CARIBBEAN AMERICAN CUISINE
3291 W SUNRISE BLVD, Fort Lauderdale FL 33311
Last inspected Nov 15, 2024 · 4 visits since November 2023
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
4 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $1,760
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2021058827 | Nov 16, 2021 | Feb 7, 2022 | $160 |
| 2--2014050842 | Dec 4, 2014 | Mar 14, 2015 | $1,600 |
Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, or dust.
In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed ice machine air filters soiled with grease like build up.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed 200 ppm. Operator corrected to 100 ppm.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed medications and Vicks on back of soda tower. Operator relocated to office.
Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Observed raw shell egg in back of flip top cooler. Ready to eat cheese and tomatoes in front.operator relocated raw eggs to front.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen.
Employee food container (rice) in ice machine/ice bin. Operator removed. Ice disposed of.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed chlorine at 200 ppm. Operator corrected to 100 ppm.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no test kits for chlorine.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by cookline. Operator provided.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
No soap provided at handwash sink by cookline. Operator provided.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed in walk-in cooler and freezer, multiple bus tubs of product made more than 24 hours with no date mark.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink on front line. Operator provided.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed in reach in freezer. Operator relocated.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.