2 more Aventura Mall eateries ordered shut

25 pounds of dough thrown out at Golden Corral due to fly issue

AVENTURA, Fla. – State records show two more places in the Aventura Mall were ordered shut last week due to a roach issue.

"Each of our dining tenants is responsible for maintaining their establishment up to state and local health standards," an Aventura Mall spokesman said in a statement Monday. "We monitored the situation and were notified that all opened the next day following re-inspections."

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A total of five places have been ordered shut in the past several weeks.

Records show 28 violations were found at the Golden Corral in Margate, which was inspected base on a complaint.

Records show 25 pounds of dough was ordered to be thrown out because of a fly issue.

Below is a list of the places ordered shut and some of their violations. All the places were allowed to reopen following ordered clean ups and re-inspections.

***Mama Sbarros

Aventura Mall

19501 Biscayne Blvd.

Aventura

Ordered shut Oct. 14

8 violations found

"Roach activity present as evidenced by 12-15 live roaches found in the kitchen underneath a food prep table and on the wall behind the prep table."

"Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 5 cans."

***Bertoni Gelato

Aventura Mall

19501 Biscayne Blvd.

Aventura

Ordered shut Oct. 14

8 violations found

"Roach activity present as evidenced by approximately 15-18 live roaches found in a food prep room room/kitchen, on top of a reach in cooler and inside the doors of the reach in cooler. And also in a separate room the three compartment sink room on the floor and walls."

"Dead roaches on premises. On the floor and prep table."

***City Pub

956 S. Federal Highway

Deerfield Beach

Ordered shut Oct. 16

9 violations

Inspection based on complaint

"Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 10 fresh and 10 dry rodent droppings on top of dish machine, 4 fresh and 5 dry rodent droppings on the floor under dish machine, 2 fresh and 2 dry Rodent droppings on the floor near the portable fryer by the cook-line and 1 dry rodent dropping near the kitchen entryway."

"Slicer blade guard soiled with old food debris."

"Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm chlorine."

***Golden Corral

5650 Sample Road

Margate

Ordered shut Oct. 15

28 violations found

Inspection based on complaint

"Roach activity present as evidenced by 5 plus live roaches found in kitchen nestled between tiles in crack by hand wash sink, 1 on wall by chicken prep area, in kitchen 4 plus nestled between wall and crack in tiles by chicken and fish reach in cooler, in kitchen, 1 crawling on wall by buffet area, 1 on floor by reach in cooler, in kitchen, 4 plus in coffee prep area, off ware washing area."

"Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition, yeast bread dough, with flies on dough, in dessert area. 25 pounds."

"Roach excrement and/or droppings present, in various areas of the kitchen."

"Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area, in dessert area."

"Observed 1 Dead roaches on premises, in prep area by hand-wash sink, 1 stuck on wall by beverage syrup, 1 on floor in kitchen, 4 dead on kitchen floor in chicken prep/ fryer area, 4 plus in electrical room, 20 plus in ware washing area."

"Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices, flies, by ice machine in kitchen."

"Hole in ceiling over salad buffet area."

***Woodlands Indian Cuisine

4816 N. University Drive

Lauderhill

Ordered shut Oct. 14

16 violations found

Inspection based on complaint

"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 10 stuck in a glue trap on the floor under a hand sink in the dishwashing area. The glue trap was disposed by the manager. 1 on the floor by a chest freezer near the dishwashing area. One on the side of the chest freezer. 1 on the back of the chest freezer. 2 on the floor behind the chest freezer1 on the wall under the hand sink by the dish machine. The chest freezer was moved outside the rear door."

"Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 15 in a glue trap on the floor under a hand sink in the dishwashing area. The glue trap was disposed by the manager."

"Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Observed that the dish racks used force the Dish machine are soiled and stored on the floor."

***China Moon

884 E. Oakland Park Blvd.

Ordered shut Oct. 12

9 violations found

"Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 15 to 20 fresh (soft and black) droppings behind chest freezer in rear kitchens. Observed approximately 10 dried and gray droppings on sheet pan used to store clean equipment."

"Hole in ceiling. Above walk in cooler with gnaw marks."

"Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings. Observed on conduit and wall coming down from hole in ceiling with gnaw marks."

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