MOJO GRILL & CATERING
2015 SW 17 ST
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 10 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food ( sugar ). Manager removed bowl Corrected On-Site
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used around sign at handwash sink. Duct tape used to cover pipe in corner at bar
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard. Repeat Violation Warning
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles cracked a dining room server station, Repeat Violation
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up on up on back of cooling unit. Manager removed is build up Corrected On-Site
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack. Manager removed label and container to be washed Corrected On-Site
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service food trays not inverted in storage room.
- 33-31-5:Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Non functioning ice machine in kitchen
- 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Wiping cloth bucket stored on floor at bar. Manager had employee put bucket inside another bucket.
- 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Cook washed hands then dried with paper towels, then wiped hands on soiled apron then put on gloves. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Rosemary herbs in direct contact with plastic grocery bags. Manager discarded roesmary Corrected On-Site
- 02D-02-4:Intermediate - Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Container of food removed (sugar) from original container not labeled with name of contents. Manager labeled container Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 8/27/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/27/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/26/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Empty employee plastics drink bottle on prep table in kitchen
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles missing at server station in dining area, dishwash area Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at server station. Repeat Violation
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook wearing gloves handled raw chicken and batterred the Chicken and placed in fryer, then left cookline and put on an apron, then returned to cookline and placed hands on cutting board then handled serving dish, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves. Discussed with Manager. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The following items and cold holding temperatures in the reach-in Cooler on cookline in across from fryers: Shrimp (50F - Cold Holding); hot dogs (48F - Cold Holding); Beef empanada (49F - Cold Holding). Cook advised that all those items had been in the walk-in-cooler 30 minutes prior. Cook removed all the items and placed them in the walk-in-cooler **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 12A-01-4:Intermediate - Employee applied hand antiseptic in place of washing hands as required. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slime build up inside soda gun holster at gar
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/26/2024 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 7/3/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/3/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 6/3/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
10
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Inside walk-in cooler: Pan containing five packages of redfish thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging inside that state they must be removed from packaging before thawing. Pan has date mark of 05/27. Stop sale issued.
- 36-03-4:Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding broken in several area throughout kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup stored on shelf inside walk-in cooler above open case of oranges. Manager removed drink cup from cooler during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Inspector observed server eating food near cookline.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of fryers soiled with grease. Area around nozzles of fountain machine in dining area soiled with mold-like substance. Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Remnants of old label on side of metal pan on clean dish rack in back of kitchen. Manager moved pan to warewash area to be rewashed, rinsed, and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stack of foam takeout containers not inverted and stored on top of towel dispenser. Inspector had employee relocate takeout containers and turn them over. Corrected On-Site
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler in front of kitchen. Standing water in bottom of several coolers in bar area. Warning
- 29-20-5:Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwash sink in bar area slow draining.
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall behind equipment at cookline soiled with grease and/or food debris. Floor below and behind equipment throughout kitchen soiled with dirt and/food debris. Floor in kitchen at back door soiled with leaves. Ceiling tiles throughout kitchen stained.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly on chip bin lid near cookline. Three flies on chip bin lid in dry storage area. One fly in warewash area of kitchen.
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. One pan of grilled onions and one pan of grilled peppers stored at room temperature at grill with time marks of 10:08am-2:08pm. Stop sales issued. Inside walk-in cooler: Pan containing five packages of redfish thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging inside that state they must be removed from packaging before thawing. Pan has date mark of 05/27. Stop sale issued.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach-in cooler at cookline: pico (48F - Cold Holding). Employees unsure how long pico has been stored inside cooler. Inspector had employee place pico into the freezer, where it cooled to 33F. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-04-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. One pan of grilled onions and one pan of grilled peppers stored at room temperature at grill with time marks of 10:08am-2:08pm. Stop sales issued.
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Backflow prevention device missing from black hose connection in mop sink. Manager added a backflow prevention device to spigot during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink near cookline blocked by rolling cart. Inspector moved cart away from handwash sink before washing hands. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Steel scrub pads stored inside handwash sink at cookline. Manager removed all from handwash sink during this inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/3/2024 revealed 17 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 4/3/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (flour). Manager removed bowl Corrected On-Site
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed broken tiles at server stain in dining room and entering the walk-in-freezer
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on floor at entrance to walk-in-freezer
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop handle touching ice in ice machine by dishwash area. Manager removed scoop from ice machine, Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed mold like substance on the underside of the non food contact surface of the nozzles on the soda dispensing machine at dining room server station.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of food removed ( sugar ) from original container not labelled with name of contents. Manager put label on container Corrected On-Site
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook remove gloves, retrieve a new box of gloves from storage area, and put on new gloves without washing hands.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/3/2024 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 1/26/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/26/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 1/23/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead roaches on premises. At the cook line, observed nine dead roaches on floor under reach-in cooler, Manager cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-23: Observed one dead roach on floor at the cook line behind coolers, Manager cleaned. Admin Complaint **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the cook line, observed one live roach on floor, Manager killed and cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-23: Observed one live roach behind cooler at the cook line, also observed three live roaches behind shelf above stove, and one on floor behind stove, Manager killed and cleaned. Admin Complaint **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/23/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 1/16/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. At the cook line, observed nine dead roaches on floor under reach-in cooler, Manager cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the cook line, observed one live roach on floor, Manager killed and cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/16/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 12/5/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
8
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed male employee on cook line with beard and no beard guard.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed broken tiles in the following locations: 1. At the entrance to the walk-in-freezer 2. In the dishwash area 3. In the dining room server station
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice build up on shelves near door to walk-in-freezer.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on oven handle in kitchen. Manager removed tongs from door handle. Repeat Violation
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee drinks stored over food served to customers in the walk-in-cooler. Manager removed drink from walk-in-cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Observed standing water in dry goods storage area
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed shelves in walk-in-freezer with rust. Repeat Violation
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop not in use stored in mop bucket water. Manager removed water from mop and stored properly Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed magnesol for fryer stored under chemical bottles. Manager placed magnesol on other shelf. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/5/2023 revealed 9 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 8 basic).