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CHARLY CAFETERIA

13175 NW 42 AVE, Opa Locka FL 33054

Last inspected Feb 14, 2025 · 5 visits since August 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

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.

Licence typeFood service
Licence2328834
Grade history
AUG 23
FEB 24
AUG 24
FEB 25
— STEADY

4 inspections within 15 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Shell eggs on top of the preparation table. Employee put them on ice.
High priority/03A-03-5/Corrective Action Taken/Warning
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Feb 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over cooked beans inside reach in cooler. Chef separated them.
High priority/08A-02-6/Corrected On-Site
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair.in kitchen area.
Basic/36-32-5
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots and pans on the shelf under prep table.
Basic/24-05-4
Oct 18, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 15, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Shell eggs on top of the preparation table. Employee put them on ice.
High priority/03A-03-5/Corrective Action Taken/Warning
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification.
Intermediate/53A-01-7/Warning
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pot and pans under preparation table not inverted.
Basic/24-05-4/Warning
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tong on oven handle door. Employee removed it.
Basic/10-20-4/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on top of the preparation table. Employee put inside the sanitizer solution bucket.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Feb 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener Soiled.
Intermediate/22-02-4
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic/22-20-5
Aug 29, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled. Advised manager, he corrected it.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Form was provided to operator
Intermediate/11-26-1/Corrective Action Taken

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.