LA PLACITA RESTAURANT & BAKERY
Stirling Road
Hollywood, Florida, 33021
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/7/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
11
Inspection Details:
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In back pasrty storeroom reach in cooler, bagged employee food on top of case of margarine. Manager moved food away from public food item. **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. Scoop handles in contact with food items in bulk rice, beans, and lentils containers. Manager repositioned scoop handles out of foods. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand sink closest to cook line.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee unopened canned beverages in pasrty shop reach in cooler and in kitchen reach in cooler.
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Multiple soiled dry wiping clothes on prep table in kitchen. Employee removed all cloths. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In hallway white reach in freezer, individual breads in standard printed to go bags. Manager voluntarily discarded bread. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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 walk in freezer, raw whole muscle pork and beef removed from original cases on shelf above bagged arepas and commercial cooked plantains. Employee rearranged all items to properly separate. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen steam well, ground beef mix (121F - Hot Holding). Per employee in unit from approximately 8:30am after cooking. Employee returned mix to stove to reheat above 165F to then properly hot hold. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Milk steaming wand on espresso maker has dried on milk residue.
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Empty water pitcher in sink at front counter. Manager removed pitcher. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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 hallway reach in white freezer, house made tamales with no date from preparation. Manager added date from 2-5. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/7/2025 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 10/3/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
8
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Observed: Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** Priority: Basic
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Observed: Food stored on floor. Cases of plastic beverages on floor in back store room. **Repeat Violation** Priority: Basic
- 21-36-4:Basic - Observed: Linen/napkin used to line food container for service to customer not changed before refilling for a new customer. Paper towel lining container of cooked chicharrones at kitchen cook line. Employee replaced paper towel with parchment paper. **Corrected On- Site** **Repeat Violation** Priority: Basic
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Observed: Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer, whole muscle commercial wrapped meats removed from original cases above open cases of bagged frozen vegetables. Employees rearranged freezer for proper separation. **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 reach in cooler, containers of portioned raw pork and beef on shelf above container of cole slaw. Employee moved cole slaw to walk in cooler. 2) In kitchen fliptop lower cooler, flat of raw shell eggs on shelf above bowls of chopped peppers and cilantro. Employee moved eggs to walk in cooler with rest of eggs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** Priority: High Priority
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Observed: Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee assisted with moving raw meats in freezer and returned to bakery preparation work without washing hands and changing gloves. Reviewed with manager and employee when changing gloves is necessary and employee washed hands and put on new gloves. **Corrected On-Site** Priority: High Priority
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Observed: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substances in spray bottles on chemicals/cleaning shelf in storage area. Priority: Intermediate
- 41-27-4:High Priority - Observed: Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket at front counter reading above 200ppm chlorine. Employee remade to proper 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** Priority: High Priority
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/3/2024 revealed 8 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).