DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

BAITONG THAI AND SUSHI BAR

North Flamingo Road
Pembroke Pines, Florida, 33026
Broward County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/31/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8817697

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on wok station, manager removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several boxes of food stored on floor inside walk in freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 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. Server touched left ear, then proceed to serve a portion of white rice without washing hands, after manager instructed , employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 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. diced tofu (62F - Cold Holding), observed container on melted ice, per employee food held less than 4 hours, employee removed and ice bath container for a quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 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. Per employee rice on time, 3 hours ago, employee labeled. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sponge inside sink, in sushi station, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.

Inspection Date: 8/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8817449

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Several containers and boxes of food on floor, inside walk in freezer. Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-30: Observed same **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 7/1/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8732441

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several containers and boxes of food on floor, inside walk in freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Front counter- Forks and knives not inverted, employee inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wet cloths on sushi bar prep table, employee placed on sanitizer solution. Corrected On-Site
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Some sushi bar appetizers are not identified as raw items.
  • 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. December 2023.

Inspection Date: 1/16/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8553179

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Several boxes, containers and trays of food stored on floor inside walk in cooler/ walk in freezer Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-16: Observed same **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 11/15/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8449035

  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Glass door reach in cooler- several containers of employee dessert . Employee removed . Corrected On-Site 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. Employee personal cell phone on sushi station, next to prep table, employee removed Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several boxes, containers and trays of food stored on floor inside walk in cooler/ walk in freezer 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. Dry storage area. Plastic cups, inside containers of rice and sugar, employee removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. After 3er. Attempt Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm). Technician arrived during inspection, chlorine sanitizer at 50 ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. raw shell eggs (69F - Cold Holding) observed eggs above shelf of prep table in cook line. raw shell eggs (69F - Cold Holding), per employee food held less than two hours, operator moved back to lower cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Sushi- Station-Employee prepping raw salmon for to go order, touched his personal cell phone and continue to work on customer order, using same gloves. Manager instructed, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 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. Sushi rice, per Chef , on time at 11:30 am, employee time marked. 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. Dishwasher employees doesn't know hot to check the proper function of chlorine sanitizer Warning
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Poster provided. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine sanitizer testing strips Repeat Violation Warning
  • 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Subsakul Phokapanich, 6 employees working with food at the time of inspection Warning

Inspection Date: 7/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8353855

  • 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Employee using spoon to taste salad bowl, then used same spoon to taste salad again.
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Two drinking bottles inside glass cooler, manager removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Several boxes of food in WIF. Repeat Violation
  • 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Cutting board stored on floor, sushi bar, employee removed to be clean and sanitize
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wiping cloths on prep table in cook line, Employee removed and placed on sanitizer solution Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee touched raw shrimps to placed on saucepan, then continued to grab clean cut cabbage, snow peas and broccoli, without changing gloves. After manager instructed, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine sanitizer testing strips