HAVANA RESTAURANT AND BAKERY CORP
2912 US 27 N
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 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 phone stored on a preparation table in the preparation area. Employee removed the phone. Corrected On-Site
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back exit of the kitchen.
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored in the cracks between the preparation table and the wall. Employee removed the knives to be sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Ansel system on the exhaust hood on the cook line soiled.
- 14-55-4:Basic - Uncleanable knife block in use to store knives in the kitchen. Owner removed knives to be sanitized and discarded the knife block. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled their phone then clean equipment without washing the hands. Employee removed the equipment to be sanitized and washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handled raw beef the clean utensils without washing their hands and changing gloves. Employee removed the utensils to be sanitized, washed their hands and changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer blades on both meat slicers soiled.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles containing cleaning fluid not labeled. Owner labeled the bottles. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/30/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-09-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable in kitchen. Operator is in process of replacing. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-30: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/30/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/23/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
11
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 35A-06-4:Basic - Accumulation of dead small flying insects on fly ribbons in hallway: 10 in hallway. 5 at empanada station. 20 in kitchen area All not above food. Operator removed. No live small flying insects seen at time of inspection **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves with pots at cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 24-14-4:Basic - Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Knives in cook area stored between sink and wall. Bread paddle in between wall at sink. Operator removed items. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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 mahi at 40 F cold holding . Operator removed from packaging Corrected On-Site Warning
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable in kitchen. Operator is in process of replacing. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair: gasket torn on reach in cooler. Warning
- 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Hard wood mortar separation. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit at wait station with juices . Operator placed at location. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered: bread in reach in cooler not covered. Operator covered bread. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw pork left in sink at 27 F. Operator began to prepare raw pork. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe at triple sink into container used to catch water. Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over tortilla shells Raw shell eggs over cheese and garlic. Operator removed and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit: in reach in cooler, ham stacked above cooling level sliced ham (47F - Cold Holding). Operator removed and placed under rapid cooling, item was tested at sliced ham (43F - Cold Holding). Item was out of temperature less than 30 minutes. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled substance or slime: seasoning containers at line Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Sanitizer bottle with quaternary mix not labeled on busser cart. Operator labeled. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink in corner with water turned off. Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/23/2024 revealed 16 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 2/26/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employees preparing coffees and serving food with bracelets and watches on wrists.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed premade Cuban sandwiches stored directly on rack on reach in cooler at prep area. Operator said grated shelf was sanitized each night but added deli papers to shelving.Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 14-55-4:Basic - Uncleanable knife block in use to store knives. Observed wooden knife block on kitchen.
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed chicken in plastic bags stored on top of beef in plastic containers in freezer.
- 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. See stop sale. Operator states garlic and oil was on counter for 1.5 hours with no time mark. Operator voluntarily discarded and created new container with time. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed sanitizer bucket and knives stored in handsink at front counter. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink at kitchen. Soap added to sink. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/26/2024 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 10/23/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed stir spoons stored in standing water at front counter.Manager sent utensil through dishwash and added rinse cup and dry storage cup.. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-01-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Manager states foods were added/changed over 30 minutes ago and time mark was left off. Manager added new times. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee washing pitcher in handsink at front counter. Manager corrected employee. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/23/2023 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic).