European Cafe & Lounge, 6853 Sw 18 St, Boca Raton, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: EUROPEAN CAFE & LOUNGE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 6853 Sw 18 St, Boca Raton, FL 33433
License #: 6020763
Total inspections: 8
Last inspection: 3/3/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • 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 - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - License is expired and is more than 60 after expiration date. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food.
  • High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Eggs over ready to eat uncovered sauce.
  • 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 - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink.
  • Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only.
3/3/2014Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. In the kitchen area between the dish washer and the cook line.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food.
  • High Priority - License expired within 30 days after expiration date.
  • High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw shelled eggs over ready to eat food and ready to eat soups.
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled.
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. By the pizza ovens.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At the cook line, pizza line, and sushi bar.
12/4/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Used to store equipment in dishwashing area and bar. **Warning**
6/17/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Bathroom door not self-closing. Men's employee restroom . **Warning**
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At rice container in salad prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelving soiled in dishwashing area. Top of water heater soiled. Beer coolers in bar area soiled with debris and accumulation of water. **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
  • Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty shelving in dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored with or above food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell and purse in shelving with clean utensils by dishwashing area. **Warning**
  • Basic - No handwashing signs provided at a hand sink used by food employees. **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Used to store bread. **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take out containers in salad prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spice containers in bread toasting station. **Warning**
  • 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. While prepping Krab for sushi. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - No proof of parasite destruction or aquaculture documentation for cold smoked salmon served raw or undercooked. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. Soup in large plastic container. Voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pita on top and touching raw shelled eggs , raw shelled eggs over potatoes and bread stored on top and touching raw salmon at TRUE REFRIGERATOR in salad prep area. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Can opener blade rusted. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Near bread toasting station. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Soup in large plastic container in salad prep station cooler. Soup voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Used to store equipment in dishwashing area and bar. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Hot water at handwash sink does not reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 79? F at employee men's and ladies restroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in chest freezer by back door soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Warning**
4/15/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/25/2012Routine - FoodEmergency Order Callback Complied
  • Critical - Bathroom not enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. at men's restroom
  • Ceiling tile missing. near ice machine .
  • Critical - Failure to maintain freezing records on nonexempt fish for 90 days.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. sushi bar.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. men's and ladies' employee restrooms
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. at bar.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsinks used by food employees. at cookline
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. gaskets soiled at pizza prep cooler , sushi bar cooler and at chest freezer in side prep area .
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. shelving at cookline.
  • Observed floor and wall junctures not coved. cove base in disrepair by oven at cookline .
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. rodent droppings throughout .
  • Critical - Observed food stored in ice used for drinks. lemons inside ice bin at soda machine .
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. scoops in water 70 degrees in coffee station .
  • Critical - Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 14 dry rodent droppings at bar, 2 fresh rodent droppings at bar, 2 dry rodent droppings at sushi bar., 89 dry rodent droppings in dry storage room, 3 dry rodent droppings in box of chick peas, 2 dry rodent droppings in box of olives, 33 dry rodent droppings under ice machine, 3 fresh rodent droppings under ice machine, 2 fresh rodent droppings inside lid storage container in dishwashing area shelving , 6 dry rodent droppings under dishwashing area shelving , 2 dry rodent droppings on HOBART mixer, 4 dry rodent droppings on top of water heater, 2 fresh rodent droppings in dishwashing area , 25 dry rodent droppings by TRUE REFRIGERATOR , 10 fresh rodent droppings by TRUE REFRIGERATOR , 4 dry rodent droppings by cookline, 1 fresh dropping by potatoes in side prep area, and 7 dry droppings on side prep area.
  • Observed single-service articles improperly stored. takeout containers not properly inverted in dry storage area . Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed small flying insects in server's station .
  • Critical - Observed the presence of rodents. Observed patches of hair stuck to glue traps in bar and side prep area.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. onions and potatoes in side prep area where rodent droppings were observed .
  • Observed utensils in poor condition. rusted can opener .
  • Critical - Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present. back door in dry storage room not tight fitting or sealing .
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. sushi fish not date marked.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. sushi fish not labeled .
10/24/2012Routine - FoodEmergency order recommended
  • carbon dioxide/ helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical - hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. side preparation station.
  • Critical - no handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. front preparation counter.
  • Critical - no thermometer provided to measure temperature of food product.
  • observed build up of grease on nonfood contact surface. hood filters.
  • observed ceiling stains. kitchen.
  • observed cooler gasket torn / in disrepair.
  • Critical - observed fodo stored on floor. bag of flour
  • Critical - observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. containers in front handwash.
  • observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
6/27/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, linens or single-service not properly stored.
  • Critical - Lack of use of chemical test kit when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.BAR
  • Observed REACHIN cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Observed attached equipment soiled with accumulated dust.VENTS
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface.HOOD FILTER
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.STOVE TOP
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.COOK
  • Critical - Observed food-contact surfaces encrusted with grease and/or soil deposits.WHITE CUTTING BOARD
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
5/14/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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