Spider Infestation Above Door

Introduction to Restaurant Inspections

The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation conducts weekly inspections of restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties. These inspections are crucial in ensuring that restaurants maintain high standards of cleanliness and food safety. The South Florida Sun Sentinel highlights restaurants that are ordered shut due to "high-priority violations," such as improper food temperatures or the presence of dead cockroaches.

Understanding High-Priority Violations

High-priority violations are those that can cause harm to consumers if not addressed promptly. These violations include issues such as improper food storage, contamination, and pest infestations. Restaurants that fail to correct these violations are ordered to close until they pass a follow-up inspection.

Broward County Restaurant Closures

In Broward County, three restaurants were temporarily shut down last week due to high-priority violations. These restaurants included Piccadilly, China One, and ENE Tasty Bakery & Restaurant.

Piccadilly Restaurant

Piccadilly, located at 4500 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, was ordered shut on June 25. The restaurant had 11 violations, including three high-priority ones. Some of the violations included:

• Four live roaches found in the small private dining room area and large private dining room
• 12 dead roaches found on duct tape attached to the wall in the small private dining room area
• Raw tenderized beef stored above raw fish in the cook line reach-in cooler
• A soiled can opener blade

The restaurant reopened on June 26 after a follow-up inspection found only three basic violations.

China One Restaurant

China One, located at 15711 Sheridan St., Fort Lauderdale, was ordered shut on June 24. The restaurant had five violations, including three high-priority ones. Some of the violations included:

• Eight roaches crawling in the kitchen
• Approximately 40 dead roaches throughout the establishment
• A spider colony above the exit door at the rear of the establishment
• Raw shell eggs stored over containers of dumpling sauce in the walk-in cooler

The restaurant was closed again on June 25 after a follow-up visit found three violations, including one high-priority violation. It reopened on June 26 after a third inspection found only one basic violation.

ENE Tasty Bakery & Restaurant

ENE Tasty Bakery & Restaurant, located at 61 S. State Road 7, Plantation, was ordered shut on June 24. The restaurant had 18 violations, including three high-priority ones. Some of the violations included:

• About 66 flies landing on clean food containers, walls, seasonings, and bags of flour, onions, and rice
• A cutting board with accumulation of black mold-like substance buildup in the kitchen
• An accumulation of black mold-like substance built up on the walls in the dishwashing area
• Time/temperature issues involved raw chicken, cooked spinach, plantains, and patties
• Various cooked dishes that were prepared the previous day were left uncovered in the walk-in cooler
• Employees washing and rinsing dirty dishes without a sanitizing step, and the three-compartment sink was not properly set up

The restaurant reopened on June 25 after a follow-up inspection found two basic violations.

Palm Beach County Restaurant Inspections

No restaurants were ordered to close in Palm Beach County.

Conclusion

Restaurant inspections are essential in ensuring that restaurants maintain high standards of cleanliness and food safety. The presence of pests, such as roaches and flies, and other high-priority violations can lead to the temporary closure of a restaurant. It is crucial for restaurants to address these violations promptly to prevent harm to consumers.

FAQs

• What is a high-priority violation?
  A high-priority violation is a violation that can cause harm to consumers if not addressed promptly.
• How often are restaurant inspections conducted?
  Restaurant inspections are conducted weekly by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
• What happens if a restaurant fails an inspection?
  If a restaurant fails an inspection, it must stay closed until it passes a follow-up inspection.
• How can I file a complaint about a restaurant?
  You can file a complaint about a restaurant by contacting the Florida DBPR.
  

  A spider colony hanging out above an exit door, live and dead roaches in dining-room areas, and more than 60 flies landing on seasonings and bags of flour, onions and rice — these were among the violations that led the state to temporarily shut three Broward County restaurants last week.

  No restaurants were ordered to close in Palm Beach County.

  The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen weekly and spotlight places ordered shut for “high-priority violations,” such as improper food temperatures or dead cockroaches.

Any restaurant that fails a state inspection must stay closed until it passes a follow-up. If you spot a possible violation and wish to file a complaint, contact Florida DBPR. (But please don’t contact us: The Sun Sentinel doesn’t inspect restaurants.)

BROWARD COUNTY

Piccadilly 
4500 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood

Ordered shut: June 25

Why: 11 violations (three high-priority), including:

• Four live roaches “on duct tape attached to wall in small private dining room area,” “on wall behind wait station in large private dining room” and “inside of door of wait station in large private dining room.”
• 12 dead roaches “on duct tape attached to wall in small private dining room area.”
• “Raw tenderized beef stored above raw fish in cook line reach-in cooler.”
• “Can opener blade soiled.”

Status: Reopened June 26 after a follow-up inspection found three basic violations.

China One
15711 Sheridan St., Fort Lauderdale

Ordered shut: June 24

Why: Five violations (three high-priority), including:

• Eight roaches “crawling in kitchen.”
• “Approximately 40 dead roaches throughout establishment.”
• “Observed spider colony above exit door at rear of establishment.”
• “Raw shell eggs stored over containers of dumpling sauce” in walk-in cooler.

Status: Closed June 25 after a follow-up visit found three violations (one high-priority). Reopened June 26 after a third inspection found one basic violation.

ENE Tasty Bakery & Restaurant
61 S. State Road 7, Plantation

Ordered shut: June 24

Why: 18 violations (three high-priority), including:

• About 66 flies landing on “clean food containers and walls in dishwashing area,” “on seasonings, bag with rice and walls in dry storage area,” “on in-use food preparation table, bag with onions and container with uncooked potatoes” and “on bag with flour and in-use food mixer at baker’s station.”
• “Observed cutting board with accumulation of black mold-like substance buildup in the kitchen.”
• “Observed in the dishwashing area an accumulation of a black mold-like substance built up on the walls.”
• Time/temperature issues involved raw chicken, cooked spinach, plantains and patties.
• “Various cooked dishes that were prepared the [previous] day were left uncovered” in walk-in cooler.
• “Observed employees washing and rinsing dirty dishes without a sanitizing step. Three-compartment sink [not] properly set up.”

Status: Reopened June 25 after a follow-up inspection found two basic violations.