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Licensee
Name: CARIBE CAFE License Number: SEA6019804
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2019
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 3068 LAKE WORTH RD #1
PALM SPRINGS, FL 33461

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 05/16/2019 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
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door, hinge in poor shape, operator uses weighted objects to keep door closed.
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. In use small fryer on floor in kitchen.
38-04-4    Basic - Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in walk-in cooler and kitchen. No lights, power is not on. Operator states power was shut off today.
14-17-4    Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach in cooler, cooked turkey (68°F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (68°F - Cold Holding); tomato sauce (68°F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (68°F - Cold Holding). Undetermined amount of time. Cooler is not working due to power not being turned on for the half of establishment that cooler is located in. Operator states she is unplugging cooler to use fryer for customer order, extension cord is being ran from other half of establishment. In walk in cooler, cooked turkey (62°F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (54°F - Cold Holding); soup (68°F - Cold Holding); raw shell egg (71°F - Cold Holding). Undetermined amount of time. Walk in cooler is not working due to power not on in half of establishment that cooler is located in.
03B-01-5    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. At front counter, assorted meat pastries (74°F - Hot Holding).
08A-05-4    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs on shelf over anchovies puree.
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. In flip top reach in cooler, cooked turkey (68°F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (68°F - Cold Holding); tomato sauce (68°F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (68°F - Cold Holding). Undetermined amount of time. Cooler is not working due to power not being turned on for the half of establishment that cooler is located in. Operator states she is unplugging cooler to use fryer for customer order, extension cord is being ran from other half of establishment. In walk in cooler, cooked turkey (62°F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (54°F - Cold Holding); soup (68°F - Cold Holding); raw shell egg (71°F - Cold Holding). Undetermined amount of time. Walk in cooler is not working due to power not on in half of establishment that cooler is located in. At front counter in display box, assorted meat pastries (74°F - Hot Holding).
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Next to 3 compartment sink plate stored in sink.
04-02-4    Intermediate - Inadequate number/capacity of cold holding units to maintain potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Establishment's power is not turned on, leaving coolers in unusable condition.
16-35-4    Intermediate - No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine.
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site**
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. All foods in establishment without dates.
14-76-6    Intermediate - Walk-in and flip top reach in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the units can maintaining 41F or below and power is restored to establishment. Walk in and reach in coolers not operating due to utilities not provided for the half of establishment that coolers are located in.
45-04-4    Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Small fryers in use on floor in kitchen.
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