Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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EL ATLAKAT

8984 TAFT ST · PEMBROKE PINES · Broward County · FL 33024

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 15, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3623143
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10916886
DBPR license1618436

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority3 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#6High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handled clean dishes from dish machine immediately after scrubbing, rinsing, and loading dirty dishes without washing hands first. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cookline right fliptop upper section, bean and cheese mix (50F – Cold Holding). Per employee not prepared or portioned today and in unit from 8:00am. Manager moved mix to walk in freezer to rapid rechill. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#8High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Raw shell eggs, raw steak, and raw chicken at left end of cookline missing time mark. Per manager removed from cooler at approximately 8:00am. Manager added time mark to 12:00pm. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority41-27-4

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket front counter reading 200ppm chlorine. Manager remade to proper 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 3

#10Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink at cook line blocked by colander of cooked beans. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand sink at cook line bring used to drain cooked red beans evidenced by colander on sink and drained liquid in sink. Employee removed and cleaned sink. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#12Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Containers of house made tamales in walk in cooler missing date marked. Per manager prepared on 8-13. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Basic 5

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup in bulk container of rice in kitchen. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At prep area closest to walk in cooler, employee purses on shelf next to spices and above in use cutting board. Employee removed bags. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. 1) Buckets of cut vegetables in walk in cooler on floor. 2) Buckets of yuca on floor in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#4Basic05-09-4

Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No thermometer in front counter left glassfront reach in cooler.

#5Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler, buckets of cut raw vegetables not covered. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:28 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.