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Licensee
Name: EL CORTADITO CAFE License Number: SEA2316398
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 10/01/2013
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 9873 SW 40TH STREET
MIAMI, FL 33165

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result Critical Violations Non-Critical Violations
Routine - Food 06/04/2009 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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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. In general, critical violations are those that, if not corrected, are more likely to contribute directly to food contamination, illness or environmental damage. Although we use the industry-standard term "critical", varying degrees of severity and potential risk to the public require inspectors to assess each situation in determining the appropriate action. In addition, while an establishment may have multiple violations, the inspectors' training and judgment formulate the overall result of the inspection to ensure the public health and safety. 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.
Violation    Observation
32-16-1    Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. hand sink bar area
52-01-1    Critical - Identity of food or food product misrepresented. Snapper is on the menu but only bass is available. Operator stated that he has not sold snapper in a long time but can only show one invoice from july 2008 as proof. Bass is still on the menu. After operator was told to take the item in qustion of the menu he proceeded to ask what he would have to do to keep the item on the menu
10-06-1    In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of potentially hazardous food and the container.
14-37-1    Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
12A-16-1    Critical - Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands.
12A-12-1    Critical - Observed employee switch from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. touched raw beef then an onion
36-15-1    Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.
36-13-1    Observed grease accumulated under cooking equipment.
31-12-1    Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
09-01-1    Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.
35A-08-1    Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
03A-07-1    Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
06-04-1    Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature.
08A-24-1    Critical - Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit/during preparation. poultry over pork
41B-01-1    Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed.
37-06-1    Observed wall soiled with accumulated grease.
35B-05-1    Critical - Outer openings not protected and vermin and/or environmental cross-contamination present.
02-22-1    Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
21-12-1    Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
02-26-1    Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
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