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Food Safety Report: LA PALAPA RESTAURANT Seafood & Grill, Northwest 36th Street, Miami, FL, USA.
3 days ago • business
Regulatory Report
3820 Northwest 36th Street, Miami, 33142 Florida, United States
Closure Date: 11/04/2024Violations:
- High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed Dishwasher's (Chlorine 0ppm). **Warning**
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 7 flies in the kitchen by the prep area. Observed 1 live fly landing on the dough in the prep area. **Warning**
- High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed approximately 15+ centipedes dead throughout the storage area on the 2nd floor. Observed rodent **Warning**
- High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 20+ rodent droppings on the 2 floor storage room behind the single service items, 15+ rodent droppings behind the AC unit on the 2nd floor. **Warning**
- High Priority - Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings. Observed rodent rub marks on the floor under the single service items on the 2nd floor. **Warning**
- High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employee moving the trash can to another location in the kitchen and about to start food preparation, educated employee how and when to wash their hands properly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 1 live fly landing on the dough in the prep area. **Warning**
- High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm) stored in the kitchen. Operator discarded solution. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Source: Florida Department of Health
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