EL BALCON DE LAS AMERICAS
1823 E COMMERCIAL BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-17-4High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands at cookline. Reviewed time needed to wash hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Walk in cooler- raw chicken over cooked pork. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-17-6High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. -raw shrimp over cooked pork. Not in original packaging. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. -2 broken raw shell eggs in batch of intact raw shell eggs. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front line; TCS salad dressing (46F – Cold Holding) at 10:30am// milk (56F – Cold Holding); heavy cream (56F – Cold Holding) observed ambient thermometer for unit reading 42F. Operator discarded items held overnight and placed items prepared today in walk in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 6
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Storage area, employee beverage container stored on top shelf by single service drink lids. Operator removed. -Employee keys store on dry storage shelf. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting at drying rack next to ice machine. **Warning**
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning on several clean food containers. **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Operator closed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered Cooked chicken in walk in freezer stored uncovered. Operator covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 12:23 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.