Michael's Cafe Ii, 3685 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: MICHAEL'S CAFE II
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 3685 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL 33064
License #: 1607623
Total inspections: 16
Last inspection: 10/02/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

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  • Basic - Build-up of debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Top of white cooler in prep area soiled.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. By walkin cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walkin cooler door in disrepair. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. No splash guard provided between the HANDWASH sink and the prep table next to it where splashing occurs. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair. At cookline cooler.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. At DELFIELD cooler in front counter area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Reuse containers of cheese , sour cream and margarine to store other food products.
  • High Priority - Tracking powder pesticide used inside establishment. Borax on floor along walls in cookline area.
  • Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves.
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. **Corrected On-Site**
10/02/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Near walkin cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women''s bathroom. Employee restroom.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook.
  • Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust no splash guard provided at HANDWASH sink in rear prep area table where splashing is occurring. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Gaskets at DELFIELD cooler in front counter area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walkin cooler door in disrepair.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. At cookline cooler and DELFIELD cooler in front counter area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Front counter area DELFIELD cooler.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. By walkin cooler , employee restroom and dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. At 3 compartment sink.
4/15/2014Complaint FullCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Near walkin cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty container. Spoons in dirty container next to soda machine.
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Employee restroom.
  • 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 - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook.
  • Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust no splash guard provided at HANDWASH sink in rear prep area table where splashing is occurring. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Crackers. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Gaskets at DELFIELD cooler in front counter area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At bar. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walkin cooler door in disrepair.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. At cookline cooler and DELFIELD cooler in front counter area. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Front counter area DELFIELD cooler.
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Sour cream containers reused to store sauce at walkin cooler.
  • Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Mop bucket heavily soiled.
  • Basic - Storage of tools on shelf above or with clean equipment and utensils. Crowbar hanging from prep table.
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in walk-in cooler. Ham.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. By walkin cooler , employee restroom and dishwashing area.
  • Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. At 3 compartment sink.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 200 ppm. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server not washing hands from cleaning to handling clean utensils. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server touch hair and face then handled clean plates without washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook wiped hands of pants and failed to wash hands before returning to prep foods. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cooked talked on cellphone and failed to wash hands before returning to prepare foods.
  • 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. Cook While cutting tomatoes at cookline . WhiTomatoes not going through a cooking process. Servers handling toast with their bare hands after toasting process has been completed. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. Washed hands at sanitizer bucket **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham, cheese and cut tomatoes at 48° F at cookline cooler. Foods must be discarded within 4 hours from leaving temperature control. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Cooked Potatoes at 76° F at cookline under no temperature control. Place on top of grill to maintain 135° F or above. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with single-service items. Spray Adhesive spray stored next to straws in dry storage room.
  • Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer.
  • Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Ham and roast beef at walkin cooler.
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Server washed hands at sanitizer bucket. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Near cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator 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. Cookline cooler. Ambient air thermometer in cooler reading 48° F. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Sugar container In rear prep area
  • Intermediate - Wild bird present inside establishment. Pigeon in cage in dry storage room. Cage moved to the outside of establishment. **Corrected On-Site**
4/14/2014Complaint FullWarning Issued
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Near walkin cooler area.
  • Basic - Dusty air conditioning vent covers. In men's restroom.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar area.
  • Basic - One Dead roach on premises. By dishmachine.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. At DELFIELD cooler in bar area and at cookline cooler.
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. At DELFIELD cooler in bar area.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. By dishwashing area and walkin cooler.
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Brass cleaner over onions in shelving near dry storage room. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Employee restroom.
2/19/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
10/15/2013Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Light switch heavily soiled in dry storage room. Shelving in dry storage room soiled. Dishwashing racks soiled. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food storage container cracked or broken. At reachin freezer in rear prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. No splash guard provided between HANDWASH sink and prep table where splashing may contaminate foods. **Warning**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Reuse of sour cream containers . **Warning**
  • Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Takeout containers in dry storage room. **Warning**
  • Basic - Walk-in cooler floor soiled. Under shelving unit. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. By HANDWASH sink in prep area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm at wiping cloth bucket in front counter area bar. **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt container. **Warning**
  • Basic - High Priority - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in men's restroom. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ham at 49° F and hash at 50° F at cookline cooler. Iced down. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Ant in salt container in dry storage. 1 live lizard near chest freezer. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. **Warning**
8/15/2013Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink, kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
3/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing, 200 ppm, bucket.
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, restroom. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, lightswitch.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup ice scoop. Corrected On Site.
8/1/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation, whooe eggs over beef, walk in cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup ice scoop.
2/23/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink, by cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up, reach in cooler on cookline.
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue, unused freezer at waitstation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit beef and deli meat in reach in cooler by prep table. 45 degrees. Corrected On Site, Management moved to walk in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening, deli meat.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface, dishmachine.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area, potatoes. Corrected On Site.
7/26/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Observed in walkin freezer
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed equipment in poor repair. observed reachin cooler doors not closing
  • Critical - Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice.
  • Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Observed sponge used as a wiping cloth on a food-contact surface.
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination.
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
  • Observed wall in disrepair.
2/8/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed in walkin freezer
  • Critical. Observed empolyee wash hands with no hot water.
  • Critical. Observed employee wash hands with no soap.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Observed sponge used as a wiping cloth on a food-contact surface.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of soiled material on mixer head.
  • Critical. No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Critical. Observed a splitter/multi-plug adapter in use. For reporting purposes only.
7/28/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food.
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.
  • Observed sponge used as a wiping cloth on a food-contact surface.
  • Critical. Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical. Observed extension cord in use for non-temporary period. For reporting purposes only.
1/20/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. observed in reachin cooler
  • Critical. Observed food stored on floor.
  • Observed in-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Observed ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair.
  • Observed single-use containers (boxes and/or cans) reused for the storage of food.
  • Hood filters are not tight-fitting and firmly held in place - leaving open spaces. For reporting purposes only.
  • Critical. Observed accumulation of debris in warewashing machine and associated equipment.
  • Observed sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
  • Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.
  • Critical. Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Observed personal care item stored with food.
  • Critical. Observed toxic item improperly stored. observed in meter room near water heater
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
10/1/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 3/27/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 10/14/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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