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Licensee
Name: EL TROPICO REST License Number: SEA2323291
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 10/01/2024
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 7902 NW 36 ST
MIAMI, FL 33166-6637

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 05/30/2018 Met Inspection Standards
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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.
Violation    Observation
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed service plates stored not inverted or protected , operator instructed to properly protect service items.
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed during the inspection cutting board stained by use and chipped. Operator complied to replaced.
12B-02-4    Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed during the inspection employee food on top of the preparation area. Operator instructed and removed food. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Observed during the inspection personal items on top of prep area. Operator instructed to removed personal items. **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4    Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed during inspection food container missing lid.
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed under cutting board wet wash cloth, operator complied to remove fed wet cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Observed during the inspection the interior soiled with food debris. Operator instructed to clean.
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed during the inspection single use containers stored not inverted, operator complied to properly inverted and stored . **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed during the inspection Wet wash cloth on top of prep area , operator instructed to place in sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-16-4    High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed during the inspection server walk in from service area to kitchen area to pick up orders without washing hands first, Employee instructed to wash hands Before touching or serving food. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Observed during the inspection empanada temperature 121°, operator complied to turn on heat of hot display. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Observed ice machine with mold like dirty. Operator instructed to clean properly edges and insides.
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