Domino’s, Wendy’s and Popeyes ordered shut with flying bugs in kitchens

Below is a list of places that have been closed in South Florida along with some of their violations.

Restaurant inspections are conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

All of the places mentioned were allowed to reopen after they had been cleaned and inspected again.

*** WENDYS

19650 NW 2nd AVENUE

NORTHWEST MIAMI DADE

COMPLAINT BASED INSPECTION

ORDERED CLOSED 08/10/21

15 BREACHES FOUND

“Live, small flying insects in the kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and / or bar area. Observed about 10+ live small flying insects on the front counter, which landed on the lemonade units, the bread warmer, in a bacon container on the grill, on the wall next to the frosty machine and on cups at the front counter. Observe 2 live small flying insects on the wall at the exit marked with the back door, 2 flies on the wall in the drinks counter, 2 small live flying insects in the men’s room and 10+ live flying insects in the dining area at windows and tables. Observed 2+ living little flying insects on paper bags and toilet paper on the back shelves by the walk-in cooler. “

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“Food contaminated by employees / consumers and operators continued to be served. See sales stop. Observed a bag of hamburger buns in a box with used gloves on the kitchen floor. “

Time / temperature control for safety food, except for whole meat roasts, kept hot at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chilli in a hot warming unit at 70 ° F, on the front counter. The manager was advised to warm up. General Manager has warmed up chili to 207 ° F. “

“Bathroom in a dilapidated condition. The toilet areas in the men’s and women’s bathrooms are not clean. “

*** POPEYES CHICKEN

1865 SOUTH UNIVERSITY TRIP

DAVIE

ORDERED CLOSED 08/09/21

10 BREACHES FOUND

“Live, small flying insects in the kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and / or bar area. Observed about 25 landings on the prep table in the kitchen, on clean, disinfected containers, on roast chicken at the charging station on the front counter, on a container with liquid margarine, on a roll chute, on nozzles of free style soda machines. “

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“Stop selling because food is not in a healthy, healthy state. Live, small flying insects in the kitchen, in the food preparation area, in the food storage area and / or in the bar area. Observed about 2 landings on fried chicken at the heat holding station on the front counter. “

“Surface contaminated with food residues, mold-like substance or slime and in contact with food. Observed dry storage containers that were soiled with raw chicken juice and leftover food. “

“Raw feed superimposed / not properly separated from ready-to-eat foods. Watched pans of raw chicken over buckets of pickles and containers of chicken batter. The operator stored raw chicken correctly. “

“Hand wash basin is not always accessible for employees. Observed hand basin blocked by service trolleys. The operator has removed the shopping cart. “

*** DOMINOS PIZZA

2704 NORTH ROOSEVELT BLVD.

KEY WEST

ORDERED CLOSED 08/10/21

9 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Live, small flying insects in the kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and / or bar area. Observed 20+ live flies under the prep table by the walk-in cooler door, approximately 8+ live flies flying over the three compartment sink area, 10+ live flies flying in a dirty towel basket, approximately 8 live flies on dough trays near the walk-in cooler. ”

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“Ceiling / ceiling tiles / openings are soiled with accumulated food residues, grease, dust or substances similar to mold. Washing machine upstairs. “

“Time / temperature control for safe food that is kept cold above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Watched Chicken (51 ° F – Keeping Cold); Salami (63 ° F – keep cold); Chicken breast (57 ° F – Cold Holding) is located in the cold holding unit for preparation behind the oven. for less than 4 hours according to the operator. The operator has placed the food in the walk-in cooler. “

“Food manager certification expired.”

“No proof of the required state-recognized employee training for employees.”

*** Take away silver spoon

81 SW 31st ALLEE

FORT LAUDERDALE

ORDERED CLOSED 08/12/21

14 VIOLATIONS FOUND

“Rodent activity present, as evidenced by rodent faeces found. Observed feces on the floor in the kitchen storage room 45. The storage room has a door with a gap along the bottom. Cooler behind glass front along the floor next to walk-in freezer in kitchen 11 feces. The operators removed the droppings, cleaned and disinfected the areas. “

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“Pesticides / insecticides labeled for household use only are available in the facility. Can of household bug spray under the counter at the checkout. “

Time / temperature control for safety food, except for whole meat roasts, kept hot at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Watched in the Kitchen HOT BOX – Cooked Plantains (118 ° F – Hot Holding); braised chicken (122 ° F – keeping hot); steamed fish (125 ° F – Hot Holding). Less than 2 hours per employee in the box. The items were brought back to the stove to warm them up to over 165 ° F to keep them really hot. “

“Food manager certification expired.”

*** ANKARI 51

939 NORD-BAHNSTRASSE

HOLLYWOOD

ORDERED CLOSED 08/11/21

14 VIOLATIONS FOUND

ALSO ORDERED CLOSED 06/10/21

“Rodent activity present, as evidenced by rodent faeces found. 10 Rodent faeces observed in the storage area behind the freezer. 4 Rodent droppings observed behind the ice machine near the rear kitchen door. It was observed that 1 rodent fell under a shelf with water bottles in the storage room and 1 rodent fell under a shelf with disposables in the same storage room. “

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“Used utensil that is not kept on a clean part of the food preparation or cooking equipment. Observed a cooking utensil stored on a dirty gas pipe. The manager removed items to the dishes area to clean and disinfect them. “

“Chlorine disinfectant for dishwashers not in the correct minimum strength. Stop using the dishwasher to disinfect and set up manual disinfection until the dishwasher is repaired and properly disinfected. Observed solution at 0 ppm chlorine. “

“Raw animal foods are not properly separated from one another when stored in a freezer due to the minimum cooking temperature required – not all products are packaged commercially. Observed raw beef stored in the freezer over raw fish. The employee has rearranged the items for proper storage. “

“Proof of required government-approved employee training not available for some employees.”

*** PARAISO TROPICAL PIZZA CAFE

445 PALM AVENUE

HIALEAH

ORDERED CLOSED 08/09/21

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18 VIOLATIONS DETECTED

“Rodent activity present, as evidenced by rodent faeces found. Observed over 20 rodent droppings under a storage shelf with a container of sugar, flour and spices by the back door, observed over 30 rodent droppings under the pizza oven in the kitchen area. “

“Accumulation of black / green mold-like substance inside the ice maker / ice bin.”

“Ceiling / ceiling tiles / openings are soiled with accumulated food residues, grease, dust or substances similar to mold. Kitchen.”

“Surface contaminated with food residues, mold-like substance or slime and in contact with food. Oven.”

*** ANTONIOS RESTAURANT

1636 SE 3rd COURT

DEERFIELD BEACH

ORDERED CLOSED 08/09/21

4 BREACHES FOUND

“Cockroach activity present as evidenced by live cockroaches found. Observed 1 live roach on the cooking line. Operator discards cleaned and disinfected area Observes approx. 10 live cockroaches in a workshop vacuum cleaner, which is located under the washing area. Operator removed shop vacuums immediately from operation. Observe that there is about 5 left in the area below the wash area. Observed 1 live cockroach behind the water heater next to the sink area. Operator disposed of. 1 live roach observed on the preparation table where the cutting machine and the mounted can opener are located. The operator is working on cleaning the areas at the time of the inspection. “

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“Dead cockroaches on the premises. 1 dead roach observed on left side of pizza line; Observed 3 dead cockroaches on the cooking line, operator cleaned and disinfected the area .; Observed 2 dead cockroaches on boxes of canned pizza next to the blender behind the house; Observed 3 dead cockroaches on the chemical container dispenser wall bracket, operator cleaned and disinfected area. 1 dead cockroach observed under the crockery basket with clean goods outside of the non-operating cooler. About 5 dead cockroaches under the dish washing area The operator states that the treatment was carried out last night. “

“Chlorine disinfectant for dishwashers not in the correct minimum strength. Stop using the dishwasher to disinfect and set up manual disinfection until the dishwasher is repaired and properly disinfected. Dishwasher tested at 0 ppm. Disinfectant prepared by the operator, retested at 50 ppm. “

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