THE BIG APPLE RESTAURANT
16650 NW 27 AVE, Opa-Locka FL 33054
Last inspected Jul 8, 2024 · 3 visits since September 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.
3 inspections within 17 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Shell eggs on top of the preparation table. Manager put ice on them.
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $200
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1--2018027143 | Apr 18, 2018 | Jul 5, 2018 | $200 |
Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked beef, rice, and ground beef held for more than 24/hrs inside reach in cooler.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine soiled.
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Shell eggs on top of the preparation table. Manager put ice on them.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee touching face with gloves and continued working in food preparation without changing gloves. Employee stopped working washed hands and got new gloves.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer ice buildup.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside oven.
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler shelves rusted.
Stored food not covered. Cooked food not covered inside reach in cooler.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand washing sink faucet is leaking.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked: rice, oxtail, and pork, held for more than 24/hrs without date marked inside reach in cooler
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris inside oven
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Reach in cooler shelves rusted by triple sink
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.