CREOLE GARDEN INC
8451 8455 W MCNAB RD, Tamarac FL 33321
Last inspected May 24, 2024 · 3 visits since May 2024
□ 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.
MAY 24
MAY 24
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. kitchen flip top (right); chicken (47F - Cold Holding). Per operator foods not portioned or prepared today. In unit more than 4 hrs. Observed no power being provided for unit. See stop sale.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
May 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. kitchen flip top (right); chicken (47F - Cold Holding). Per operator foods not portioned or prepared today. In unit more than 4 hrs. Observed no power being provided for unit. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. kitchen flip top (right); chicken (47F - Cold Holding). Per operator foods not portioned or prepared today. In unit more than 4 hrs. Observed no power being provided for unit. See stop sale.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Kitchen flip top (right); observed outlet plug in disrepair, no power for unit.
Open dumpster lid.
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Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. 3 door reach in cooler in 3CS area, shelves pitted with rust.
May 15, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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3 door reach in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
May 14, 2024Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 13 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority4 Intermediate6 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 2)Walk in cooler: cooked beef (50F - Cold Holding); tomato sauce (50F - Cold Holding); cooked grio (51F); custard (52F - Cold Holding); chicken gravy (51F - Cold Holding); pork gravy (51F - Cold Holding). Foods not portioned or prepared today, in unit more than 4 hours. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1)Cold hold table: cut lettuce (46F - Cold Holding) Foods not portioned or prepared today, in unit less than 2hrs. Operator moved to kitchen flip top to chill. 2)Walk in cooler: cooked beef (50F - Cold Holding); tomato sauce (50F - Cold Holding); cooked grio (51F); custard (52F - Cold Holding); chicken gravy (51F - Cold Holding); pork gravy (51F - Cold Holding). Foods not portioned or prepared today, in unit more than 4 hours. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On Stove; Beans (108F - Hot Holding). On stove out of temperature for less than 2hrs. Operator to reheat to proper 165F°
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.provided poster.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed glassware in sink, bar area. Operator removed.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pasta, per operator prepared more than 48hrs ago. Operator date marked.
3 door reach in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In containers of black beans and pinto beans, bowl with no handle used to dispense food.
Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach in back corner of prep area. Observed 2 dead roaches in trap underneath prep counter in prep area.
Ice build up on condenser for walk in cooler.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle for scoop in bread flour container, not properly above bread flour. Operator corrected.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. 1) Employee beverage in single door Oikon freezer. 2) Employee beverage in 3 door glass front cooler.
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.