Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

CARRROT EXPRESS

8880 SW 72 PL · KENDALL · Dade County · FL 33156

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 9, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3438539
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8727565
DBPR license2334234

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#3High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chicken salad (48 F – Cold Holding); quinoa (43 F – Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (47 F – Cold Holding) at reach in cooler preparation area. As per operator for less than two hours. Operator will rotate the products for rapid cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat Violation
#4High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked chicken (116 F – Hot Holding); beans (124 F – Hot Holding) at steam table. As per operator for less than two hours. Operator moved the products to the microwave and stove to be reheated. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#5Intermediate53B-09-4

Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed some employee training by National Registry of Food Safety Professional no original.

Basic 2

#1Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed raw fish inside of vacuum packaging at walk in cooler. Operator opened the individual packages. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic10-06-5

Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed utensil handle touching the quinoa and sweet potatoes touching the products. Operator removed the utensils. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 12:59 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
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.