LOS RANCHOS STEAKHOUSE
1675 W 49 ST UNIT 1376, Hialeah FL 33012
Last inspected Mar 4, 2024 · 2 visits since July 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.
JUL 23
MAR 24
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1--2019036891 | May 31, 2019 | Aug 28, 2019 | $200 |
Inspection history
2 visits, newest first
Mar 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate10 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 14 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook touched arms and then engaged in food preparation. Manager coached employee in proper hand washing.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed at bar hand sink used as a dump sink.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No device available.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed desserts no date labeled, according to manager day before at 10:00 am.
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Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed plates not inverted at cook line. Employee inverted plates
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth used to cover cut lettuce inside walk in cooler. Manager removed cloth from lettuce container.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed purse stored on rack with clean trays. Employee removed purse.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed line cook with wrist watch and wrist jewelry while cooking. Employee removed jewelry.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed inside walk in cooler.
Food stored on floor. Observed boxes with plantains stored on the floor. Employee stored plantains six inches ab the floor.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed hole in the wall next to hand sink by dish machine.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed clean knives stored between 3 compartment sink and wall.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets in reach in coolers At cooking line soiled Employee cleaned gaskets during inspection.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed at drying racks.
Jul 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate9 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed bag with raw beef stored over container with frozen fish inside walk in freezer. Manager stored raw beef in a shelf under frozen fish.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No measuring device for dish machine.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle containing alcohol no labeled. Manager labeled alcohol bottle.
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth used to cover tortillas in reach in cooler. Employee removed cloth from food container.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed on metal containers in drain boards.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on oven do handle, At kitchen Employee stored tongs inside utensils container.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils water at 90 F on top of pre table at kitchen. Employee moved utensils container to stove to heat up water.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sink by dish machine no sign available.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Observed on plastic containers at drying racks by ware washing area.
Stored food not covered. Observed container with sliced tomatoes inside walk in cooler no covered. Employee covered tomatoes.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Observed at kitchen and ware washing areas
Walk in and reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed at kitchen and walk in 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.