Michael's Cafe, 2304 Ne 62 St, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: MICHAEL'S CAFE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2304 Ne 62 St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308-2208
License #: 1612351
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 5/14/2014

Ratings Summary

Based on 1 vote

Overall Rating:
*****
5.0
Ratings in categories:
Food:
*****
5.0
Service:
*****
5.0
Price:
*****
5.0
Ambience:
*****
5.0
Cleanliness:
*****
5.0

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women''s bathroom. **Warning**
5/14/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Potatoes **Warning**
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Warning**
  • High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk, creamers and butter in the front counter coolers, moved to another units. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Creamers at 73°f on the front counter, discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Corrected On-Site** **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. Sandwiches and pickles. Gloves on. **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 - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. After touching soiled cloths, after cracking eggs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Front counter. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **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. Front counter coolers, operator turned the units colder. **Warning**
3/14/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • 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. Coffe and ice tea next to hand wash sink in kitchen.
  • Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.eggs over veggies in back room cooler **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. In kitchen
  • Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
11/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Dusty ceiling air conditioning vent covers. Kitchen.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Cookline. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands with same gloves on and just wiping gloves on a towel. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over cooked food. Raw sausage meat over cooked potatoes in prep room reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
1/29/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times and used for other purposes. strainer with tuna in cookline handwash sink. 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 gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. on cookline fliptop reach-in cooler door.
  • Observed knife block in use to store knives. wooden knife block in kitchen.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
9/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. 10 ppm. NOTE: do not use hot water in sanitizer compartment as the chlorine evaporates. Repeat Violation. 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. Repeat Violation. NOTE: MUST wear gloves, use deli tissue or use utensils to handle ready-to-eat foods. * * * AN IMMEDIATE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT WILL BE RECOMMENDED AT NEXT INSPECTION IF THIS VIOLATION IS OBSERVED AGAIN. * * * Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food (cracking shell eggs) to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw chicken over tomatoes in household type reach-in cooler in back. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw fish over mushrooms and raw beef over sauces in glass door reach-in cooler in back. Corrected On Site.
3/30/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. 00ppm. retested at 100 ppm. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 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.
  • 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.
  • Observed gaskets/seals on cold holding unit in poor repair. cookline reach-in cooler.
10/12/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
6/13/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical - Violation: 53A-19-1 Observed expired Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 05/13/11.
5/23/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Extension given, pending
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Corrected On Site.
  • No plan review submitted and renovations in progress. This violation must be corrected by : 05/13/11.
  • Observed build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Shelves in kitchen
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 05/13/11.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Precooked bacon- Corrected Action ; placed in reach in cooler-
  • Critical - Observed torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. Flour
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Reach in cooler
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
3/14/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
11/17/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. 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 a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • 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 employee training This violation must be corrected by : 11/10/10.
9/10/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
2/22/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment.
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in freezer soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture.
  • Critical. Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. This violation must be corrected by : 02/22/10.
12/22/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Observed processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In long reach in cooler
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit.
  • Critical. Observed food stored in a prohibited area. Onions under the three compartment sink
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding unit/dry storage area. Vegetabl3s in reach in freezer
  • Observed knife block in use to store knives.
  • Critical. No chemical test kit provided when using chemical sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed leaking pipe at plumbing fixture. By the three compartment sink
  • Critical. Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
7/14/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 2/2/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 12/11/2008Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 12/4/2008Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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1 User Review:

Nicole Cash

Added on Aug 15, 2022 9:47 AM
Food:
*****
Service:
*****
Price:
*****
Ambience:
*****
Cleanliness:
*****
Excellent. YOU HAVE SOME GOOD HARD WORKING PEOPLE HERE. JENNIFER CHARLES MARIA. MARGIE. GOOD TEAM WORK.
Would you recommend MICHAEL'S CAFE to others? Yes
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