Caf Martorano, 3343 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: Caf Martorano
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3343 E Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-7216
License #: 1600675
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 07/02/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. **Warning**
07/02/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Handicapped restroom **Warning**
  • Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Over the slicer table. **Warning**
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Ice bin next to hand sink in the bar **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Stuffed peppers, rice, beef, poultry and seafood at 52°f in the ASCEND 3 door reach in cooler, Beef, poultry, cheese, sauces, pasta at 47-52°f in the open top drawer reach in cooler at the front line. **Warning** Observed poultry, beef, cut tomatoes, soup at 48-53°f on the ASCEND 3doors reach in cooler. Ambient temperature on the unit was found to be 48°f. Operator instructed to move all the potentially hazardous food to another units. 05/02/14
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Washing equipment in the three compartment sink without sanitizing it **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw veal over cooked veal in a cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Outdoors **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. ASCEND 3 door reach in cooler and front line open top drawer reach in cooler next to the prep sink. **Warning** TCS food at 48-53°f on the Ascend reach in cooler. 05/02/14
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Windex **Warning**
5/2/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Handicapped restroom **Warning**
  • Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Two dead roaches on prep area floor. Pest control conducted on the 29th according to PIC. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Sodas stored in handicapped restroom. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Over the slicer table. **Warning**
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash. Ice bin next to hand sink in the bar **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Stuffed peppers, rice, beef, poultry and seafood at 52°f in the ASCEND 3 door reach in cooler, Beef, poultry, cheese, sauces, pasta at 47-52°f in the open top drawer reach in cooler at the front line. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cut tomatoes cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut cherry tomatoes on the prep area at 69°f. According to mgr recently cut. Corrective action taken moved inside a cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Dishwasher handled soiled dishes or utensils and then handled clean dishes or utensils without washing hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Washing equipment in the three compartment sink without sanitizing it **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw veal over cooked veal in a cooler. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb. Outdoors **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. ASCEND 3 door reach in cooler and front line open top drawer reach in cooler next to the prep sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Windex **Warning**
5/1/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
1/22/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots by back door, possible contamination.
  • Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor.
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands.
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Prep sink.
  • Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. 11/5/08.
11/19/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/contamination. No splash guard between bar hand wash sink and ice bin used for drink ice.
  • Basic - Ice scoop stored with handle in contact with ice in ice machine. Pitcher used as ice scoop and handle in ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Standing water in handwash sink/ handwash sink draining very slowly. Bar hand wash sink.
  • High Priority - Drink bottles stored in ice used for drinks. Bar. Ice must be discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on/changing gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands. Cutting herbs and greens. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Pork over greens in cooling drawers on cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Containers/buckets stored on floor in front of prep area hand wash sink and strainers stored inside of hand wash sink. (Near backdoor) **Repeat Violation**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Bar hand wash sink.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar hand wash sink? **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue liquid glass cleaner in several spray bottles throughout establishment. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
4/2/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Equipment food-contact surfaces (preptable) not cleaned and not sanitized after employee stood on it with shoes to get something off the shelf. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. several buckets with sauces blocking kitchen handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. kitchen handwash sink.
  • In-use utensil / tonges hanging over the edge of a in-use garbage container on cookline - cross contaminating utensil. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor. stack of food storage containers under sink in kitchen on floor. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed employee / food handler with no hair restraint. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. several buckets of sauces on kitchen floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. several spraybottles of blue liquid glass cleaner throughout establishment. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation. kitchen backdoor to alley/outside with gaps when door is closed.
10/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. at cookline handwash sink. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • 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.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor. stack of frying pans on kitchen floor under sinks. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when putting on and changing gloves. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. lid of ice machine hanging off machine and unable to properly close ice machine and protect ice.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. raw beef and raw seafoods over cooked pork in kitchen reach-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. raw beef over seafoods in kitchen reach-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. several spraybottles with blue window cleaner throughout establishment. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. knife stored between pre-sink and kitchen wall. Corrected On Site.
4/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. at cookline handwash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. cookline reach-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. on cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when putting on and changing gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • 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. cup in flour container to scoop flour. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. on cookline at 73 degrees fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. blue liquid /window cleaner in several spraybottles throughout establishment.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. flour containers. Corrected On Site.
11/30/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Corrected On Site.
3/31/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/8/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. This violation must be corrected by : 02/01/11.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit- Squid -
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. Squid in prep sink Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw chicken over sauce in reach in cooler
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Sauce not covered in long term reach in cooler-
12/1/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bread crumbs,salt and sugar Corrected On Site.
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. By cook line Corrected On Site.
3/10/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/17/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing.
  • Observed clean equipment stored on floor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Bar area
  • Critical. Observed toxic item stored by utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • 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 This violation must be corrected by : 12/14/09.
10/14/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 4/9/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/27/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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