RatOn Restaurants: Ruvens and Rural Restaurant Violations

ByWarren Redlich
Ruvens in Delray; image by Google.

Inspectors hit Ruvens hard in their latest inspection report. The deli restaurant on Jog Road in Delray was reported as having 31 violations including 10 marked high priority. The worst of it was a sweet cream cheese sauce with “mold-like growth” that appeared to be six weeks old.

  • Food with mold-like growth in sweet cream cheese sauce in walk in cooler. Prep date 6/25/18. See stop sale.
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit……tuna salad, chicken salad, egg salad, roast beef , beef brisket, white fish salad all at temperature between 46°-51° in display case at front line. Per operator food being held less than four hours. Employee moved food to walk in cooler at time of food …..butter 65°, cream cheese 61° in reach in cooler at kitchen. Operator not aware how long Food being out of temperature ( other food 37°-38° in same cooler) . Operator discarded food at time of inspection. **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. ……chicken goulash 51° in a dipper than 4 inches container with covered in walk in cooler. Per chef it is yesterday left over food from hot holding . See stop sale.
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above….cabbage soup top part 99° to 102° when cook stair it was 166° . Advised cook stair food often. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food…..raw burger next to over storing bread in tall reach in cooler at kitchen. PIC properly stored it at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation….cream cheese sauce mold growth in it ,prep date was 6/25/18. Employee discarded food at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled….employee touched Dishmachine and then grabbed bread without changing gloves and wash hands. Discussed with employee, employee changed gloves and washing hands at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition….mold growth in cream cheese sauce
  • Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse…. chicken goulash 51° in a dipper than 4 inches container with covered in walk in cooler. Per chef it is yesterday left over food from hot holding
  • Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed….over ++200 ppm. Operator corrected it at 200 ppm at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Another bad inspection report was for La Rural, a relatively new Argentinian steakhouse on 441 in Parkland, north of Hillsboro. They had 21 violations including 7 high priority. They found a dish of pears that had been cooked over three weeks earlier.

  • In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Water was at 122F, employee moved water to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 18 lbs. Sausage 46-59F held since 8/7/2018 in reach in cooler flip top at end of cookline with ambient temperature of 66 F. See stop sale.
  • Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Rice held at 58F on steam table, per chef just turned off to clean. Steam table is located opposite of stove. Operator reheated rice to 178F **Corrected On-Site**
  • Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef ribs on top of cooked ham in reach in freezer by dry storage. Operator moved cooked ham to top shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. 3 lbs Cooked pears in walk-in cooler cooked on 7/16.
  • Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. 3 lbs Cooked pears in walk-in cooler cooked on 7/16. **Warning**
  • Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 18 lbs. Sausage 46-59F held since 7/7/2018 in reach in cooler flip top at end of cookline with ambient temperature of 66 F.

Two other restaurants had 20 or more violations: Dean Anthony’s Express Pizza on Yamato east of Military Trail (24 violations, 3 high priority) and China Spring on 441 in West Boca, near the Sandalfoot Cumberland Farms (20, 2).

Just below that were some surprises including:

  • Burt & Max in Delray Marketplace (19 violations, 8 high priority)
  • La Pizzeria on Sample in Margate (18, 8)
  • Bonefish Macs on Sample in Coral Springs (18, 5)
  • Picanha Brazil on 441 near Sandalfoot (17, 2)
  • Long Island Bagel on 441 near Target (17, 4)
  • Orient House Express on SW 18th near Military (17, 4)
  • Smokey Bones on 441 near Target (16, 5)
  • Sweet Tomatoes on Beracasa (16, 5)
  • Packy’s in Loggers’ Run (15, 4)
  • Yakitori Sake House in Royal Palm Place (15, 3)

Good News

Five restaurants had perfect inspections. In West Boca it was the Wendy’s on Glades near Lyons Road. Also notable was La Tre Vietnamese on East Palmetto Park Road and Sapori in Royal Palm Place.

Near-perfect inspections (1 violation) were reported for the First Watch in Mission Bay and two Chipotles in West Boca – the one at Glades and 441, and the one on Military Trail near the Office Depot HQ. Vinny’s All Day Cafe in the Woodfield plaza also had only one violation.

Zinger’s Deli and Einstein Bagles, both in Shadowood, had only two violations each.

Three violations each were reported for Miller’s Ale House on Glades near Lyons, LaSpadas Hoagies near Town Center, Brendy’s Ice Cream near Doris Market, and Bolay in Polo Club Shoppes.

As usual our full spreadsheet for this report is below:

allinsp-8-12-2018

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