SIROCCO MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT
With 4 documented inspections, SIROCCO MEDITERRANEAN RESTAURANT in DANIA BEACH has achieved a 2.4/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
North Pointe Drive
Florida, 33004
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/5/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13481452
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 8/4/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10939807
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In Prep area employee cellphone charging next to condiments. Warning
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Upstairs dry storage area - Oil in plastic bottle , Rice in bag and container of beans. Operator stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Dry Storage rack next to cook line - scoop stored with handle down in rice bin. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed poster to Operator. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Warning
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At all bathrooms upstairs and downstairs. At bar area hand wash sink. Repeat Violation Warning
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of painkillers stored next to uncooked rice for customers. Operator removed and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee picked up items from floor, placed in the trash, changed gloves and continued slicing Gyro meat on grill. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedure . Employee discard gloves, washed hands and put on new pair of gloves . Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08A-13-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table - no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Cook line flip top - Chicken on top of breaded crumbs. Shrimp stored on top of clean mushrooms. Operator removed and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Food not prep or portioned. Walk in cooler - Cooked pasta (45F - Cold Holding); Cooked rice (44F - Cold Holding); Hummus (45F - Cold Holding).Per operator food held more than 4 hours. See stop sale. Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.Food not prep or portioned. Walk in cooler - Cooked pasta (45F - Cold Holding); Cooked rice (44F - Cold Holding); Hummus (45F - Cold Holding).. per operator food held more than 4 hours. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. Emailed poster to operator . **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At cook line hand wash sink was blocked with a plastic food container. Operator removed . Corrected On-Site Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink next to coffee station. Operator provide paper towels. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At coffee area unlabeled bottle hanging on handwashing station. Operator labeled "sanitizer" during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
Inspection Date: 2/27/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10731056
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl inside cooked rice in cook line flip top, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice shuttle, below soda nozzles, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle scoops touching rice and sugar, employee removed both.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar area. Repeat Violation
- 22-42-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Chlorine 10ppm), employee made new sanitizer compartment, chlorine sanitizer, 50 ppm Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food not prepared or portioned today. 1) flip top-butter (54F - Cold Holding). Observed butter stored above the rim lines,per manager food held less than 4 hours employee removed food out of temperature and stored inside lower cooler for a quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Steam table- peas soup (101F - Hot Holding); cooked rice (105F - Hot Holding), Er operator food hot held less than two hours, operator reheated on stove to 169F. Corrected On-Site
- 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. Emailed to operator, employee printed and posted in rear kitchen. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Next to soda nozzles, ice container and gallon of milk inside, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bar area-Two bottles containing sanitizer, employee labeled. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 11/26/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8486563
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside by restrooms.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in bar.
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.