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ALACATI MEDITERRANEAN

522 N PINE ISLAND ROAD · PLANTATION · Broward County · FL 33324

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 4, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3605763
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10891582
DBPR license1621636

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#4High Priority10-05-5

High Priority – In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in-use utensils stored in unclean water at 84F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed container with raw fish stored over tomato sauces in walk in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Observed butter cold held on cook line at 78F. Per operator, butter transfer from refrigerator 30 minutes prior to the inspection. Operator transfer butter to reach in freezer for quick chill. Observed smoke eggplant (47F – Cold Holding); stuff grape leaves (49F – Cold Holding); As per operator, both items transfer from walk in cooler to flip top cooler 1.5 hours prior to the inspection. Operator place items on ice bath for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 2

#7Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed no date marked on cooked sauce and bulgur stored in walk in cooler. Per operator, both items cooked more than 24 hours. **Warning**

Warning
#8Intermediate53B-09-4

Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Observed no original employee training certification available at this time. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic50-09-4

Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#2Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#3Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. -Observed 2 uncovered containers with sauce stored in walk in cooler. Items are not prepping or cooling. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:41 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.