Mojo, 4140 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: MOJO
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 4140 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
License #: 1619871
Total inspections: 9
Last inspection: 08/22/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in dry storage area. Flour
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Flour. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade garbage bags used in direct contact to store food. Drystorage.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes and crumbled cheese at 47°f in double containers at the salad flip top reach in cooler, Corrective action taken, moved inside de unit.
  • 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. See stop sale. Marinara and black beans cooling overnight found at 52°f
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse.
  • Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Marinara and beans cooling overnight in a tightly closed plastic container.
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.lass cleaner at the bar. **Corrected On-Site**
08/22/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Kitchen
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Drystorage
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar
  • Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour.
  • High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
2/7/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in reach-in cooler, 2 at cookline.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, cookline
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, cookline.
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Take off bulbs if you choose not to use it.
  • High Priority - Cheese/milk/creamer/other dairy products cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 48° creams in door of small black cooler in wait station, discarded. Butter 42° in back of cooler. 42°, do not place any potential hazardous foods in door. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Utensils sits in brown baskets that cannot be sanitizer, dining room.
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food found greater than 47 degrees Fahrenheit but less than 70 degrees Fahrenheit more than six hours. See stop sale. Dairy overnight in door of black cooler at wait station. Milk, creams 48° discarded.
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles, bar.
11/26/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of slimy substance in the interior of the ice machine.
2/22/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed open dumpster lids.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. blue liquid in spraybottle at bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
9/4/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. bar. Corrected On Site.
  • Lights missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. in food storage room, in kitchen/cookline and in dishwash area over food prep table.
  • 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 with slimy/debris build-up. cookline reach-in cooler.
  • Critical - Observed obstructed emergency exits. For reporting purposes only. by exit bathrooms blocked by bicycle and chairs.
3/22/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. reach-in cooler by server station with milk, creamer, butter.
  • 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 cloth used as a food-contact surface. on cut lettuce. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. several. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Corrected On Site.
9/8/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Observed a nonfood-grade basting brush used in food.
  • Observed single-service articles stored without protection from contamination. Straws at bar area
9/28/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Employee training validation
  • Critical. Employee training validation
7/13/2010Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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