CHOW TIME GRILL & BUFFET
12375 PEMBROKE RD · PEMBROKE PINES · Broward County · FL 33025
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee returned from work and started to engage in food preparation without washing his hands. After brief education, employee then washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap.
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found . Observed 2 live flying insects in prep station. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Mac and cheese cold held at 45F in Dukers reach in cooler. Per operator, item transfer to unit 3 hours prior to the inspection. Operator transfer to walk in freezer for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ribs hot held at 92F in kitchen. Per operator, ribs transfer at prep station 1 hour before the inspection. Advised operator to reheat ribs to 165F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed no date marked on sauces stored in walk in cooler. Per operator, sauces made yesterday more than 24 hours.
Basic 7
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Observed accumulation of black mold like substance buildup inside ice machine.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellular phone stored on food preparation table. Operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed various food items stored in walk in freezer floor. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -Observed single use jug cut and used to dispense rice.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. -Observed an uncovered container with cut lettuce stored in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed several wet wiping clothes on cookline not stored in sanitizer solution between uses.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:35 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.