ELLE CARIBBEAN GRILL
220 N CONGRESS AVE · BOYNTON BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33426
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee walked into kitchen from the back door opened chest freezer to place food inside and put gloves on without washing her hands first. Employee went to wash hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap after picking up food debris on the floor employee washed her hands in triple sink without soap. No soap available. **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Unable to sanitize prep table where flies landed on. Due to no sanitizer available. **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly landing on triple sink. 1 live fly landing on inspectors shoulder. 1 live fly landing on soiled apron across slicer. 2 live flies on slicer. 2 live flies on lid of the chest freezer across cook line. 2 live flies on pastry prep table, while prepping is in progress. Unable to sanitize surface, no sanitizer available. **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook picked up food debris of the floor and kept on preparing food at cook line without changing gloves and washing hands. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef empanadas 71F-77F, in a display hot holding unit at front counter ,since yesterday. Unit is off. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef empanadas 71F-77F, in a display hot holding unit since yesterday. Unit is off. See stop sale **Warning**
Intermediate 12
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink after picking up food debris of the floor, employee went to wash hands in triple sink. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep table unable to sanitize after flies landed on table. No sanitizer available. **Warning**
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed at bar. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at entrance to kitchen. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Bar being added in dining room. Wall added in dining room. Hand sink and ice machine removed, ice machine in an unprotected construction area . **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
22-38-5Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing in triple sink. Establishment has no dish machine. No means of properly sanitizing cooking utensils, pots and pans. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink next to walk in cooler and at entrance to kitchen. Operator supplied soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02B-02-5Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Serving undercooked eggs and burgers. Printed consumer advisory and Manager displayed on wall at front counter. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. All cooked food prepared yesterday in walk in cooler has no date mark. **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink next to walk in cooler. Operator turned hot water on. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 6
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal charger, keys , cell phone and glasses stored in or above a food preparation area, next to slicer. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of microwave has accumulation of grease and food debris. Bottom inside of reach in freezer at cookline soiled with food debris. Flour container soiled with food debris. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in both restrooms. **Warning**
08B-63-4Basic – Unpackaged beef empanadas in an unprotected hot holding unit in a construction area. Remodeling in progress. **Warning**
08B-60-4Basic – Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation. Ice machine used for drink ice unprotected from contamination. Dry wall work conducted around ice machine. Ice machine removed from its original location behind bar. **Warning**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean on cookline. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:33 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
4 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.