A TASTE OF THE CITY CAFE
Griffin Road
Florida, 33328
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/28/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
6
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee open top cup of coffee next to dry goods on shelf above prep table to left of kitchen fliptop unit.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Kitchen fliptop lower cooler shelf on right side has food debris/soil buildup.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle of water at cookline not labeled. Repeat Violation
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Portioned precooked pork in kitchen reach in freezer not datebmarked.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. House made meatloaf in kitchen reach in freezer not date marked. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 11/7/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
4
Inspection Details:
- 12A-19-4:High Priority - Observed: Employee washed hands with cold water. Dishwasher used cold water to wash hands before handling clean dish ware from machine. Reviewed proper procedures and employee rehashed hands with warm water. Corrected On-Site Priority: High Priority
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Observed: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1) In kitchen Atosa reach in cooler, open pack of raw bacon on top shelf above open containers of cooked sausage patties, portioned roast beef, and corned beef hash. Employee rearranged cooler to move bacon to lower shelf above raw shell eggs. 2) In kitchen fliptop lower cooler, container of portioned raw smoked salmon above containers of house tuna salad and chicken salad. Employee inverted items for proper separation. Corrected On-Site Priority: High Priority
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Observed: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Containers of portioned soups and chili and portioned packs of sliced ham in kitchen glassfront reach in freeezer not date marked. Repeat Violation Priority: Intermediate
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Observed: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle of water at cook line not labeled. Priority: Basic
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/7/2024 revealed 4 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 4/25/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
4
Basic
0
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef, not commercially packaged, stored over raw salmon, commercially packaged, inside reach in freezer at cook line. Operator properly stored. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Observed no time mark for eggs and corned beef at cook line. Per operator, time started at 7:00am. Operator put time mark on foods. Corrected On-Site
- 03E-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Observed sausage links (79F - Reheating) since 7:00am, at 9:00am in 1/3rd pan on flat top grill at cookline. Food did not reach 165F within two hours. Operator put sausage links directly on flat top grill to reheat to 165F for hot holding. Sausage links reheated to 173F at 9:13am. Corrected On-Site
- 41-15-5: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 200ppm) at cookline. Operator corrected to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 11-07-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed Big 6 poster to operator.
- 11-05-4:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of reporting responsibilities for exclusions and restrictions. Reviewed responsibilities with operator and provided employee reporting agreement form.
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed portioned raw steaks without date marking stored inside reach in cooler at cook line. Per operator, steaks portioned on Monday. Operator wrote date marking on steaks. Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled spray bottle containing unknown solution stored at triple sink. Operator labeled spray bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/25/2024 revealed 8 total violations (4 high priority, 4 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/9/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 29-42-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Threaded hose bibb with attached hose at exterior mop sink missing vacuum breaker. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-09: Vacuum breaker ordered. Violation will be reviewed at the next routine inspection. **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/9/2023 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 12/8/2023
High Priority
9
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08B-32-4:Basic - Food being prepared outside. Small electric oven in use cooking food on covered shelving unit under aware outside back kitchen door. Area does not have 4 walls, open directly to exterior. Warning
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall above rinse sink by dish machine. Warning
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In kitchen lower fliptop cooler, cooked oatmeal (64F - Cooling). Per employee in unit more than 4 hrs - prepared cooling almost 24 hrs. See stop sale. Warning
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. In kitchen fliptop lower cooler, grits 83F at 10:50am (cooked cooling 3 hrs) to ****. Per employee cooked and cooling since 7:30am. Employee placed grits on sheet pan and moved to reach in freezer to rapid chill to 70F. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handled clean dishes directly from machine with dirty gloves used while rinsing and loading dirty dishes. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In glassfront freezer in kitchen, non commercially wrapped packs of raw burgers, open raw country fried steak, wrapped plates of raw fish, open bags of raw chicken tenders, and open case raw philly meat all above and among multiple RTE food items including fries, cut ham, non commercially packaged hot dogs, and liquid eggs. Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In kitchen Kool-It reach in cooler, package of raw bacon on top shelf above cooked chicken, ham, cream cheese, and lettuce. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. On cart by cook line, raw shell eggs (78F - Ambient Air Temperature). Per employee on cart approximately 1 hr. Recommended using time as public health control. Form provided. Employee added time mark to 11:00am and discarded at 11:00. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. ) In front counter 3 DOOR - sliced swiss cheese (45F - Cold Holding); butter blend (45F - Cold Holding); whipped cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (46F - Cold Holding); block cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding). Per employee all items in unit more than 4 hrs - in cooler overnight. 2) In kitchen lower fliptop cooler, cooked oatmeal (64F - Cooling). Per employee in unit more than 4 hrs - prepared cooling almost 24 hrs. Repeat Violation Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In front counter 3 DOOR - sliced swiss cheese (45F - Cold Holding); butter blend (45F - Cold Holding); whipped cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (46F - Cold Holding); block cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding). Per employee all items in unit more than 4 hrs - in cooler overnight. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Threaded hose bibb with attached hose at exterior mop sink missing vacuum breaker. Warning
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - 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. Bulletin printed and provided. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in spray bottle at dish machine. Employee stated it was bleach water - advised employee to add label. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/8/2023 revealed 13 total violations (9 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).