McCray’s BBQ, Delray Hideaway temporarily closed

A food truck operated by McCray’s II Backyard BBQ and Delray Hideaway, an Atlantic Avenue bar, were temporarily shut down last week after state inspectors cited them for numerous violations.

Both corrected the violations and have re-opened, according to Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation reports.

McCray’s was ordered closed on March 20 and was cleared to re-open a few hours later, said Derrick McCray, owner of the business headquartered in Riviera Beach.

McCray said the truck had cold running water, but the hot water tank was out the day of the inspection. The hot water tank was replaced that day.

“We corrected everything on site,” McCray said.

A DBPR inspector noted 14 violations at McCray’s food truck.

The three high-priority violations — those which could contribute directly to a food-borne illness or injury, were:

■ Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. The license was renewed during the inspection.

■ Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. Flies entering walk-in cooler when opened.

■ Raw pork stored in “thank you” bags instead of in food-grade containers.

■ Water line from storage tank not properly constructed, nonfood-grade hose attached to foodgrade hose running water to storage tank.

Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to food-borne illness or injury.

The five intermediate violations at McCray’s included a handwash sink that was not accessible; a manager lacking proof of food- manager certification; no

hot or cold running water for hand-wash sink; failure to submit a plan renew for renovations, and no proof of required state-approved employee training.

Basic violations identify good retail practices which are not being followed.

Four basic violations were issued for a cutting board that was no longer cleanable; shelves and a backsplash in poor repair; food being prepared outside on a grill with no cover, and knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.

Delray Hideaway, 1045 E. Atlantic Ave., was cited for eight violations and temporarily closed on March 19. It was cleared to re-open at 10 a.m. the next day.

Clint Stevens, the bar’s owner, said there was a hole in a door to a dish room, and the inspector found rodent droppings.

“The building is 65 years old. Everything else was fine. When they saw the rat droppings, she said, ‘We have to shut you down,’ ” Stevens said.

The restaurant immediately called its exterminator, who removed the droppings.

“We replaced the whole door to make sure we don’t have any issues. We haven’t had any rodent activity. We have been open a year,” Stevens said.

The inspector’s report listed four high-priority violations:

■ Dish machine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength

■ Raw ground beef stored over salmon

■ Raw shell eggs stored over celery

■ Between 30 and 50 fresh rodent droppings under dish machine and 10 to 15 fresh droppings behind cooking equipment

Delray Hideaway was also cited for an intermediate violation due to an accumulation of a black-green mold-like substance in the ice machine’s interior.