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Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
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KT'S KITCHEN

180 NE 35 CT · OAKLAND PARK · Broward County · FL 33334-1118

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 19, 2017
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number1198378
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID6310646
DBPR license1652937

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedJuly 19, 2017 2:29 PM
StatusNo reopening date recorded
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionNo water

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
10 High Priority9 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical24 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

24 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 10

#6High Priority03A-15-4

High Priority – All potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) foods in reach-in cooler cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed all food in the small flip top reach-in cooler is above 45°F. Some food was stored in this unit overnight. See stop sale. Some food was moved to a chest freezer. Observed all food in the tall reach-in cooler is 46°F or higher. Foods were moved to the chest freezer. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#7High Priority12A-07-4

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before changing gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. MFDV does not have hot or cold running water available and operator is wearing gloves. **Warning**

Warning
#8High Priority35A-02-5

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. Observed approximately 6-10 flies in the kitchen. The flies were landing on take-out containers, deliwrap and food contact surfaces. **Warning**

Warning
#9High Priority22-38-4

High Priority – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. The only chlorine bleach in the MFDV is "Fresh Meadow" scented bleach which is not approved for use as sanitizer. There is no other sanitizer available for use on the MFDV. **Warning**

Warning
#10High Priority03B-01-4

High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit or above. Observed cooked pasta hot holding on stove at 110-112°F **Warning**

Warning
#11High Priority08A-10-4

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Observed raw shell eggs stored above milk in the tall reach-in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#12High Priority08A-20-4

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other while thawing in sink. Observed raw chicken, beef, pork, cooked sweet potatoes, imitation crab being thaw at room temperature in a sink. **Warning**

Warning
#13High Priority08A-22-4

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Observed raw chicken and raw beef stored in the same foil pan in the small flip top reach-in cooler. Observed raw chicken and raw snapper stored in the same pan in the same cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#14High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed an objectionable odor coming from raw shrimp stored overnight in a non-working cooler . The temperature of the shrimp was 46-51°F. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#15High Priority01B-02-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Food stored in non-working cooler overnight. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 9

#16Intermediate22-11-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surfaces in contact with potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cleaned at least every four hours. According the the operator, the containers used for breading chicken and seafood are only cleaned at the end of the night not every four hours. **Warning**

Warning
#17Intermediate31A-03-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Observed multiple items stored in hand sink. **Warning**

Warning
#18Intermediate27-16-4

Intermediate – Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed no running water at hand wash sink. MFDV DOES NOT HAVE ANY RUNNING WATER AVAILABLE AT THE 3 compartment sink or hand sink. **Warning**

Warning
#19Intermediate53A-02-5

Intermediate – Manager, Kasey Westbrook, lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. **Warning**

Warning
#20Intermediate16-35-4

Intermediate – No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using chlorine sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine. **Warning**

Warning
#21Intermediate27-06-4

Intermediate – No hot running water at three-compartment sink. Observed no running water on three compartment sink. **Warning**

Warning
#22Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels by the hand wash sink. **Warning**

Warning
#23Intermediate05-08-4

Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**

Warning
#24Intermediate14-77-5

Intermediate – Reach-in cooler not maintained in good repair. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed all food in the small flip top cooler is above 45°F and all the food in the tall reach-in cooler is 46°F or warmer. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 5

#1Basic10-01-4

Basic – In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed knife being stored on top of cornbread with handle touching the food. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic05-09-4

Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in both reach-in coolers. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic31B-04-4

Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no sing at hand wash sink. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic06-04-4

Basic – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Observed raw chicken, beef, pork, cooked sweet potatoes, imitation crab being thaw at room temperature in a sink. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic25-06-4

Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed to go boxes not inverted next to hot holding. Operator inverted to go boxes. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:34 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 5 · Food and equipment thermometers
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 27 · Safe water source and hot/cold water under pressure
2 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
3 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.