The Restaurants below were ordered shut last week by Inspectors with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
BAYSIDE EATERIES ORDERED SHUT!
11/6/09 Mozzarella Grill/401 Biscayne Blvd./Miami/RODENT ACTIVITY
11/6/09 Brawy Seafood/401 Biscayne Blvd./Miami/RODENT ACTIVITY
11/6/09 Kelly’s Cajun Grill/401 Biscayne Blvd/Miami/ROACH and RODENT ACTIVITY
11/6/09 Yeung’s Lotus Express/401 Biscayne Blvd./Miami/ROACH and RODENT ACTIVITY
11/6/09 Chicken Connection/401 Biscayne Blvd./Miami/RODENT ACTIVITY
LINCOLN ROAD CLOSURE
11/6/09 Finnegan’s 2/942 Lincoln Road/Miami Beach/ROACH and RODENT ACTIVITY
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The restaurants below were ordered shut by the State of Florida LAST WEEK!
10/29/09 /Coral Restaurant #2/ 6350 N.W. 82nd Avenue/Miami/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/30/09 /Vito’s Italian Restaurant and BBQ/16601 N.E. 6th Avenue/North Miami Beach/ROACH and RODENT ACTIVITY
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Gold China
15055 South Dixie Highway
Miami
24 CRITICAL VIOLATIONS
11 NON-CRITICAL VIOLATIONS
INSPECTION DATE 10/22/09
The Inspector says ,” NO ONE WAS IN CHARGE!”
- “Critical. Observed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on-site and frozen not properly date marked.”
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”Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.”
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”Critical. Shell eggs held in a unit maintaining an ambient air temperature greater than 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.”
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”Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.chicken.”
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”Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.pork,duck,seafood in walkin.”
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”Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.”
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”Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation.”
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”Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food.”
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”Critical. Observed food stored on floor.”
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”Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area.”
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”Critical. Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface.”
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”Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.”
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”Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.”
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”Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.”
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”Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure.”
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”Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.”
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”Observed employee with no hair restraint.”
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”Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.”
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”Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.”
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”Critical. Observed soil residue in storage containers.”
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“ Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.”
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“ Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener.”
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”Critical. Observed encrusted, soiled material on slicer.”
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”Critical. Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.around kitchen.”
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”Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.”
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”Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment.”
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”Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.handsink.”
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”Observed open dumpster lid.”
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”Critical. Observed dead roaches on premises.”
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”Critical. Observed roach activity as evidenced by 25 plus live roaches found inside fusebox on top of printable inside kitchen.”
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“Floors not maintained smooth and durable.broken tile.”
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”Observed wall soiled with accumulated food debris.”
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”Critical. Observed container of medicine improperly stored.”
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”Observed storage of maintenance tools in areas that may result in cross-contamination.”
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”Critical. No person in charge of establishment.”
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Ordered Shut
10/22/09 Gold China/15055 South Dixie Highway/Miami/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/22/09 May Fu/15030 N.W. &th Avenue/Miami/RODENT ACTIVITY
10/23/09 Burritos Grill Cafe/11707 Biscayne Blvd./North Miami/ROACH and RODENT ACTIVITY
10/23/09 Benny’s Ice House/9803 South Military Trail/Boynton Beach/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/23/09 Silver Dragon/7410 West Boynton Beach Blvd./Boynton Beach/ROACH ACTIVITY
STATEWIDE CLOSURES
Jackie’s Seafood Restaurant/8132 Trout River Drive/Jacksonville/RODENT ACTIVITY
Uncle Wally’s 1612 Dundee Road/Winter Haven/ROACH ACTIVITY
Boardwalk Fries 2415 North Monroe Street/Tallahassee/ROACH ACTIVITY
Saffron’s 4012 West 23rd Street/Panama City/RODENT ACTIVITY
Claude BBQ Best in Town/6422 Milner Road/Orlando/INSUFFICIENT FOOD COLD HOLDING
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NO RESTAURANTS IN MONROE, MIAMI-DADE OR BROWARD WERE ORDERED SHUT BY THE STATE LAST WEEK.
BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE AROUND THE STATE;
10/13/09 Bangkok House/344 North Congress Avenue/Boynton Beach/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/13/09 Spanky II/4255 U.S. 1 South #8/St. Augustine/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/15/09 Cool Moose Coffee/ 2708 Park Street/Jacksonville/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/15/09 #1 Buffet/1704 Citrus Blvd./Leesburg/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/16/09 Taqueria La Michoacana 1725 West Memorial Blvd./Lakeland/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/16/09 Norwood Plaza Food Court/5301 Norwood Avenue/Jacksonville/ROACH and RODENT ACTIVITY
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Lorenzo’s Trattoria
4805 Coconut Creek Parkway
Coconut Creek
INSPECTION DATE 10/2/09
13 CRITICAL VIOLATIONS
3 NON CRITICAL VIOLATIONS
VIOLATIONS

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“Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. LINGUINI & COOKED CHICKEN . Repeat Violation.
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”Critical. Potentially hazardous food held under time as a public health control without application.”
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”Critical. Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. RAW CHICKEN STORED NEXT TO RTE CHICKEN IN WALK IN COOLER.”
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”Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. RAW CHICKEN ABOVE PRODUCE IN WALK IN COOLER.”
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”Critical. Observed food stored on floor. CUCUMBERS IN WALK IN COOLER. Repeat Violation.”
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“Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. SALADS IN WALK IN COOLER. Repeat Violation.”
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“Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. DOUGH & PIZZA TOPPINGS. Repeat Violation.”
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“Observed employee with no hair restraint. Repeat Violation.”
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”Observed employee with no beard guard/restraint. Repeat Violation.”
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”Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. ALL. Repeat Violation.”
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”Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.”
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”Critical. Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found. OBSERVED 30 to 40 RODENT DROPPINGS IN STOREROOM WITH EQUIPMENT. THESE DROPPINGS WERE OBSERVED ON STORAGE CONTAINERS, SHELVES, AND UNDER SHELVES. THESE DROPPINGS WERE FRESH, BLACK, AND SHINY. OPERATOR ACKNOWLEDGED HE CAUGHT RODENT YESTERDAY. ESTABLISHMENT WAS OPEN & OPERATING, SERVING THE PUBLIC.”
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”Observed hole in ceiling. ENLARGED HOLE IN CEILING IN STOREROOM.”
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”Critical. Observed container of medicine improperly stored. ON SHELF WITH TABLEWARE.”
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“Critical. Observed toxic item stored in food preparation area. WD-40 STORED ABOVE FOOD SLICER. Corrected On Site.”
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“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. Repeat Violation.”
EMPLOYEE REACTION
EMPLOYEE; “It was nothing serious. We were doing some cleaning and there were scrapes from the stove that kinda looked like rodent droppings, but they were just pieces of stuff from cleaning.”
WEINSIER; “Because it says here on the report, they(RODENT DROPPINGS) were fresh, shiny and the operator says he caught a rodent yesterday?”
EMPLOYEE; “No, that’s not true.”
WEINSIER; “That’s not true? So the inspector is lying?”
EMPLOYEE; “We don’t have any problem like that.”
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Ellie’s Deli Delight
1812 North University Drive
Pembroke Pines
INSPECTION DATE 9/29/09
17 CRITICAL VIOLATIONS
7 NON CRITICAL VIOLATIONS
VIOLATIONS
- “Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. PHF in RIC. Repeat Violation.”
- “Critical. Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. chicken, rice in prep area. Corrected On Site. chicken was moved to a cooler, the rice was voluntarily discarded.”
- “Critical. Observed food stored in a prohibited area. passage leading to restroom. Repeat Violation.”
- “Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. chest RIF. Corrected On Site.”
- “Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. eggs over sauces in RIC. Corrected On Site.”
- “Critical. Observed food stored on floor. onions in prep area. Corrected On Site. ”
- “Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site. (gloves) .”
- “Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. rice.”
- “Critical. Observed employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area.”
- “Observed employee with no hair restraint. Repeat Violation.”
- “Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.”
- “Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.”
- “Critical. Observed encrusted material on can opener. Repeat Violation.”
- “Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Corrected On Site.”
- “Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. not inverted. Corrected On Site.”
- “Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than hand washing. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.”
- “Critical. Observed dead roaches on premises. approx 20 juvenile dead roaches next to the water heater, 1 adult dead roach behind a cooler.”
- “Critical. Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found. approx 20 roaches on prep area wall, floor, tables, shelves; 1 in the restrooms.”
- “Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.”
- “Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. kitchen.”
- “Critical. Establishment operating without a current Hotel and Restaurant license. Repeat Violation.”
- “Critical. Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed. ”
- “Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.”
- “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.”

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ORDERED SHUT
10/9/09 La Difference Creole/14975 West Dixie Highway/North Miami/ NO WATER
STATEWIDE
10/6/09 Joey’s cafe/6650 South Federal Highway/Port Saint Lucie/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/6/09 Lam’s Garden/3200 Dixie Highway #2/Palm Bay/ ROACH ACTIVITY
10/8/09 Taste of India/ 6636 South U.S. Highway 1/Port Saint Lucie/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/8/09 Ichabods/2210 Front Street/Melbourne/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/8/09 Cassandra’s Place/120 Harrison Avenue/Panama City/ ROACH ACTIVITY
10/7/09 Red Lobster/ 12257 State Road 535/Orlando/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/9/09 Maryland Fried Chicken/9710 East Colonial Drive/ Orlando/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/9/09 El Mescalito/2908 East Roosevelt Boulevard/Clearwater/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/9/09 Athena Restaurant/14 Cathedral Place/St. Augustine/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/9/09 Mighty Wings/53 West Vine Street/ Kissimmee/SEWAGE LEAKS
10/10/09 Tampico Mexican/5476 Brown Street/Graceville/ROACH ACTIVITY
10/10/09 J&J BBQ & Soul Food/1720 N.W. 36 Avenue/OCALA/ROACH ACTIVITY
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Ordered Shut
9/23/09 Charley’s Crab/ 2945 N.E. 32nd Avenue/ Fort Lauderdale/ RODENT ACTIVITY
9/25/09 Universal Pizza/ 3740 Bird Road/ Miami/ ROACH ACTIVITY
9/29/09 Ellie’s Deli Delight/ 1812 North University Drive/ Pembroke Pines/ ROACH ACTIVITY
10/2/09 Lorenzo’s Trattoria/ 4805 Coconut Creek Parkway/ Coconut Creek/ RODENT ACTIVITY
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