Food Safety Report: Donna's Caribbean Restaurant, 5434 N University Dr, Lauderhill, FL 33351, United States.

5434 North University Drive, Lauderhill, 33351 Florida, United States

Closure Date: 12/06/2023

Violations:
- High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual ware washing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sanitizer sinks reading 0ppm chlorine. The employee added bleach to correct 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

- High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food items. 1) Employee washing dishes and proceeded to move into the kitchen area to assist without washing hands before putting on gloves. 2) Employee left kitchen area with container of raw chicken and returned and put on gloves without first washing hands. **Warning**

- High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed in the lounge dining area, 1) 14 dropping along wall under bar area. 2) 6 droppings on shelves behind bar among liquor bottles and glassware. 3) 7 droppings on floor around booths in lounge dining room closest yo the exit door. 4) 5 on droppings on floor around the buffet area in the lounge. 5) droppings too numerous to count under the shelving unit in the far back stock room behind walk-in cooler where beverages are kept. 6) 9 droppings along wall in the dish room. **Warning**

- High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Water backing up from floor drains under reach in cooler in kitchen and in front of hand sink at front of the kitchen. Observed employees walking through grey water and tracking around kitchen area. **Warning**

- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 1) In kitchen reach in, HOBART - marinated chicken (46F - Cold Holding); cooked kidney (45F - Cold Holding); whole raw chicken (48F - Cold Holding). Per employee in unit more than 4 hrs. - in unit overnight. 2) In walk in cooler, raw marinated chicken (49-55F - Cold Holding); raw marinated oxtail (48F - Cold Holding). Per employee, thawed overnight in cooler, marinated in morning and replaced in cooler. No temperature change was observed during inspection for cooling. **Warning**

- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen reach in, HOBART - marinated chicken (46F - Cold Holding); cooked kidney (45F - Cold Holding); whole raw chicken (48F - Cold Holding). Per employee in unit more than 4 hrs. - in unit overnight. See stop sale. 2) At front counter, COLD RAIL - prepared salad (60F - Cold Holding); portioned potato salad (61F - Cold Holding). Per employee both items in unit less than 4 hrs. Observed sections of unit not covered to retain proper cold air circulation around food items. Employee removed items to cooler to rechill. 3) In walk in cooler, raw marinated chicken (49-55F - Cold Holding); raw marinated oxtail (48F - Cold Holding). Per employee, thawed overnight in cooler, marinated in morning and replaced in cooler. No temperature change observed during the inspection for cooling. See stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) In kitchen hot box, brown stew chicken (128F - Hot Holding). Per employee in box since 9:30am. Employee placed back in oven to reheat above 165F. 2) At front counter hot rail, fried plantains (99-104F - Hot Holding). **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Source: Florida Department of Health