Checkers Drive In Rest #755 Improves its Sanitary Rating
9901 Miramar Pkwy
Miramar, FL 33025
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Basic - - From inspection on 2016-07-26: Basic - Water leaking from the ceiling near the walk-in cooler. Also observed a leaking drain pipe under a steam table . **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on 2016-07-27: The leak under the steam table still exist. The ceiling leak has been repaired. **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From inspection on 2016-07-26: High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on 2016-07-27: Still observed flies in the establishment in the food prep areas. **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate - - From inspection on 2016-07-26: Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Shift manager Amanda Faver is not a Certified Food Manager. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection on 2016-07-27: Observed the same. **Time Extended**
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Observed an employee cell phone on a shelf above burger buns. **Warning**
Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - Water leaking from the ceiling near the walk-in cooler. Also observed a leaking drain pipe under a steam table . **Warning**
High Priority - All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in walk-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed that all the food in the walk-in cooler is 55°F or higher. Food was moved to other working coolers and the walk-in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Observed an employee put on a glove without washing hands. The Mgr corrected her and she removed the gloves and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. **Warning**
Intermediate - Manager lacking proof of food manager certification. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Shift manager Amanda Faver is not a Certified Food Manager. **Warning**
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Observed 4 employees working with no Certified Food Manager present. **Warning**
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink next to the mop sink. Paper towels were put at this sink. **Warning**
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate - Walk-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed that all the food in the walk-in cooler is 55°F or higher. **Warning**
No Violations Were Observed
Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Ice cream topping station is next to hand wash sink by the soap dispenser.
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on shelf above box of ketchup. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked burgers were 49-50° at 11:00 am on 04/12/16. Operator voluntarily discarded burgers. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide stored with/above food, clean equipment and utensils, clean linens and/or single-service items. Can of raid spray on the floor under three compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Fried chicken breast, and fried chicken wings were 122-126, operator stated chicken is always reheated to 165 or above before selling to customers.
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Chili and cheese sauce listed on 6 hour time chart, bacon, onion tangles, cut tomatoes, cut lettuce, sliced cheese, mayonnaise, and tartar sauce on a four hour time chart. **Warning**
No Violations Were Observed
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Inserts above dish sink stacked while wet. **Warning**
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Bathroom removed in the rear of the store. No plans on file. **Warning**At time of call back inspector called Plan Review and no paperwork has been filed updating the information on file for the removed restroom.
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 employee working for 4 month without proof of training. **Warning**Mitchel Miller on staff without proof of training. Employed for approximately 4 months.
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic - Dead roaches on premises.1 dead roach in storage room. Roach was discarded. **Warning**
Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Long locs not secured. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Inserts above dish sink stacked while wet. **Warning**
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Standing water inside of the walk in cooler. **Warning**
Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests.Storage room not sealed properly. Day light is visible from the cracks at the base of the floor, along the walls and the ground. **Warning**
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair.In storage closet water filter system leaking. Water is puddling on the floor creating an objectionable odor. **Warning**
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans, plan review application and payment for plan review to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 1940 N Monroe St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Bathroom removed in the rear of the store. No plans on file. **Warning**
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 employee working for 4 month without proof of training. **Warning**
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.Blue chemical not labeled. Windex discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, by frontline.
Basic - Ceiling in disrepair, water dripping onto floor towards restroom.
Basic - Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash, ice cream table next to hand wash sink.
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing, by three compartments sink.
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair, by frontline.
Basic - Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface on top of grill. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle, three compartments sink.
High Priority - Live flies in kitchen.
Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of employee health policy and health requirements.
Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items.
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233, only two employees on duty have proof of training. **Warning**
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Single-service articles stored in toilet room/locker room/garbage room/mechanical room.
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Ice cream cones **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Chicken nuggets and chicken wings at 126 and 119°f on the hot holding drawers. Reheated to 165°f **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken over French fries.
Intermediate - Hot holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 135 degrees Fahrenheit or hotter. Hot holding drawers.
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling.
No Violations Were Observed
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Employee scooping ice with a cup. **Warning**
Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Walk in freezer **Warning**
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Warning**
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Light on the restroom not functioning. **Warning**
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Bread, burgers. **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced cheese, cut lettuce, cut tomatoes on the sandwich station reach in cooler t 59-62°F, less than 4 h out of temperature according to mgr. **Warning**
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 3 live roches (2 juvenile) on oft serve machine area. Roaches killed and area cleaned and sanitized. **Warning**
Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Restroom **Warning**
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Restroom **Warning**
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Glass cleaner **Warning**
High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Philly met in an ice bath at the prep area, moved inside a cooler, 43F at the end of the inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in chest freezer not all products commercially packaged. Hotdogs and raw burgers in the chest reach in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women''s bathroom. Employee''s restroom.
Basic - Cardboard box used as garbage container. **Corrected On-Site**
Critical - Observed raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. raw chicken over french fries in a freezer.
Critical - Observed food stored on floor. cardboard boxes with bread on walk in freezer floor. Corrected On Site.
Critical - Observed food employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Corrected On Site.
Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. before putting gloves on. Corrected On Site.
Light not functioning. walk in cooler
Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.Blocked by cleaning suplies, Corrected On Site.
Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Corrected On Site.
Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Expired 4-12.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.Repeat Violation.
Critical - Observed toilet unclean.
Critical - K Portable fire extinguisher not fully charged. For reporting purposes only.
Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification. Repeat Violation.
Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation. Repeat Violation.
No Violations Were Observed
Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Wi cooler, Repeat Violation.Door's sel closer in disrepair.Door left opened.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
Critical - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.Removed.
Critical - Toilet rooms not conveniently located and accessible to employees.Removed, converted into an storage room.
Critical - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not properly displayed.
Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. walk-in cooler at 50 degrees. Mgr called for service to repair the unit immediately and all phf was placed in reach-in cooler Corrected On Site.
Critical - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit. walk-in cooler
Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. reach-in cooler on cookline
Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed in standing water. in 3 compartment sink Corrected On Site.
Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. when putting on and changing gloves Corrected On Site.
Observed Employee/Manager with no hair restraint.
Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
Critical - Observed encrusted material on can opener.Corrected On Site.
Critical - Portable fire extinguisher not properly mounted at least 4 inches off the floor and the top no higher than 5 feet off the floor. on floor by pick-up window. For reporting purposes only.
Violation: 29-08-1Plumbing system in disrepair, faucet, handwash sink, kitchen.
Violation: 33-11-1Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Critical - Violation: 47-15-2Observed an uncovered electrical box, restroom. For reporting purposes only.
Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures, hot dog/chease reach in unit.
Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions.
Critical - Lack of signage properly designating bathrooms.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Critical - No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. Pro
Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
Critical - Observed an uncovered electrical box, restroom. For reporting purposes only.
Critical - Observed bathroom facility not clean.
Observed birds dropping on the ground and/or pad around dumpster.
Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
Critical - Observed buildup of soiled material on racks in the reach-in cooler.
Critical - Observed food containers boxes stored in a prohibited area, restroom.
Observed food debris accumulated on WI cooler's floor.
Critical - Observed food stored on floor.
Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
Observed reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle.
Plumbing system in disrepair, faucet, handwash sink, kitchen.
Critical - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.
In-use utensil for nonpotentially hazardous food not stored in a clean, protected location. ice scoop
Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.
Critical - Observed buildup of slime in the interior of ice machine.
Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Corrected On Site.
Critical - Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.