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Licensee
Name: MEL'S WAY BISTRO & BAR License Number: SEA6020708
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2024
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 3536 VIA POINCIANA DR
LAKE WORTH, FL 33467

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 10/04/2018 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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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-44-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Observed bag of potatoes on floor in kitchen. Operator place on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at flip top refrigerator.
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed at the two door draws refrigerator handle broken and not keeping temperature due to not closing properly.
03B-02-4    High Priority - Cooked meats or poultry hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Observed roast beef in oven overnight at 101°F. See stop sale.
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. Observed chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm.
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at Two draw refrigerator ; butter (52°F - Cold Holding); garlic oil (52°F - Cold Holding); shrimp (52°F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (52°F - Cold Holding) over night. See stop sale.
08A-18-5    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in freezer - all products not commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken above raw fish in 2 door glass freezer. Operator place raw chicken on lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1)Observed approximately two live roaches at Cook line floor. Operator killed the two roaches. 2) Observed approximately 10 live roaches by dishwasher under sanitizer container that was under dishwasher.
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. 1)Observed at Two draw refrigerator ; butter (52°F - Cold Holding); garlic oil (52°F - Cold Holding); shrimp (52°F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (52°F - Cold Holding) over night. 2) Observed in oven overnight roast beef at 101°F.
22-06-4    Intermediate - Slicer blade soiled with old food debris.
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