CASAVANA CUBAN CUISINE
2814 NE 8 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.6/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/17/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
10
Total
12
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a plastic cup used as scoop on top of the potatoes. Employee removed it. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed a cell phone stored above preparation table. Employee removed it. **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed 1 employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-12-4:Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Observed deep grout at the front line kitchen area.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a plastic pickle bucket stored on the floor of the walk in cooler.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee removed it. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed potatoes inside the reach in cooler not covered by the fryer. Employee covered it. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed 2 wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee provided hair restraints to3 employees all of them placed the hair restraints and then engaged in food preparation without washing hands.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed plantains (47 F - Cold Holding); ground beef (49 F - Cold Holding)inside the reach in cooler . As per employee food less than 2 hours. Operator discarded the food. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/17/2025 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 10/22/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
4
Inspection Details:
- 35B-01-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-22: Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets in reach in cooler spoiled. Also observed Hood filter soiled. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-22: Observed gaskets in reach in cooler soiled. **Time Extended**
- 21-12-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wc stored on preparation tables all through kitchen. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-22: Observed wet wc stored on preparation table. **Time Extended**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed empanadas, tequeños and croquettes between 121F and 130F inside the hot box. As per operator less than 30 minutes.Employee reheated the food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-22: Observed cheese pastry 114F degrees Fahrenheit inside hot box. **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/22/2024 revealed 4 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 10/21/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
1
Basic
11
Total
18
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed at white cutting board in kitchen. **Warning**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee sunglasses and phone stored on preparation table. **Warning**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed all employees with no hair restraint. Manager provided hair restraint to them. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed faucet of hand wash sink in disrepair in kitchen. **Warning**
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed oil stored on floor in kitchen. **Warning**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at handwashing sink near bathroom. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets in reach in cooler spoiled. Also observed Hood filter soiled. **Warning**
- 21-10-4:Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed soiled dry wiping cloth on preparation table near stove. **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed empanadas, chicken, and beef not covered in reach in cooler. **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wc stored on preparation tables all through kitchen. **Warning**
- 22-52-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Observed sanitizer bucket at 0ppm. Final reading 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 08B-27-4:High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Observed sandwiches stored on bottom of reach in cooler not covered. **Warning**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach in hand wash sink. **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. Observed cheese at 56°F inside the reach in cooler. Also observed pooled eggs at 57°F inside the reach in cooler at front line. As per operator foods were placed before 8:00 am. Stop sale was issued. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cheese at 56°F inside the reach in cooler. Also observed pooled eggs at 57°F inside the reach in cooler at front line. As per operator foods were placed before 8:00 am. Stop sale was issued. **Warning**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed empanadas, tequeños and croquettes between 121°F and 130°F inside the hot box. As per operator less than 30 minutes.Employee reheated the food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/21/2024 revealed 18 total violations (6 high priority, 1 intermediate, 11 basic).