Pollo Rico Grill, 6706 N University Dr, Tamarac, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: POLLO RICO GRILL
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 6706 N University Dr, Tamarac, FL 33321
License #: 1618215
Total inspections: 15
Last inspection: 10/01/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Sugar. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Boxes of chicken.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Cooked chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly.
10/01/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. No sanitizes tigon step.
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar.
4/22/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cellar phone.
  • Basic - Food stored in holding unit not covered. Sauce, salad in reach in cooler
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Pork in kitchen.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. Cook in kitchen
  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
  • Intermediate - Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Date marking and proper thawing procedure.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Seafood.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Salad, sauce in reach in cooler.
12/9/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food, cooked rice.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, phone.
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses, hood nozzles.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. In reachin cooler.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food, food prep worker.
  • High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above, potatoes.
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed, chlorine >100ppm.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of employee health policy and health requirements.
  • 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 has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions, cook.
  • Intermediate - Person in charge fails to exhibit active managerial control to ensure proper hand washing.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
4/16/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees in ladies restroom.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises in bait trap over pass through to kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises in light covers in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. On prep table.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint on cook.
  • Observed grease accumulated on kitchen floor. Around stove.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. 'Thank you' bags used for frozen items.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage. Cut vegetables stored in office supply bins.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in an improper manner in back 3 compartment sink. Fish and tripe.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Beef over vegetables in back reach in cooler.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated black debris in dishwashing area.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. Rear door.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked Rice puddings..
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses in kitchen area.
11/1/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease. Hood
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands before putting on gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. True reachin cooler in the kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Steel souffle cup used to scoop sugar.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Pork Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided.
6/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - EMPLOYEE EATING IN A FOOD PREPARATION AREA- COS.
  • IN USE UTENSILS NOT STORED WITH HANDLE ABOVE THE TOP OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AND THE CONTAINER. COS
  • Critical - OBSERVED BUILDUP OF SLIME IN THE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE. ***NO BOILER ON SITE***
  • Critical - OBSERVED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD THAWED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE - PIG FEET- COS.
  • Critical - POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD NOT HELD AT 135 DEGREE FAHREINHEIT OR AT 130 DEGREE FAHREINHEIT. CORRECTIVE ACTION- IN OVEN COVER.
12/29/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Food not stored in a clean/dry location that is not exposed to splash/Avocadoes stored by hand washing sink.
  • In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container. Icooked beans Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Flour
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar Corrected On Site.
12/2/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Victory reachin cooler, DO NOT KEEP ANY POTENIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS IN UNIT UNTIL IT IS OPERATING PROPERLY. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable in kitchen .
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands. Storage. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw beef and chicken in victory reachin cooler Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. whole raw chicken in reachin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. pork and bacon.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Chicken Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. raw chicken over raw beef in reachin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. lowboy reachin cooler opposite stove.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. plantains on cook's line. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. cooked chicken , Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice). whole raw chicken and raw beef, operator states that chicken and beef has been in the reachin cooler for over 24 hours.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
6/7/2011Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in Victory reachin cooler.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, Victory reachin cooler.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water, raw pork.
  • Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination, beans.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with soil deposits, shelves and cutting boards in kitchen.
  • Critical. Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
10/21/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation, raw chicken stored above raw beef in reachin cooler by cookline.
  • Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits cutting board.
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface, exterior of pots.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris in kitchen.
3/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Violation: 47-03-2 Observed unused opening in panel box unprotected. For reporting purposes only.
11/17/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided, ceviche. This violation must be corrected by : 11/16/09 .
  • Critical. Failure to maintain freezing records on nonexempt fish for 90 days, none available.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit, meats in reachin coolers.
  • Critical. Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, reachin coolers.
  • Critical. Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination, bag with beans and other powder products.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands, dishwasher after handling dirty then clean plates.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed reuse of single-service articles, dishwasher gloves.
  • Critical. Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation, rear door.
  • Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris, in kitchen.
  • Critical. Observed unused opening in panel box unprotected. For reporting purposes only.
9/15/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 2/17/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/29/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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