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Licensee
Name: LA PERLA SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL License Number: SEA1618570
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2024
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 1396 SW 160 AVE
SUNRISE, FL 33326

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 10/11/2021 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
14-01-5    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed no handle scoops being used throughout operations in, raw corvina, flour sugar, cooked rice, ice **Warning**
36-36-4    Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Observed ceiling tiles missing in kitchen area and dry storage area. **Warning**
36-34-5    Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles, hoods and vents in kitchen area with mold like substance. **Warning**
12B-12-5    Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employees drinking from open cups on cooks line. Operator had employees discard beverages. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-07-4    Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee in food preparation wearing bracelet and watch. **Warning**
13-03-4    Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee engaging in food preparation without hair restraint. **Warning**
35B-01-4    Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap beneath exterior back door. Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed back door with no self closing attachment. **Warning**
36-22-4    Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water throughout kitchen, prep, dish machine, dry storage area. **Warning**
36-17-5    Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles missing throughout kitchen area. **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed Soya sauce on floor in dry storage area in front of ice machine. Observed gallon bottles of oil on floor in kitchen area. Operator removed and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed build up in reach in freezers on cooks line. **Warning**
51-13-4    Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Observed no choking poster. Inspector provided poster to operator. **Warning**
31B-04-4    Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand washing sign at hand washing sink located at entrance door to kitchen. **Warning**
35B-03-4    Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed back door with no self closing attachment. **Warning**
29-08-4    Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed PVC pipes under prep sink, 3 compartment sink, leaking water on floor and in buckets. **Warning**
22-16-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed interior of reach in coolers and shelves with mold like substance. Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed ice machine located at bar area and in dry storage area with mold like substance. Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Observed shelves with condiments and reach in desert cooler with surface rust. **Warning**
25-06-4    Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed single service containers on counter not inverted. **Warning**
06-01-5    Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed fish thawing in standing water in prep sink. **Warning**
21-38-4    Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed wiping cloth bucket stored on floor. **Warning**
02D-01-5    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed containers of flour and sugar in prep area not labeled. **Warning**
35A-02-6    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 flies flying around the back door and hand washing sink not touching anything directly. **Warning**
08A-02-6    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08A-05-6    High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef being stored over sauce in walk in freezer. **Warning**
12A-02-4    High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed server handle dirty dishes then directly ran food to guest. **Warning**
29-34-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed hose attached to pipe below hand washing sink with no hose bibb. **Warning**
29-42-4    High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed no vacuum breaker at mop sink **Warning**
11-07-5    Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Operator lacks knowledge of big 6 Food borne illness. Inspector provided poster to operator. **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards grooved with mold like substance. Observed ice scoop dispenser stored in moldy water at bar area. Observed nozzles of soda gun at bar area with mold like substance. **Warning**
31A-09-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing sink obstructed with hose attachment below sink at the entrance to kitchen area. **Warning**
31A-11-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee filling container for cook line and dump sink at hand washing sink located at the entrance to kitchen. **Warning**
16-37-1    Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator has no chlorine test strips for dish machine or wiping cloth buckets. **Warning**
31B-03-4    Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand washing sink at entrance door to kitchen. Operator placed soap in dispenser. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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