PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – Inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation were busy in South Florida last week.
State records show 10 restaurants and eating establishments were ordered shut. Some were repeat offenders.
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The food service inside K1 Speed, go kart facility in Medley was among the places ordered shut. Records also show inspectors were at Saigon City in Fort Lauderdale several times last week because violations were not taken care of.
Below is a list of the places and some of their violations. All the places listed below with the exception of Saigon City were allowed to re-open following an ordered clean up and re-inspection.
***Pho Hoa II Restaurant
5435 N. State Road 7
Tamarac
26 violations
"Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 30 dead under 3 compartment sink. 6 dead under dish machine. 1 dead on raid roach spray. 1 dead in light shield over dish machine. 3 dead under hand wash sink at the service station. 1 egg case on the floor under the hand wash sink at the service station. 2 dead on the floor of the women's bathroom. 2 dead on the floor of the hallway by the bathrooms. 1 dead in men's bathroom."
"Food stored on the floor. Cases of beans stored on the floor at the hallway leading to the bathrooms."
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on kitchen wall by slicer. 4 live under drain try of dish machine. 1 live on floor under the dish machine by chemicals. 1 live on wall by shelving in dish room area. 2 live on floor in women's bathroom."
"Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken and beef stored over cooked chicken and shrimp in Kenmore chest freezer."
"Insecticide/rodenticide use not in compliance with regulations. RAID roach spray for residential use only."
***Chez Madame Johns Restaurant
975 NE 125 Street
North Miami
19 violations
"Rodent activity present as evidenced by approximately 20 old rodent droppings and approximately 5 fresh droppings found in the kitchen/ storage area."
"Live 1 rodent present in the storage/ kitchen area on a glue trap."
"Food stored on floor."
"Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands."
***Fung Wong of Chicago
9796 SW 8 Street
Miami
23 violations
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 25 live roaches under and behind cooking equipment in kitchen."
"Dead roaches on premises. 60 + dead roaches under cooking equipment, three compartment sink and under prep table."
"Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. **Repeat Violation**"
"Slicer blade soiled with old food debris."
***El Pinareno Restaurant
1971 NW 17 Ave.
MIami
No license to operate. Ordered shut.
***McConnell's Irish Pub & Grille
900 Duval Street
Key West
25 violations. Inspection based on complaint.
"Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found.Approximately 10 dry rodent droppings located under the dishwasher."
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found.1 live roach located on the prep shelf in the kitchen. 3 live roaches found on the back interior of the reach in cooler located in the kitchen. 2 live roaches found in an un used oven located in the kitchen on the cook line.1 live roach in dry storage area. On a soda box. 1 live roach found in dry storage area on a shelf near the potatoes."
"Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse.pork, chicken base."
"Dead roaches on premises.4 dead roaches located in the deli wrap paper located on the kitchen counter."
***Saigon City
4301 N. State Road 7
Fort Lauderdale
44 violations 3/11
16 violations 3/13 on follow-up not allowed to re-open.
5 violations 3/14 on follow-up not allowed to re-open.
5 violations 3/16 on follow-up not allowed to re-open.
"Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 dried rodent droppings on water heater."
"Rodent bait not contained in a covered, tamper-resistant bait station. Between 3 compartment sink and stove."
"Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches on the wall behind hand wash sink next to dish machine. Approximately 10 dead roaches on top of the water heater. 1 dead roach in 3 compartment sink. 1 egg case on the side of the water heater. 4 egg casings on the top of the dish machine. Approximately 20 dead roaches inside of chest freezer. Dead roaches to numerous to count in all light shields in the kitchen. 5 dead roaches on plates stored on the dry food storage shelving. 1 dead behind religious shrine and 1 egg casing behind shrine. 1 dead on front counter on left side. 3 egg casing on plate on dry storage shelving. 1 egg case in chest freezer. 4 egg casing on shelf at beverage station. 2 dead at beverage station. Approximately 6 dead in Pepsi reach in cooler in dining area. 1 dead on floor I. Dining room. Dead roaches to numerous to count on right front counter. 1 dead in portrait on front counter. 1 egg case by back door on the floor.
"Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly."
"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. Owner touched sliced cooked beef with bare hands."
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on wall over 3 compartment sink. 1 live on wall over dry storage. 2 live on wall behind hood system. 1 live on wall next to True reach in freezer. 1 live on wall at hallway leading to bathroom. 1 live on wall over water heater."
"Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Numerous roach droppings throughout establishment. To numerous to count."
***Fiesta Coffee Shop
1715 SW First Street
Miami
33 violations. Inspection based on complaint.
"Roach activity present as evidenced by approximately 10 plus live roaches found in out of order reach in cooler found in kitchen area."
"Drinking water not obtained from an approved source."
***Red Lantern
805 W. Sample Road
Deerfield Beach
19 violations
Also ordered shut on Sept. 30, 2013.
"Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 10 dry rodent droppings by flour storage area, 8 dry rodent droppings by prep table near hand wash sink, 1 fresh rodent dropping at handwash sink, 9 dry rodent droppings by rice storage area, 9 dry rodent droppings behind water heater, 70 dry rodent droppings on shelving above water heater, 2 fresh droppings by walkin cooler, 10 dry rodent droppings hallway leading to restrooms and 2 dry rodent droppings inside restroom. All droppings were observed to have been picked up and discarded. All areas observed to have been cleaned and sanitized by the end of the inspection."
"Dead rodent present. 1 dead mouse caught on wires of electrical outlet near rice storage buckets near back door area. Mouse picked up and discarded. Area cleaned and sanitized."
"Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on hand wash sink. Rodent dropping on hand wash sink. Hand wash cleaned and sanitized."
***Park Place Cafe
200 S. Park Road
Hollywood
18 violations
"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 3 live roaches in cabinet under Hand wash sink, 2 live roaches in cabinet next to hand wash sink, 2 live roaches on floor under hot holding area, at front counter prep area. 1 live roach under ice machine in kitchen. 1 live roach under soda machine in dining room."
"Dead roaches on premises. 1 Dead roach in cabinet under Hand wash sink at front counter prep area. 1 Dead roach next to soda machine in dining room. 1 dead roach under display cooler next to register at front counter."
"Dead roaches on premises. 1 Dead roach in cabinet under Hand wash sink at front counter prep area. 1 Dead roach next to soda machine in dining room. 1 dead roach under display cooler next to register at front counter."
***K1 Speed
8600 S. River Drive
Medley
14 violations
"Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 10 fresh rodent dropping inside the cabinet at front counter Approximately 7 dry rodent dropping inside the cabinet at front counter Approximately 5 dry dropping on back side of the reach in cooler."