CUBAN SANDWICH SHOP (THE)
10434 N FLORIDA AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.6/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/24/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee opened water bottle stored on shelf with food for customers in prep room. Operator moved drinks to appropriate holding area during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors around kitchen equipment are soiled at time of inspection.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets are soiled at time of inspection.
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested at 0ppm. Operator remade sanitizer. Tested at 100ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-02-4:High Priority - Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed server drop of dirty dishes in dish room then handle plates with cooked bacon for customers during inspection.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Some cutting boards in kitchen are stained at time of inspection.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/24/2025 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 11/4/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
13
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling in kitchen area soiled. Vent above cook table.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cookline Equipment in poor repair. Bottom of oven missing cover, exposing interior wiring.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employe drink on dry storage rack in back kitchen area. Operator moved at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal items stored on food storage shelves in back kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Multiple employees no hair restraint.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nesting observed in dish drying area. Discussed with operator. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tile in disrepair near walk in cooler. Thorough out kitchen.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Prepped onions stored on floor, discussed with operator. Operator removed at time of inspection and placed in approved location. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-14-5:Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Ice bucket stored on floor, operator placed in dish area to be washed at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door handle, operator removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient air thermometer in front of customer reach in cooler. Discussed with operator.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above oven. Exterior of oven. **Repeat Violation**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Ham, sauces in bread station reach in cooler missing labels.
- 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 can be determined. Discussed with operator. Cafe con leche. Operator wrote label at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Soup (125F - Hot Holding) CORRECTED TO ; Soup (193F - Hot Holding) Placed to hot hold 8:00, first temperature 9:50 second temperature at 10:20 **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle above dish area, operator labeled at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/4/2024 revealed 16 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 13 basic).