Rodent points — together with one discovered alive in a sticky entice at an Italian restaurant and greater than 40 droppings in a taco spot’s kitchen — have been among the many violations that led the state to briefly shut 9 South Florida eating places final week.
The Solar Sentinel usually highlights restaurant inspections performed by the Florida Division of Enterprise and Skilled Regulation in Broward and Palm Seashore counties. We cull by means of inspections that occur weekly and highlight locations ordered shut for “high-priority violations,” resembling improper meals temperatures or lifeless cockroaches.
Any restaurant that fails a state inspection should keep closed till it passes a follow-up. Should you spot a potential violation and want to file a grievance, contact Florida DBPR. (However please don’t contact us: The Solar Sentinel doesn’t examine eating places.)
PALM BEACH COUNTY
The Cooper
4610 PGA Blvd., Suite 100, Palm Seashore Gardens
Ordered shut: Jan. 30
Why: 4 violations (one high-priority), together with:
- About 33 stay flies touchdown “on wall and cabinets with scorching sauce,” “on single-service containers and clear dishes above prep counters and meals,” “on espresso machine and on wall above espresso station,” on partitions in eating room and “on bar counter and bottles of alcohol” on the indoor bar space.
- Brunch objects which can be served uncooked or undercooked — together with eggs Benedict and smoked salmon avocado toast, amongst others — are usually not recognized on the menu.
- “Single-service objects saved in dumpster space.”
Standing: Reopened Jan. 31 after a second inspection discovered two intermediate and primary violations, with a follow-up inspection required.
Tacos Al Carbon Bar & Grill
2161 Palm Seashore Lakes Blvd., West Palm Seashore
Ordered shut: Jan. 30
Why: Two high-priority violations, together with:
- About 40 rodent droppings in kitchen areas resembling dry storage, inside electrical closet, below dish machine and subsequent to dry storage cabinets on the prepare dinner line.
- “Worker dealt with broom/mud pan whereas cleansing after which dealt with clear utensils and bottles with out washing fingers.”
Standing: Reopened Jan. 31 after a follow-up inspection discovered no violations.
Bon Gou Delicacies
7459 S. Navy Path, Lake Price Seashore
Ordered shut: Jan. 30
Why: Eight violations (six high-priority), together with:
- 13 stay roaches “strolling on wall subsequent to mop sink,” on flooring “round walk-in cooler” and “in sink base” in kitchen and “strolling on flooring subsequent to bathroom” in buyer rest room.
- 4 lifeless roaches “in kitchen subsequent to reach-in cooler and mop sink.”
- “Worker in kitchen dealt with uncooked turkey and, with out washing fingers, dealt with clear mixing spoons to stir marinade on desk.”
- Cease sale ordered for decent canines, cooked rice, uncooked turkey and rooster broth “resulting from temperature abuse.”
Standing: Reopened Jan. 31 after a second go to discovered no violations.
Wing Wah Specific
115 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Seashore
Ordered shut: Jan. 30
Why: 11 violations (three high-priority), together with:
- 23 stay flies “on the lid of the soy sauce bucket saved on the ground subsequent to prepare dinner line,” “on the skin wall of walk-in cooler,” “on pace rack subsequent to again door and “on tofu inside reach-in cooler on prepare dinner line” (cease sale ordered).
- Time/temperature challenge concerned clear soup.
- “Saved fried shrimp and spring rolls not lined in reach-in freezer subsequent to microwave at entrance to kitchen.”
- The next areas have been dirty with grease and meals particles — “rice container on prepare dinner line, MSG, sugar and salt containers subsequent to triple sink” and “exterior of chest freezer subsequent at hand sink within the again kitchen and gaskets of cooler on prepare dinner line.”
Standing: Reopened Jan. 31 after a follow-up go to discovered no violations.
Dominic’s II
9834 Glades Highway, Boca Raton
Ordered shut: Jan. 28
Why: 5 violations (one high-priority), together with:
- “Stay rodent current on sticky entice positioned beneath dry storage close to walk-in cooler door.”
- “Spray bottle containing cleaner not labeled at ware-washing space.”
- “Moist wiping fabric not saved in sanitizing resolution between makes use of all through kitchen and pizza prep areas.”
Standing: Reopened the identical day after a second inspection discovered one intermediate violation.
BROWARD COUNTY
BBQ Toni8ht
1386 S. Federal Freeway, Pompano Seashore
Ordered shut: Jan. 30
Why: One high-priority violation:
- “Roughly 8 stay roaches in kitchen by handwashing sink and on flooring by oven.”
Standing: Reopened Feb. 3 after a follow-up go to discovered no violations. The restaurant was beforehand closed on Jan. 24 with 9 violations (two high-priority).
Lucille’s American Cafe
2250 Weston Highway, Weston
Ordered shut: Jan. 29
Why: Seven violations (5 high-priority), together with:
- 4 stay roaches “on prepping desk subsequent to grill in kitchen.”
- Seven flies “touchdown on shelf in kitchen.”
- “Uncooked turkey burgers saved over uncooked pork chops” at reach-in cooler.
- Cease sale ordered for diced tomatoes and boiled eggs, sliced ham, blue cheese and feta cheese “resulting from temperature abuse.”
Standing: Remained closed Jan. 30 when a follow-up inspection discovered three violations (two high-priority). Reopened later that day after a third go to discovered one primary violation, however a follow-up inspection is required.
Basilic Vietnamese Grill
218 E. Industrial Blvd., Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Ordered shut: Jan. 29
Why: 27 violations (eight high-priority), together with:
- About 4 stay roaches in kitchen on flooring, “on flip-top unit at prepare dinner line” and on a prep desk.
- Roughly 17 lifeless roaches all through kitchen “on flooring subsequent to water heater,” “on flooring in nook subsequent to fireplace extinguisher at wait station” and “at entrance counter bar space.”
- “Cooked shrimp thawing in container of standing water” and “uncooked beef in bucket thawing in standing water.”
- Different time/temperature points concerned cooked noodles, bean sprouts, minimize lettuce and cabbage, rooster broth and garlic in oil.
- “Operator portioned uncooked shrimp in container with gloves and proceeded to seize bowl of ready-to-eat cabbage with the identical gloves, with out washing fingers and altering gloves first.”
- “Prep worker put gloves on with out washing fingers to portion ready-to-eat bean sprouts for buyer’s order.”
Standing: Reopened Jan. 30 after a second inspection discovered 9 violations; a follow-up inspection is required.
Fuddruckers
14532 SW Fifth St., Pembroke Pines
Ordered shut: Jan. 27
Why: 11 violations (two high-priority), together with:
- 9 roaches crawling round cook-line areas resembling “under chilly holding unit,” “behind giant rubbish trunk,” on flooring and on prep desk “under steam desk, behind sq. rubbish can … behind serving baskets.”
- “Accumulation of black/inexperienced mold-like substance within the inside of the ice machine/bin” in rear kitchen.
- “Free rubbish, plates, straws, cups behind and on either side of dumpster.”
- “Closely dirty flooring with meals particles, and grease in prepare dinner line hall and below cooking tools.”
Standing: Reopened Jan. 28 after a follow-up go to discovered two primary violations.
