LA CARRETA RESTAURANT
14791 MIRAMAR PKWY · MIRAMAR · Broward County · FL 33027
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 6
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. large cooked chunks of beef (49-52F – Cooling); cooked yuca (46F – Cooling), per operator and label date, food cooling overnight. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. large cooked chunks of beef (49-52F – Cooling); cooked yuca (46F – Cooling), per operator , food cooling overnight. Employee discarded.. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. -7 flying insects by reach in cooler in cafeteria. -1 flying insects by cutting board in service area. -2 flying insects landing on rack by dish ware area. Employee cleaned and sanitized area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee cleaning floor by garbage and storage room, walked inside kitchen, grabbed a bag of raw potatoes to placed inside peeling Machine , using same gloves. After manager instructed, employee discarded gloves and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food not prepared or portioned today. Breakfast -small flip top-raw chicken breast (62 – Cold Holding) operator discarded at will. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Steam table- yellow rice (72F – Hot Holding) per employee food hot held less than 2 hours. Employee reheated on steam oven to 165F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
53B-16-4Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Employee working as a dishwasher, did not know how to test the correct amount of sanitizer. **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed large plastic containers used to stored cooling food. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -soda nozzle- bar area, employee cleaned and sanitized **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cafeteria-Metallic jar inside sink, employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 3
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Breakfast line, small flip top. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food runners tray stored on soiled compartment in rear kitchen **Warning**
25-17-4Basic – Single-service articles stored on a soiled surface. Expo ststation- **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 12:43 PM.
Violation category totals
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4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.