Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

EL CAMINO

5377 TOWN CENTER RD · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33486

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 13, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3581071
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10776222
DBPR license6022892

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#3High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found One live fly on cut tomatoes at cook line Fly removed

#4High Priority01B-03-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. One live fly on sliced tomatoes on cook line.

Stop Sale
#5High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. real butter (109F – Hot Holding) on cook line. Out less than four hours. Placed back on stove top to reheat.

Intermediate 1

#6Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. short rib empanadas (46F – Cooling) at 11:07 am to 44-46F at 11:36 am since 9:00 am on cook line reach in cooler drawer. At this rate food will not cool to 41F within four hours. pico de gallo (57F – Cooling) at 11:30 am to 57F at 12:03 pm since 10 am in walk in cooler. Covered in plastic container. At this rate food will not cool to 41F within four hours. Removed cover and placed in shallow containers **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Ice cubes for beverages in one door freezer

#2Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef thawing at room temperature outside walk in cooler

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:47 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
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.