BY: STAFF REPORT | BocaNewsNow.com
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Wood and Fire, a popular pizza and Italian restaurant at 5199 West Atlantic Avenue was ordered closed by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The closure lasted one day. The restaurant was permitted to reopen on April 26th.
According to records obtained by BocaNewsNow.com, a health inspector logged eight “high priority” violations, in additional to several other basic and intermediate violations. A total of 13 violations were recorded.
Per BocaNewsNow.com policy, the following is the unedited violation documentation recorded by the State of Florida:
High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 small flying insect on cooked spinach , cooling on prep table in pizza station. 1 small flying insect in prep area on clean dishes. 1 small flying insect on dining room table. **Warning**
High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on the floor in front of grill on cook line. 1 live roach under slicer. **Warning**
High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Chicken wings (78°F – Cooling) in walk in cooler. Cook stated wings were cooked over 3 hours ago. In deep covered containers. See stop sale. Pasta 2:40 (110°F-117°F – Cooling); pasta 3:30 (89°-100°F – Cooling) in deep stacked covered containers. Cooked 1.5 hours ago . Cook placed pasta in reach in freezer. **Warning**
High Priority – Dishwasher handled soiled equipment or utensils and then handled clean equipment and dishes without washing hands. Reviewed proper procedures. Dish washer went to wash hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized 0ppm. Dish washer set up fresh solution at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fresh garlic in oil 74°F, cook stated for less than 3 hours. Cook placed garlic oil in refrigerator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Meat balls (110°F-122°F – Hot Holding) at pizza station, cook stated meat balls were cooked 2-3 hours ago. Meat balls were reheated to 185°F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate – Clam and mussel tags not marked with last date served. Reviewed with cook date marking tags with last day served. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on dish machine. **Warning**
Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In flip top cooler at pizza station. Pizza cook removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Air curtains not operating, at inside/outside bar , all doors open at bar.No doors or walls between pizza prep area and dining room/ bar. **Warning**
Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm QAC in pizza station. Cook set up fresh solution at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Wood and Fire was ordered closed on April 25th, but was permitted to reopen the following day, according to Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation records.
