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Flies and ants in food, safety issues and cleanliness were common problems inside nine Miami-Dade and Broward restaurants closed by inspection.<\/p>\n
This week\u2019s Sick and Shut Down List includes a mall food court, a Walmart and Miami International Airport.<\/p>\n
A reminder: We don\u2019t choose who gets inspected and we don\u2019t do the inspections. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation does both, sometimes from consumer complaints. You can file a complaint to the agency<\/a> online.<\/p>\n Restaurants failing inspection remain closed until they pass a re-inspection, also known as a callback. That usually happens the next day.<\/p>\n In alphabetical order:<\/p>\n Brandon Asian Cuisine, 6417 Stirling Rd., Davie<\/p>\n Routine inspection, 11 total violations, four high priority violations<\/p>\n Two dead roaches and a live one were spotted on a kitchen shelf next to the dishwasher. Five live roaches were in a container under a prep table. One was sashaying on a kitchen prep table, another on a prep table\u2019s lower shelf.<\/p>\n Among the roach activity, a \u201cbag of carrots stored on the walk-in cooler floor.\u201d<\/p>\n A worker switched from raw pork and raw beef to vegetables without changing single-use gloves or washing hands.<\/p>\n \u201cEmployee picked up trash from floor, then engaged in food preparation without washing hands.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cinterior of the small oven has an accumulation of black substance, grease and food debris.\u201d<\/p>\n Chicken Guy, inside Walmart, 4301 S. University Dr., Davie<\/p>\n Routine inspection, nine total violations, four high priority violations<\/p>\n About 10 ants were \u201ccrawling on and in a container of honey in the prep area.\u201d Stop Sale on the honey.<\/p>\n Of the estimated 61 flies the inspector spotted, 15 were \u201cin the prep area, landing on containers of spices, walls and tables\u201d and another 15 greeted customers \u201cat the front counter, landing on registers, containers of ice cream toppings and boxes of bread.\u201d<\/p>\n The dishwasher area had six flies \u201clanding on clean dishes and walls.\u201d In dry storage, about 20 flies used sealed packs of cereal and boxes of single service items as landing pads. Five flies cavorted around the mop sink.<\/p>\n A handwash sink had a sanitizer bucket, an indication of a low-traffic area for its stated purpose.<\/p>\n The front handwash sink lacked paper towels or a hand blower.<\/p>\n The Knife Argentinian Steakhouse, Miami International Mall, 1455 NW 107th Ave., Doral<\/p>\n Routine inspection, 38 total violations, six high priority violations<\/p>\n Common violations: \u201cAccumulation of black\/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine\/bin\u201d and \u201cin-use knife\/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n Over 20 roaches were \u201ccrawling at the dishwasher machine electric box in the kitchen area.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThroughout the establishment, including the dining room area,\u201d the inspector saw \u201cceiling\/ceiling tiles\/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHeavily soiled equipment under the buffet line with the presence of mold-like substance, all rotten cardboard boxes … soiled gaskets at all the reach-in coolers units … dusty walk-in cooler fan.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cinterior of the oven\/microwave has accumulation of black substance\/grease\/food debris.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEmployees at the cookline without hair restraint.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCroutons and chips at the salad bar were uncovered and exposed to contamination.\u201d<\/p>\n At the cookline, the \u201ccutting board had cut marks and is no longer cleanable.\u201d<\/p>\n The can opener blade was \u201csoiled.\u201d The mixer was \u201cheavily soiled.\u201d<\/p>\n The wet wiping cloths weren\u2019t stored in sanitizing solution between uses.<\/p>\n The \u201cequipment and utensils not properly air-dried \u2014 wet nesting.\u201d<\/p>\n On the floor of the walk-in cooler sat \u201ca bucket with eggs and mayo stored.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at the handwash sink.\u201d<\/p>\n La Carreta, Concourse D, Miami International Airport, 2100 NW 42nd Ave., Miami<\/p>\n Complaint inspection, 16 total violations, four high priority violations<\/p>\n Yes, this is the airport La Carreta that has lines for cafecito and pastelitos in the morning and, during lunch and dinner, usually a packed dining area under mid-century modern lighting.<\/p>\n Popular with American Airlines passengers, the restaurant had 15 roaches, 12 of them living. Among the ditty dozen were two on the kitchen floor, one behind a cookline cooler, one on a kitchen wall, two behind a prep table and two on a wall in the prep table area.<\/p>\n As for the flies, seven were \u201con the wall in the back area kitchen\u201d and three were \u201caround the second cookline kitchen handwash sink.\u201d About 10 flies swarmed clean containers on a shelf. Three flies were by the three-compartment sink.<\/p>\n The tray cart was \u201cheavy soiled.\u201d There was a \u201cgrease buildup behind steamers located in the second cookline and prep area. Also described as \u201csoiled\u201d were a back area wall under a fan, the wall under the three-compartment sink, the kitchen area wall, and the wall behind the ice machines.<\/p>\n Also dirty enough to be noted were the floor under storage area shelves, the floor next to the cafeteria dishwasher, the back of the cafeteria dishwasher, the top of the oven; the outside of the grills, and the underside of the flat grill and the steam table.<\/p>\n Two cans of seafood paella broth were dented enough to be sent to the garbage with Stop Sales.<\/p>\n La Union Restaurant of Fla., 1000 S. State Rd. 7, Margate<\/p>\n Routine inspection, 44 total violations, 12 high priority violations<\/p>\n Broward\u2019s inspection champion over the past month racked up 10 more violations than second place Chow Time Grill & Buffet.<\/p>\n \u201cAccumulation of black\/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine\/bin.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cObjectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. … a strong odor of urine.\u201d<\/p>\n The walk-in coolers shelves were \u201crusted and have a buildup of slime, and mold-like substance.\u201d<\/p>\n A dead roach found in a bucket sitting in a handwash sink, with the bucket also an issue in a place that needed to be clear for handwashing.<\/p>\n Six roaches died around the hot water heater. One roach died on the side of a reach-in cooler. Seven roaches were \u201ccrawling on the wall and shelves around the three-compartment sink.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAt the dish washing area, there was a buildup of roach excrement along the shelves and wall.\u201d<\/p>\n The flies numbered about 66, and 25 ended up \u201clanding on dirty and clean dishes at the dish washing area.\u201d Another 25 were \u201clanding on walls in the dining room and behind reach-in coolers where a large puddle of water is on floor.\u201d Four were hanging out on the women\u2019s restroom walls.<\/p>\n Now to the handwashing problems:<\/p>\n An \u201cemployee cracked raw shell eggs and, without washing hands, handled plate and utensils\u201d in assembling a meal.<\/p>\n Someone else \u201chandled a container of raw chicken, and, without washing hands, handled clean plates and utensils.\u201d<\/p>\n Someone else \u201cpulled up pants and, without washing hands, resumed cooking eggs.\u201d<\/p>\n Then again, the handwash sink had a hat trick of failures: no soap, no way to try hands and no hot-enough water.<\/p>\n \u201cMultiple cutting boards are grooved and no longer cleanable.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThroughout the kitchen, multiple floor tiles are missing and in disrepair with food and standing water.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201csides of cooking equipment are soiled with a thick buildup of grease and food debris.\u201d<\/p>\n In the walk-in cooler, containers of raw fish and sauces had been left uncovered.<\/p>\n Raw chicken sat thawing at room temperature. That\u2019s a major problem.<\/p>\n \u201cRaw or cooked meat, poultry or egg products, as any perishable foods, must be kept at a safe temperature during \u2018the big thaw,\u2019\u201d the USDA explains. \u201cThey are safe indefinitely while frozen. However, as soon as they begin to thaw and become warmer than 40 degrees Fahrenheit, bacteria that may have been present<\/a> before freezing can begin to multiply.\u201d<\/p>\n For the same reason, food kept in cold storage needs to be at or below 41 degrees or suffer \u201ctemperature abuse.\u201d That\u2019s why Stop Sales rained down on milk, pork tamales, cheese, pasteurized eggs, coleslaw, sliced ham and cooked beans that had been in a reach-in cooler for more than six hours without properly getting down in temperature.<\/p>\n Sawa, 360 San Lorenzo Ave., Coral Gables<\/p>\n Routine inspection, 15 total violations, five high priority violations<\/p>\n We told you earlier this week about this Shops of Merrick Park restaurant that took two callback inspections to reopen.<\/p>\n The La Carreta on Concourse D of Miami International Airport. Miami International Airport <\/p>\n