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Licensee
Name:
CUBANBUFFET
License Number:
NOS2322980
Rank:
Non-Seating
License Expiration Date:
10/01/2025
Primary Status:
Current
Secondary Status:
Active
Location Address:
345 E 49 ST HIALEAH, FL 33013
Inspection Information
Inspection Type
Inspection Date
Result
High Priority Violations
Intermediate Violations
Basic Violations
Routine - Food
01/29/2025
FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION REQUIRED Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public. More information about inspections.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below.
The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws,
which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code.
High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne
illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing.
Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors
that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training,
documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered
best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely
manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel
compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure
when necessary.
Basic - Observed: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed can being used as scoop to dispense rice in
preparation area. Employee removed and discarded during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic - Observed: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Observed employee handling food without a hair restraint. **Warning**
Basic - Observed: Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust.
Observed not of lettuce next to handwashing sink behind front counter . **Warning**
High Priority - Observed: Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking
temperature.
Observed inside walk in cooler raw uncovered chicken stored in same container with raw packed pork.
Operator stored raw chicken separated from raw pork. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority - Observed: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
Observed Rice puddings (50F - Cold Holding) according to manager prepared two days ago, stored in reach in cooler front area. **Warning**
High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.
Observed Rice puddings (50F - Cold Holding) according to manager prepared two days ago, stored in reach in cooler front area. **Warning**
High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees
Fahrenheit.observed at preparation area 6:10 AM lentil soup (107F - Hot Holding); black beans (128F - Hot Holding) according to the manager
prepared 2.5 hrs ago.
Food was taken to the kitchen to reheat , 2nd temperature 630 AM, lentil soup (168F - Hot Holding); black beans (169F - Hot Holding) **Corrected
On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic - Observed: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Observed plastic containers with sugar and rice not labeled under preparation table in kitchen area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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