HAVANA'S CUBAN CUISINE
8600 Griffin Road
Florida, 33328
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/7/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Expo glassfront cooler right door has damaged gasket. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of beef on floor at walk in freezer.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife between make line fliptop units. Employee removed knife. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Serving knives in container of standing water by small fliptop unit. Employee removed knives from water. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Odor present in back area of kitchen near to dish machine.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple food items in walk in cooler not covered. All items at proper temperature. **Repeat Violation**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of sugar by espresso machine not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On stovetop at cookline, cooked onions (122F - Hot Holding). Per employee prepared approximately at 11:00am. Employee moved onions to hot flattop to reheat for proper hot holding. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 05-05-4:Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient thermometer of walk in cooler reading 60F. All food items at proper temperature.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit. **Repeat Violation**
- 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 tamales in walk in cooler not date marked from when made 4 days ago. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/7/2025 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 12/13/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
5
Basic
11
Total
19
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cups in bulk containers of spices on dry goods shelf by walk in cooler. Employee removed all cups. **Corrected On-Site**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open container of water on shelf with clean dishware above cookline fliptop unit. Employee discarded container. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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 container of water on shelf with clean dishware above cookline fliptop unit. Employee discarded container. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on right end door of lowboy glassfront cooler at front counter falling off.
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bags of onions on shelf by walk in cooler not 6 inches off of floor. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Knives in container of standing water to side of steam well in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of drink cup lids on floor behind front counter.
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Kitchen employees with soiled dry cloths tucked into aprons.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple containers of food items in walk-in cooler at proper temperature not covered.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 1) Squeeze bottles of oil and water at cookline not labeled. Employee added labels. 2) Conrainer of sugar by espresso machine not labeled. Employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee changed gloves after loading dish machine with dirty dish rack and returned to assist at cook line without washing hands first. Reviewed with employees proper procedures and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In cookline right fliptop lower cooler, container of raw pork chops above containers of bread and prepared cuban sandwiches. Employee inverted for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In cookline left fliptop unit bottom cooler, container of raw prepped chicken on shelf above containers of raw calamari and shrimp. Employee inverted for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Milk steaming wand on espresso machine has dried on milk residue.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit.
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
- 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. In walk in cooler, trays of flan and container of tamales missing date marks. Employee added date marks for 12-9. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in spray bottle on shelf under dishmachine drain board. Employee labeled bottle as detergent. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/13/2024 revealed 19 total violations (3 high priority, 5 intermediate, 11 basic).