CHOW TIME GRILL & BUFFET
12375 PEMBROKE ROAD · PEMBROKE PINES · Broward County · FL 33025
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. -Observed 3 badly dented cans with pineapple and bamboo shoots on storage shelves. Operator informed and stop sale issued. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. -Observed chef cracked raw shell shells, touch clean cooking container without changing gloves and wash hands. Manager advise chef to change gloves and wash hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. -Observed raw fish stored over cases with unwashed cantaloupes in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Observed raw shell eggs stored over milk in walk-in cooler. Operator relocate raw shell eggs to bottom shelf. -Observed raw shrimps stored over ready to eat beans in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cooked crab meat salad cold held at 50F and cook Mac and cheese at 52F in Arctic Air Refrigerator. Per operator, both items cooked and placed in unit from yesterday. Items did not removed from unit since. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked crab meat salad cold held at 50F and cook Mac and cheese at 52F in Arctic Air Refrigerator. Per operator, both items cooked and placed in unit from yesterday. Items did not removed from unit since. See stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed accumulation of black mold like substance buildup on can opener blade. **Warning**
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 cooked chicken, ribs and fish stored in refrigerator. Per operator, all TCS food items were cooked yesterday more than 26 hours. **Warning**
Basic 10
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Observed accumulation of black substance buildup inside ice machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -Observed no handle bowl used to dispense salt. Operator removed from container. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. -Observed Arctic Air refrigerator ambient temperature at 50 degrees Fahrenheit. **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In walk-in cooler. **Warning**
35B-08-4Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. -Observed several fly sticky tape hanging with dead flies in food perp areas. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. -Observed several cases with food items stored on walk-in freezer floor. -Observed container with cooking oil stored on kitchen floor. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed heavy ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. -Observed several uncovered containers with jello in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler and freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -Observed salt removed from the original container not clearly labeled. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:33 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 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.