ISLANDS IN THE PINES LLC
162 N UNIVERSITY DR, Pembroke Pines FL 33024
Last inspected Aug 8, 2024 · 4 visits since October 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.
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▼ IMPROVING
3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/2023. Operator paid license during inspection. Confirmation #236056557.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Aug 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. On prep table in kitchen, calilou 97F at 3:05pm (cooked cooling 45 minutes) to 93F at 3:25pm; stewed goat 103F at 3:05pm (cooked cooling 1 hr) to 96F at 3:30pm. Based on temperatures and times items will not reach 70F in 2 hrs, Manager moved pans to reach in freezer rapid chill.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At back kitchen hand sink. Manager replaced paper towels.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Above back door.
Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Knife between wall and prep table at end of cookline. Manager removed knife.
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Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in container of standing water on stovetop. Manager changed water and turned on fire to hold above 135F.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth under cutting board by cookline. Manager removed cloth.
May 13, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 3 violations recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair above walk in cooler.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Mar 11, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with dough inside walk in cooler. Operator moved dough to approved food grade container.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/2023. Operator paid license during inspection. Confirmation #236056557.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
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.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair above walk in cooler.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under flat grill soiled with grease.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Oct 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with raw fish in chest freezer next to hot bid in kitchen.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Hot box in kitchen; brown stew chicken (130F - Hot Holding) held less than 4 hours ago. Operator moved brown stew chicken to oven to be reheated to 165F or above.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer solution above 200ppm in kitchen. Operator remade to 100ppm chlorine.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee training will be required at the next routine inspection.
1.Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. 2. Under steam table shelf with rusted that pitted the surface in cook line. 3. Storage shelves with rust that pitted the surface in kitchen.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense jerk sauce in kitchen. Operator removed bowl
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 1.Bucket with jerk sauce on floor in kitchen. 2.Flyer oil on floor in. Kitchen. Operator elevated
Reach-in chest freezer bottom shelf have accumulation of soil residues in kitchen next to hot box.
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.