Third week in a row Aventura Mall restaurant ordered shut

Carpaccio, in upscale Bal Harbour Mall, also closed down by inspectors

BAL HARBOUR, Fla. – Their website says they are committed to making your meal memorable using the finest and freshest ingredients.

But state records show Carpaccio, in the Bal Harbour Shops, was ordered shut last week by state inspectors because of a roach issue.

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State records also show Carrabba's in Pompano Beach was also ordered shut due to a roach problem.

And for the third week in a row, a restaurant in the Aventura Mall was ordered shut.

Below is a list of places and some of their violations.

All the places listed below were allowed to reopen following ordered clean up and re-inspections:

CARPACCIO

BAL HARBOUR SHOPS

9700 COLLINS AVE.

BAL HARBOUR

ORDERED SHUT 10/20/15

16 VIOLATIONS FOUND

"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At time of inspection, found approximately 14 live roaches: 9 next to exterior door, 1 in walk in cooler, 1 on the floor in the cooking area, 2 on the side of a reach in cooler, 1 on the floor underneath a food cart."

"Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cheese 70° F, shrimp 50° F for less than 4 hours, operator moved to other cooler."

"Soda gun soiled. Bar area."

"Thermotape failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface. Discontinue use of dish machine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dish machine is repaired."

 

CARRABBA'S ITALIAN GRILLE

1299 S FEDERAL HIGHWAY

POMPANO BEACH

ORDERED SHUT 10/22/15

11 VIOLATIONS

(INSPECTION BASED ON COMPLAINT)

"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed Approximately 10 live roaches under Vulcan grill in back kitchen. Approximately 5 live roaches observed on floor next to ice cooling unit across from walk in cooler in rear prep area."

"Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach on floor in dry storage room and 1 dead roach on box where coffee lids are stored in dry storage room."

"Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual ware washing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Three compartment sink at Sanitizer at 50 ppm quat. Corrected to 200 ppm quat."

"Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of food borne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Reviewed employee health policy and Big Five with kitchen manager."

Elizabeth Watts, a spokeswoman for Carrabbas's, issued a statement to Local 10 News after the inspection.

"The result of this inspection is unacceptable and contrary to how we run our restaurant," Watts said. "We have taken the appropriate measures to correct the problem and help ensure this won't happen again. We've also done a thorough cleaning of the kitchen area and retrained our entire staff to reinforce our stringent food safety and sanitation procedures."

PIACERE NEWS& CAFE

AVENTURA MALL

19575 BISCAYNE BLVD.

AVENTURA

ORDERED SHUT 10/23/15

14 VIOLATIONS FOUND

"Roach activity present as evidenced by approximately 20-25 live roaches found in the kitchen on wall next to a reach in cooler and in cracks under front service counter."

"Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded."

 

SUSHI BOAT

455 S CYPRESS ROAD

POMPANO BEACH

ORDERED SHUT 10/22/15

13 VIOLATIONS FOUND

"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 4 live roaches in bin of salt on floor next to ice machine in the kitchen. Observed 2 live roaches on floor under ice machine in the kitchen by the cookline. Observed 1 live roach on table in dining area."

"Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed mold on pickles in Pepsi cooler. Live roaches in container of salt on floor. Operator discarded."

"Commercially processed ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Pickles in Pepsi cooler not date marked. Observed mold on pickles. Operator discarded."

"Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler across from cook line not maintaining proper temperature. Salmon 44°, rice 45°, raw bacon 51°. Ambient temperature 45°."

 

ALL-INCLUSIVE INVERRARY  RESORT

3501 INVERRARY BLVD

LAUDERHILL

ORDERED SHUT 10/22/15

33 VIOLATIONS FOUND

(ALSO ORDERED SHUT 7/14/14)

"Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed 30 fresh rodent droppings in the tiki bar."

"Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 4 roach eggs sack and 3 live roach on the bottom shelving on the of the cook line. 1 live roach in the kitchen crawling on the floor by the beer kegs next to the chefs office. 1 live on the floor by the ice machine. 1 live on the floor near the kitchen entrance. 1 live on the shelf in the hallway next to the rational oven. 1 live roach egg sack on the floor on the cook line. 1 live in the oven on the cook line. 1 live in the floor by the true reach-in-cooler at the servers station **Repeat Violation**"

"Hotel and Restaurant license is expired. Observed the establishments license expired over 60 days. **Repeat Violation**"

"Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on hand wash sink. All in the kitchen **Repeat Violation."

"Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface walk-in-freezer **Repeat Violation**"

"Build-up of soil/debris on the floor under shelving throughout. **Repeat Violation**"

"Dead roaches on premises. Observed 3 dead roaches on the bottom shelving on the cook line. 1 dead on the kitchen floor behind the flip top reach-in-cooler on the cook line. 2 dead on the shelf in the hallway by the rational oven. 1 dead on the floor by the True reach-in-cool near the kitchen entrance. 1 dead roach in the container with tea at the buffet line in the dining . 1 dead under the container with the tea on the buffet in the dining room. 1 dead on the floor next to the chefs office **Repeat Violation**"

"Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris throughout **Repeat Violation**"

"Hole in ceiling. Observed several holes in the ceiling tiles in the kitchen **Repeat Violation**"

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