LA CARRETA RESTAURANT
8650 Southwest 40th Street
Miami, Florida, 33155
Miami-Dade County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 1 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 12/6/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
9
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed prep cooler gasket torn, cooler located at cook line at main kitchen.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed clean knives stored between steam table and reach in cooler at cook line. Manager removed it on site. **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed both oven at cook line interior with some grease and food debris buildup.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior has accumulation of soil residues, cooler against the wall at the end of the cook line at main kitchen.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the walk in cooler observed raw chicken stored over raw pork belly. Manager rearranged raw food products on site. **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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed sliced tomatoes under time control not time marked, as per manager for less than 3 hours. Manager marked food on site. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener soiled.
- 02C-04-5:Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed roasted pork tongue cooked from last Saturday frozen soiled not date marked. Operator sent en employee to date mark food. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/6/2024 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).