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 eateries maintain high standards of cleanliness and food safety. Recently, several restaurants in South Florida were ordered to shut down temporarily due to high-priority violations, including the presence of rodent droppings and live insects in areas where food is prepared.<\/p>\n
In Broward County, two restaurants were forced to close temporarily. <\/p>\n
Tropical Smoothie Cafe, located at 1609 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, was ordered shut on Oct. 21. The inspection revealed about 33 rodent droppings in the back storage room, which is open to the kitchen. The droppings were found on various items, including a plastic container containing packages of almonds, the exterior of a case of potato chips, a case of lids, a box of utensils, and under dry storage shelving. Additionally, there was ice buildup in the walk-in freezer around the circulation fan and accumulated on the floor.<\/p>\n
La Brise des Antilles, inside Lauderhill Mall at 4269 NW 12th St., Lauderhill, was also ordered shut on Oct. 21. The inspection found 20 roaches in the kitchen crawling on a water heater, the floor near the mop sink, underneath the stove, and on a box of oil. Other violations included raw chicken stored over unwashed produce at a reach-in refrigerator and time\/temperature issues with cooked rice and pikliz.<\/p>\n
In Palm Beach County, four restaurants were ordered to shut down temporarily. <\/p>\n
East Ocean Cafe, located at 412 E. Ocean Ave., Boynton Beach, was ordered shut on Oct. 22. The inspection revealed more than 24 rodent droppings on plywood covering a grease trap next to a triple sink and on the floor under a right flip-top cooler at the cook line. A live fly was observed on a clean bowl in the dish area, and a stop sale was ordered for a banana or plantain with mold-like growth in a reach-in cooler.<\/p>\n
Bagel Boss, located at 22107 Powerline Road, Boca Raton, was ordered shut on Oct. 22. The inspection found about 30 live flies on mop sink equipment, landing on dry storage area racks and items, and on bagels and bagel storage racks at the back kitchen area. A stop sale was ordered for the bagels. Other violations included a time\/temperature issue with liquid egg whites and an accumulation of black\/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine\/bin.<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Water Bagels, located at 201 N. U.S. Highway 1, Suite C-5, Jupiter, was ordered shut on Oct. 21. The inspection revealed about 190 rodent droppings on boards used for bagels on the speed rack in the bagel production area adjacent to the front counter and behind the speed rack next to the reach-in cooler and prep table in the bagel production area. More than 150 live insects were found crawling on boards used for bagels on the speed rack in the bagel production area.
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\nOther violations included an employee touching their face and then engaging in food preparation without washing their hands, and an employee using a visibly soiled towel to wipe a food contact surface and continuing to prepare food without changing gloves and washing their hands.<\/p>\n
Ceviche Arigato, located at 1447 10th St., Lake Park, was ordered shut on Oct. 21. The inspection found about five live roaches in the kitchen on the floor next to deep fryers, under a steam table, and crawling on a container of wood skewers for meat. About 22 dead roaches were found on the floor at the entrance to the kitchen and in the kitchen under a flip-top cooler on the floor, under a hand washing sink, under a steam table on the floor, and on the floor around fryers.<\/p>\n
Restaurant inspections are essential in maintaining public health and safety. The presence of rodent droppings and live insects in food preparation areas is a serious violation that can lead to the temporary closure of a restaurant. It is crucial for restaurants to maintain high standards of cleanliness and follow proper food safety protocols to prevent such violations.<\/p>\n
Q: What happens when a restaurant fails a state inspection?
\nA: The restaurant must stay closed until it passes a follow-up inspection.
\nQ: How can I file a complaint about a possible violation?
\nA: Contact the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).
\nQ: Can I contact the Sun Sentinel to report a violation?
\nA: No, the Sun Sentinel does not inspect restaurants and cannot accept complaints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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