LA CARRETA RESTAURANT
14791 Miramar Parkway
Miramar, Florida, 33027
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/3/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
6
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Two large ice machines in rear kitchen
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Not Available on site.
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking coffee on food preparation area, next to flip top in expo station
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee glasses on prep table in cook line. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 25-09-4:Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Shelf of coffee cups stored below dusty fan. Manager removed fan **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar area, employee provided. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/3/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/12/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Breakfast line, small flip top. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-12: Observed same **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/12/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/11/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
4
Basic
3
Total
13
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Breakfast line, small flip top. **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food runners tray stored on soiled compartment in rear kitchen **Warning**
- 25-17-4:Basic - Single-service articles stored on a soiled surface. Expo ststation- **Warning**
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. large cooked chunks of beef (49-52F - Cooling); cooked yuca (46F - Cooling), per operator and label date, food cooling overnight. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. large cooked chunks of beef (49-52F - Cooling); cooked yuca (46F - Cooling), per operator , food cooling overnight. Employee discarded.. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -7 flying insects by reach in cooler in cafeteria. -1 flying insects by cutting board in service area. -2 flying insects landing on rack by dish ware area. Employee cleaned and sanitized area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee cleaning floor by garbage and storage room, walked inside kitchen, grabbed a bag of raw potatoes to placed inside peeling Machine , using same gloves. After manager instructed, employee discarded gloves and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 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. Breakfast -small flip top-raw chicken breast (62 - Cold Holding) operator discarded at will. **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. Steam table- yellow rice (72F - Hot Holding) per employee food hot held less than 2 hours. Employee reheated on steam oven to 165F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 53B-16-4:Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Employee working as a dishwasher, did not know how to test the correct amount of sanitizer. **Warning**
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed large plastic containers used to stored cooling food. **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -soda nozzle- bar area, employee cleaned and sanitized **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cafeteria-Metallic jar inside sink, employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/11/2024 revealed 13 total violations (6 high priority, 4 intermediate, 3 basic).