TIPICO CENTROAMERICANO CAFE
1680 NW 36 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/2/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
27
Total
34
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed utensils and pots and pans stored not inverted next to coffee station. **Warning**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed License that expired in 2023. **Warning**
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed cutting board with excessive cut marks in kitchen area. **Warning**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee open drink on prep table in front counter area. **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 employees purse in dry storage area next to seasonings, and cellphone on top of prep table next to microwave. **Warning**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed the bottom of the reach in coolers by kitchen area in disrepair with hole on the bottom of each one. Observed broken gaskets at reach in cooler near cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles in disrepair in dry storage in front of restrooms and in front counter area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Observed excessive trash around dumpster, broken handwashing sink, and excessive cans. **Warning**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed a hole underneath mop sink in kitchen area. Observed missing baseboard in the freezer room. **Warning**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in reach in freezers in back room area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs hanging on kitchen equipment handle in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **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. Observed scoop handle buried in sauce container in reach in cooler. **Warning**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils in dirty standing water by coffee station not heated at all. **Warning**
- 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. **Warning**
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwashing sign on handwashing sink in front counter. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed soiled gaskets in reach in cooler and freezer in kitchen area. Also observed hood filters soiled. **Warning**
- 14-33-4:Basic - Observed Reach-in freezer with rust that has pitted the surface by the dry storage near restrooms. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
- 08B-63-4:Basic - Packaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Observed 3 chest freezers stored in between the 2 restrooms not easily locked and accessible to customers. **Warning**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed beef inside reach in cooler by cook line not covered. **Warning**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed soiled walls behind cook line and near prep table near kitchen window leading to front counter. **Warning**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Warning**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wiping cloths stored on mop sink. **Warning**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed sugar and flour containers not labeled. **Warning**
- 36-10-4:Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Observed grease under the fryers in kitchen area. **Warning**
- 22-42-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed chlorine at 300PPM . Operator added more water to bring down concentration levels to 150PPM. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed employee medication stored above dry seasoning in dry storage area in kitchen. **Warning**
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed menu for establishment serving raw ceviches and is not identified on the menu as a raw item. **Warning**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Observed no employee health agreements for any employees. Provided operator with Form. **Warning**
- 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. Observed different items made more than 24hours ago with no date marked in reach in freezer and reach in cooler. **Warning**
- 48-04-4:Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only. Observed 3 propane tanks in storage room next to ice cream machine .
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/2/2025 revealed 34 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 27 basic).
Inspection on 11/14/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
11
Total
16
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets torn in the flip top reach in cooler.
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on the floor under the 3 compartment sink.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout the kitchen.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed eggplants stored on the floor in the kitchen.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-33-4:Basic - Observed all reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Observed ice buildup in reach-in freezer in the kitchen.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Observed standing water in bottom of the flip top reach-in-cooler.
- 29-07-5:Basic - Plumbing system improperly installed or repaired. Observed 3 compartment sink and handwashing sink pipes installed improperly and draining onto the floor.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed ground beef thawing in the 3 compartment sink. Operator placed items in the reach in cooler.
- 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Observed 3 compartment sink and handwashing sink pipes installed improperly and draining onto the floor.
- 22-42-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Chlorine 200+ppm) at the front counter, operator remade Triple Sink (Chlorine 50ppm).
- 01B-12-4:High Priority - Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Observed ground beef with a hole on the side thawing in dirty 3 compartment sink where wear-washing is occurring by the employee.
- 08B-27-4:High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Observed ground beef with a hole on the side thawing in dirty 3 compartment sink.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed front counter handwashing sink used to dump coffee.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At the front counter. Operator placed new roll. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/14/2024 revealed 16 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 11 basic).