Out of four South Florida restaurants temporarily shut by the state last week, three had issues with hand washing. Or a lack thereof.<\/p>\n
Employees were observed touching raw meat, dirty dishes or wiping their face without properly sanitizing.\u00a0Other violations included live and dead roaches, flies buzzing around a kitchen and a \u201cmicrowave soiled with food debris.\u201d<\/p>\n
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 violations such as improper food temperatures or dead cockroaches.<\/p>\n
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, visit myfloridalicense.com<\/a>. (But please don\u2019t contact us: The Sun Sentinel doesn\u2019t inspect restaurants.)<\/p>\n Broward County<\/p>\n Basilic Vietnamese Grill\u00a0 Ordered shut: Feb. 23<\/p>\n Why: 14 violations (five high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About four live roaches \u201con top of reach-in freezer across from walk-in cooler \u2014 under to-go containers\u201d and \u201con empty 5-gallon bucket container next to dry storage shelving in kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cCook touched raw beef then changed gloves and began cutting potatoes without first washing hands.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cCook touched visibly soiled lower [flip-top] cover then began to prepare raw beef.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 Stop sale ordered for cooked potato wedges and cream \u201cdue to temperature abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cCookline hand sink blocked by trash can,\u201d and missing soap and \u201cpaper towels or mechanical hand drying device.\u201d<\/p>\n Status: Reopened Feb. 24 after a follow-up visit<\/a> found one basic violation.<\/p>\n Palm Beach County<\/p>\n Caribbean Teeze Restaurant Ordered shut: Feb. 27<\/p>\n Why: Three high-priority violations<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n \u2022 About eight live roaches \u201cby handwash sink\u201d and \u201cbehind steam table.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cEmployee handled dirty dishes then grabbed pan of chopped garlic\u201d without washing hands.<\/p>\n \u2022 Time\/temperature issue involved fried plantain.<\/p>\n Status: Closed Feb. 28 after a second visit<\/a> found one high-priority violation. Reopened March 2 after a third inspection<\/a> found no violations.<\/p>\n Inti Peruvian Cuisine\u00a0 Ordered shut: Feb. 23<\/p>\n Why: Three violations (one high-priority<\/a>), including:<\/p>\n \u2022 Five live roaches \u201cunder three-compartment sink\u201d and \u201cbehind low-boy cooler at cook line.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 About 53 dead roaches \u201cinside the back of the low-boy cooler where the compressor is\u201d and \u201cunder three-compartment sink.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2022 \u201cAt cook line, microwave soiled with food debris.\u201d<\/p>\n Status: Reopened Feb. 24 after a reinspection<\/a> found no violations.<\/p>\n MacArthur\u2019s Bar & Grill (inside Palm Beach Gardens Marriott)\u00a0 Ordered shut: Feb. 27<\/p>\n
218 E. Commercial Blvd., Lauderdale-by-the-Sea<\/p>\n
6295 Lake Worth Road, Suite 32, Greenacres<\/p>\n
2800 N. Military Trail, No. 103, West Palm Beach<\/p>\n
4000 RCA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens<\/p>\n