Roaches get food production at a South Florida condo mini mart shut down
Too many roaches, too little sanitizing and too many other problems have a high rise condominium’s convenience store on the verge of being out of business after Tuesday’s state inspection.
For now, Beach Cafe and Mini Market, on the first floor of Hallandale Beach’s Parker Plaza Estates, 2030 S. Ocean Dr., operates with Stop Use Orders on “all open food processing,” “food processing equipment and utensils” and “warewashing equipment.”
“The Stop Use Orders issued for all open food processing and all equipment and utensils will not be released until the following corrections have been made,” the a) pest infestation has been eradicated, b) all equipment and utensils are properly cleaned, sanitized, and verified
And, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Inspector Caridad Delgado’s report contained another, more ominous warning for Beach Cafe: “If evidence of pest infestation is observed on the next inspection,” a Stop Use Order will come down on all of Beach Cafe’s receiving areas and a Stop Sale Order will hit all exposed foods.
So, no new food coming in and no selling of the food already there.
Here’s what got the store sitting under the 1970-built, 518-unit condominium complex to this point.
“Black, mold-like substances were found on the interior ledge and ice dispenser inside the ice machine.”
“Numerous live roaches were found under the three-compartment sink and next to the reach-in cooler.” That’s what drew the Stop Use Orders.
Not only were there “no sanitizer test strips” but there was “no sanitizer solution available.”
So, it’s no surprise that “equipment and utensils including the egg maker, food containers, pans and utensils were not sanitized after cleaning.”
The “spatula and pan used for egg omelets were found dirty and in use after more than four hours without being washed, rinsed, and sanitized.”
“Old food debris was encrusted on knives stored in the knife holder above the preparation table.”
“Wet wiping cloths found on preparation tables throughout the processing areas were not held in sanitizer between uses.”
There’s no mop sink and Beach Cafe has until Jan. 29 days to install one.
Water leaked from under the three-compartment sink.
