EL RANCHO BAKERY AND RESTAURANT
6023 KIMBERLY BLVD · NORTH LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33068
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. tomato sauce (48F – Cooling); cooked mushrooms (49F).Inside the walk in cooler.Food not prepared or portioned today.Food left in cooler overnight. See stop sale **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. tomato sauce (48F – Cooling); mushrooms (49F).Inside the walk in cooler.Food not prepared or portioned today.Food left in cooler overnight. **Warning**
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 began working with food without washing hand after eating cake. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade to go bags used in direct contact with arepas in glass door reach in freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. last reach in cooler to the right raw chicken was stored over raw beef.Operator removed chicken.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **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. All items in cooler there since yesterday. Food not prepared or portioned today.Beans 52F cheese 54F Heavy cream 54F ham 54F milk 54F. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. All items in cooler there since yesterday. Food not prepared or portioned today.Beans 52F cheese 54F Heavy cream 54F ham 54F milk 54F. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink used to store ladle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towels not available at the handwashing sink near the triple sink. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap available at the handwashing sink near the triple sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
31B-05-4Intermediate – Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels next to cook line. **Warning**
Basic 9
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal bottle of water placed on prep table opposite side of cook line. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-01-4Basic – Employee eating while preparing food. Multiple employees were eating cake upon entry to kitchen. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Corn was stored on the floor in the walk in cooler to be cooled after cooking. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Raw eggs stored on floor and used to hold food that was being used in cooling process. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust, fans in walk-in cooler. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler next to steam table. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand wash sink next to triple sink leaking all water that is released from faucet. **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength (0 PPM) at cook line. Operator set up proper solution at(75 ppm). **Warning**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizing solution bucket stored on the floor at the cook line and at the kitchen door entrance. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 8:10 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.