salad (55°F); cut lettuce (58°F); on the salad buffet. Observed cut honeydew 53°F and cut cantaloupe 53°F on the sushi and fruit side of the buffet. **Repeat Violation**
Follow-up inspections on July 18th were much better. Sushi Thai south of Mizner Park; image by Google The other big number in this report belongs to the Sushi Thai restaurant in the same plaza as Souvlaki Fresh, just south of Mizner Park. Inspectors found 27 total violations on July 8th, including 6 high priority. Mostly they were related to hand washing and storage of raw animal foods. Others with more than 10 violations include: Duffy’s on St. Andrews (19 violations, 2 high priority); Chen’s Yokohama in Boca Lyons Plaza (16, 5); New Golden China on Palmetto near Powerline (14, 3); and Grille on Congress (13, 3). Subway on Powerline; image by Google On the good news side of things, the Subway on Powerline (near Olive Garden) had a perfect licensing inspection in this report. A few weeks later they had 4 violations, 2 high priority which is still pretty good. Near-perfect inspections were reported for:
Bakery of France on SW 18th (1 violation, 1 high priority)
Four Seasons on Glades near Boca Rio (2, 0)
Einstein Bagels in Shadowood (2, 1)
Pizza Hut on 441 near SW 18th (3, 0)
Other notables in this report include:
Rotelli’s in its new location near Hobby Lobby (4, 1)
Casa Tequila on Glades across from the International Jewelry Exchange (4, 0)
Houston’s near Town Center (4, 3)
Sicilian Oven on St. Andrews (4, 0)
Tijuana Flats in Mission Bay (4, 0)
Padrino’s in Mission Bay (5, 0)
Dominic’s on Glades near Boca Rio (5, 1)
Puccini’s on Yamato (5, 1)
Dominic’s in Westwinds of Boca (9, 2)
Bamboo Wok on Glades near Lyons (9, 1)
First Watch on St. Andrews (10, 2)
Another Broken Egg in Royal Palm Place (10, 3)
One last note, China Cafe in Logger’s Run reopened with a so-so licensing inspection, 8 violations, 1 marked high priority. Full spreadsheet from this report is below: [gview file=”https://westbocanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/allinsp-7-17-2016.pdf”]
Pad Thai restaurant in Margate; image by Google Pad Thai restaurant in Margate was hit with multiple bad inspections last week, closing the place for at least two days. The worst of it involved roaches, roach excrement, and an egg sac. Oddly the previous inspection was just a few days earlier and while not great (12 violations), it wasn’t that bad either. On the 23rd inspectors closed Pad Thai after finding 35 violations including 5 marked high priority:
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale , chaokoh coconut milk 2 cans.
Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food.
Observed Roach activity present as evidenced by 1 live roaches found crawling on prep table, 2 in Saran Wrap box, 6 plus on shelf where clean pots and pans are stored between hot water heater and ware washing machine, 2 crawling on wall by hot water heater, 1 nestled between pots hanging and walk over 3 compartment sink, 3 between wall and pipe by hand wash sink, 3 plus in wall holes over prep table, 2 crawling on floor by fryer, 2 in ziplock box over prep table, in kitchen, 1 egg sac in container with egg roll bags.
Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food, raw beef with cooked pork same container operator separated food. **Corrected On-Site**
Roach excrement and/or droppings present, around outlets, storage shelf in kitchen where clean pots and pans are stored , on wall where there are holes and around ziplock box in kitchen.
Map showing Pad Thai location; image and map data by Google. The next day had two inspections. The first, with 27 violations, noted:
From follow-up inspection on 2016-06-24: At time of call back inspection observed 2 live roaches nestled between wall and pipe by hot water heater in kitchen, 2 live under drain board by washing machine, 1 under the dish machine, 1 live by wok, 2 live crawling on kitchen floor. … Observed roach excrement on wall over 3 compartment sink.
Then in another inspection later the same day:
At time of call back inspection observed 5 live roaches on base of ceiling 1 crawling on the wall by hot water heater. … At time of call back inspection roach excrement observed in kitchen.
The place passed inspection on June 27th, but still had 11 violations. The only other inspection with double digits this week was for The Original Bagel Tree on Atlantic in Delray Beach, with 12 violations, 3 of them high priority. On the good news side of things, Maoz Vegetarian (in Town Center), Outback Steakhouse on SW 18th, and the Coconut Cove Waterpark (South County Regional Park) each had only 1 violation. The kosher Boca Grill in Somerset Shoppes had a reasonably good inspection with 5 violations, and Sal’s Italian on Palmetto Park Road had a still not bad 7 violations. Our spreadsheet with this week’s data is below: [gview file=”https://westbocanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/allinsp-6-26-2016.pdf”]
We cover two weeks in our latest inspection report. Inspectors seem to have slowed down so we waited for this week. Sushi Ray in Boca Center, image from BocaCenter.com The biggest total number in the past two weeks was for Dean Anthony’s Express Pizza with 22 total violations, 3 of which were marked high priority by the inspectors. Sushi Ray in Boca Center (east side of Military Trail south of Glades, aka Town Center Circle) had 19 total violations with 5 marked high priority. Augy’s Restaurant in East Boca; image by Google Other notable inspections include:
Augy’s in East Boca (16 violations, 5 high priority)
Nino’s on Beracasa Way (15, 4)
Tobu Teriyaki Grill in Town Center (13, 4)
Cheesecake Factory (6, 3)
Boston Market in Town Center (5, 3)
The Dubliner in Mizner Park (1, 0 – near perfect)
Our spreadsheet for the two weeks ending June 19th is below: [gview file=”https://westbocanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/allinsp-6-19-2016.pdf”]
