PAL RANCHO
5637 CORAL RIDGE DR · CORAL SPRINGS · Broward County · FL 33076
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed approximately 10 small flying insects coming from floor drain and landing on handwashing sink plumbing in secondary empanada prep kitchen. Kitchen are not in use at time of inspection. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored above buckets of ready to eat sauce in walk in cooler. **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw fish in walk in cooler. **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 cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hot dogs (51F – Cold Holding); cooked rice (51F – Cold Holding); chicken soup (56F – Cold Holding); tomato salsa (51F – Cold Holding); cream sauce (51F – Cold Holding) held at everkool reach in cooler near bakery prep area. Per employee, items were not prepared or portioned today and held in cooler for more than 4 hours overnight. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. hot dogs (51F – Cold Holding); cooked rice (51F – Cold Holding); chicken soup (56F – Cold Holding); tomato salsa (51F – Cold Holding); cream sauce (51F – Cold Holding) held at everkool reach in cooler near bakery prep area. Per employee, items were not prepared or portioned today and held in cooler for more than 4 hours overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked beef empanada (115F – Hot Holding); cooked pork (115F – Hot Holding); cooked sausage (115F – Hot Holding) held at front counter hot holding unit for less than 2 hours. Employee increased temperature on unit and began reheating to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
Basic 3
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide tank not adequately secured at bar area. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer in front of cook line. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cook line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:53 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.