International & Greek Pastries, 4701 N Federal Hwy #a15, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: INTERNATIONAL & GREEK PASTRIES
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4701 N Federal Hwy #a15, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-4608
License #: 1616060
Total inspections: 17
Last inspection: 08/25/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Cardboard box used as garbage container.
  • Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Loose pony tail. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. Spoons.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottles with water and lemon juice. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Soups at 47-51°f in the display front counter unit, according to PIC the soup was seating outside the cooler. Corrective action taken, moved to a colder unit.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Meat and spinach pastries at less than 135°f, reheated to 165°f **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. In a margarine container.
08/25/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom.
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Loose pony tail. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-use articles. Aluminum pans being washed on the 3 compartment sink.
  • Basic - Spray bottle containing a food product not labeled. Water, lemon juice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. salads and beans at 57°f on a front display reach in cooler. Less than 4 h out of temperature according to PIC, moved to another unit capable of maintaining proper temperatures. Feta cheese, cream cheese, and butter in a front counter display reach in cooler at 45-46°f, moved to another unit capable of maintaining proper temperatures.
  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Tightly closed plastic container with cooked chicken found at 63°f cooling overnight according to PIC. Discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Meat pastries on the front counter display case at 130°f, reheated to 165°f **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw eggs over grape leaves in a reach in cooler.
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Cooked chicken, discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed.
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of 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. Front counter display reach in cooler next to walk in freezer room. Front counter display reach in cooler next to coffe station.
  • Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lamb, soups and plant foods in a cooler held more than 24h according to PIC.
2/18/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • 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. Coffee cup
  • High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0 ppm
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.tsaztiki 59°F and cut tomatoes 67°F
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Meat pie 123°F,
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.raw shell eggs over cucumbers. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooled in quantity deeper than 4 inches.soup
  • Intermediate - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food wrapped in plastic wrap/placed in closed plastic bag while cooling. Soup
11/18/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Back room
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Only means for public to access the bathroom is through a food preparation, ware washing, or food storage area.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Time/temp information pronided **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Cold holding equipment incapable of 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. Front counter deli case
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink.
4/24/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/26/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/10/2012Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Observed food handler failed to wash hands when putting on gloves. corrected onsite.
  • Critical - food handler touching ready to eat food with bare hands. corrected on site.
  • Critical - no date marking for cheeses, lunch meats, sauces - corrected onsite.
  • Critical - no date marking for prepared foods held over 24 hours: Gyro meats - cooked, soups, sauces, cooked beef. corrected on site
  • Critical - no proof of employee training.
  • no proper hair restraint for food handlers.
  • Critical - observed no certified food manager.
  • Critical - person in charge allowing children into food prep areas. corrected on site
6/18/2012Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical - Insecticide/rodenticide use not in compliance with regulations. household only labeled raid insecticides at establishment. Corrected On Site.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food not held at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. gyro cone/meat at hot holding/cooker at 67 degrees fahrenheit with heat turned off. Notes: In future ,all gyro meats/foods must be either cold held at 41 degrees or below, hot held at 135 degrees or above, or held under "time as a public health control" with proper written documentation available at www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr under "forms". Corrected On Site. Gyros were properly reheated immediately and hot held at 135 degrees or above at time of inspection.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
3/8/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit. delicase cooler.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. shell eggs over sauces, vegetables in reach-in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed toxic item stored by utensils. spraybottles with several cleaning chemicals stod on shelf in storage area with pladtic cup lids, spots, etc. Corrected On Site.
8/25/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Corrected On Site.
5/9/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/8/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • 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.Expired on 11/26/10 This violation must be corrected by : 02/06/11.
12/6/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
3/26/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/18/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 4/8/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/15/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
No report available. 10/9/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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