Live roaches in the kitchen and tofu that was past its expiration date led state inspectors to temporarily shut down a Chinese takeout spot in the Country Club of Miami area, with an emergency closure ordered on June 30 after officials documented multiple sanitation problems and food held at unsafe temperatures.
An inspection report, summarized by Local 10’s Dirty Dining team, lists 18 violations, including a note that “Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found” and a stop-sale for tofu that inspectors say expired on June 10. Inspectors also cited ready-to-eat foods at unsafe temperatures, recording tofu soup at 51°F and ham at 49°F. The report states the restaurant was ordered closed until those hazards were corrected, according to Local 10.
Under the FDA Food Code, cold time/temperature-control-for-safety foods must be kept at 41°F (5°C) or below, which is why items holding at 49 to 51°F are treated as potentially hazardous. The Food Code does allow time to be used as a public-health control in limited circumstances, but only with strict time marking and documentation; violations can trigger stop-sale orders or emergency closures. According to the FDA Food Code, inspectors treat temperature abuse as a serious risk because it increases the chance of bacterial growth…