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Licensee
Name: LA GRANJA RESTAURANT License Number: SEA6019992
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2019
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 4282 OKEECHOBEE BLVD
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 04/27/2018 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. 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
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Box of chicken stored on walk in cooler floor. **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.back door **Warning**
14-38-4    Basic - Food storage container broken. Diced onion tub in walk in cooler. **Warning**
08B-30-4    Basic - Food stored in dry storage area not covered. Ground black pepper and salt containers. On wire rack shelve. **Warning**
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Chest freezer by ice machine. **Warning**
21-04-4    Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under Green cutting board.explained. **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Left door of Right side Reach in Cooler . **Warning**
14-20-4    Basic - Ripped tin foil used as food-contact shelf cover. On wire rack by walk in cooler **Warning**
08B-17-4    Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce stored over cooked wings, unwashed tomato box stored on top of peeled onions.explained . Tomatoes removed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
21-12-4    Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet cloth towel on chest freezer. **Warning**
22-41-4    High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm, container was empty. Manager changed and primed 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-07-4    High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Male cook put on gloves without washing hands. Explained and he washed. **Warning**
01A-05-4    High Priority - Food/ice received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source. See Stop Sale. Flans,tres leches,in small cooler at front counter and empanadas in chest freezer. No invoice is available no labeled on flans and tres leches. As per Manager. This cooler is not owned by operator. Third party owns this cooler and food. Third party Paola Flanes. **Warning**
35A-02-5    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. 15 live on yellow onion bag on wire rack shelve near walk in cooler. **Admin Complaint**
01D-01-4    High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.for ceviche. **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tres leches 49, flan 64 in small glass cooler by cash register, onion tomato mix sauce 47 at self serve station,raw chicken breast 53, sliced tomatoes 48,onion tomato mix sauce 58 in right cooler( right side door missing on this cooler, covered with black trash bag ), Minced garlic in olive oil 77 f stored overnight on dry food storage wire rack shelve. **Warning**
03D-05-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cooked/heated yesterday/on a previous day not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within a total of 6 hours. Food has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. Black beans 55 in the center ,46 around the edges, black beans second container 50 in the center ,48 around the edges cooling overnight in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. whole chicken 123 near fire burner off under the rack. As per Manager less than 2 hours. Advised to reheat to 165.or use within next 2 hours. If not sold or reheated within 2 hours then must be discarded. **Warning**
01B-24-4    High Priority - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale.tamales marked 04/19 today is 04/27 **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Minced garlic in olive oil 77 f stored overnight on dry food storage wire rack shelve. **Warning**
41-27-4    High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed.over 200 ppm. Manager corrected 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-20-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.top section of the ice chute and white plastic deflector . **Warning**
05-05-4    Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler ambient thermometer reading 54 State thermometer 39 f.explained **Warning**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by storage rack in front of hand sink between prep sink and white chest freezer and long metal spatula stored in same sink. Explained. **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by hood. Employee stocked. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-08-4    Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
14-77-6    Intermediate - Reach-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. Right side door missing on right side Reach in Cooler . Door area covered with black trash bag. **Warning**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.boiled potatoes prepared 04/25 **Warning**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Light pink color liquid. Manager labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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