ZAZA CUBAN DINER

1351 ALAFAYA TRL STE 1001

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 3/17/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10736908

  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In used containers used as storage for the Cuban butter bread broken from the edge. Operator discarded it . Corrected On-Site
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Catering boxes stored on floor . Corrected On-Site
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on top table At the kitchen area . Operator move it to the sanitary bucket. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt and cinnamon sugar not label at the kitchen. Operator label it . Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef steak stored on top of black beans at the reach-in freezer front area . Operator switch it . Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. mojito butter garlic sauce (75F - Cold Holding).
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Eggs cooler ; tomato diced (51F - Cold Holding); ham diced (51F - Cold Holding); sausage (51F - Cold Holding) ham sliced (45F - Cold holding ). mojito butter garlic sauce stayed on room temperature.(75F - Cold Holding). All the cold holding operator show us a temperature log they take temperature 1.5 hours ago and she moved it all to the freezer to cool down second checked tomato 38f-ham diced 42f-sausage 41f-ham sliced 42f. And operator discarded the mojito butter garlic sauce . Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Degreaser Spray bottle had no label . Operator label it . Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/6/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8723227

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphone stored on front counter table top . Operator removed . Jacket stored on soda racks. Operator relocated. . Corrected On-Site
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided to Operator , who posted Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-10-4:High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Food worker handled phone and another food worker touched hair and continued to handle food without first , washing hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Refrigerated drawers sliced steak (45F - Cold Holding);less than 4 hours . Operator placed in another unit. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03E-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. Kitchen unit. beans ( 149 - Reheating)/3 hours. Operator instructed to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

Inspection Date: 3/7/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8626226

  • 29-34-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-07: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 3/6/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8493299

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. - employee drinking at front make counter Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. - raw empanadas containing egg as binding ingredient over ready to eat sliced cheese. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. - ham (48F - Cold Holding); - cheese (46F - Cold Holding); - tomato (46F - Cold Holding); - cooked potato (50F - Cold Holding); - lettuce (49F - Cold Holding); - cheese (49F - Cold Holding) Manager states less than 2 hours. Moved items to different cooler. Warning
  • 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. - pre-prepped cuban sandwich. Manager states less than 2 hours. This item currently not on time plan. Warning
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Repeat Violation Warning

Inspection Date: 9/12/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8494211

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/7/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8493047

  • 29-37-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. - at sink next to beer station Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-07: **Time Extended**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Below flat top: - beef (61F - Cold Holding); - pork (60F - Cold Holding); - cooked veggies (60F - Cold Holding); - cooked potatoes (60F - Cold Holding); - ham (60F - Cold Holding) Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-07: No tcs foods held in unit. Manager states waiting for refrigeration service to come to fix. **Time Extended**
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-07: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 9/6/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8344354

  • 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. Warning
  • 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. - at sink next to beer station Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Below flat top: - beef (61F - Cold Holding); - pork (60F - Cold Holding); - cooked veggies (60F - Cold Holding); - cooked potatoes (60F - Cold Holding); - ham (60F - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.