La Tinajita Cafe Restaurant, 1536 E 4 Ave, Hialeah, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: LA TINAJITA CAFE RESTAURANT
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1536 E 4 Ave, Hialeah, FL 33010
License #: 2332226
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 09/17/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
09/17/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
3/18/2014Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover.
  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by over 50 fresh rodent droppings found in kitchen area.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - Interior of refrigerator soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
3/17/2014Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of reach-in cooler/refrigerator.
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves.
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered.
  • Basic - Food-contact surface (cutting board) not cleaned and sanitized between contact with different raw animal products.
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands.
  • High Priority - 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Front counter
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
8/28/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
2/15/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Violation: 32-04-1 Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
10/10/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Critical - Hot holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. pastry warmer
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stem type thermometer not within the intended measuring range of use.
8/3/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.NEW OWNER
  • Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro NEW OWNER
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
2/21/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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