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SELAM ETHIOPIAN & ERITREAN CUISINE

5494 CENTRAL FLORIDA PKWY · ORLANDO · Orange County · FL 32821

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 6, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionCall Back – Admin. complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3606613
Visit number3
Inspection Visit ID13518118
DBPR license5806905

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#1High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested at zero ppm **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-11: 7 day time extension for service call **Time Extended** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-06: Tested at 0ppm **Admin Complaint**

WarningAdmin Complaint
#2High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed cook come in back door and begin working without washing hands. Operator coached employee on proper hand washing **Corrective Action Taken** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-11: **Time Extended** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-06: **Time Extended**

Corrective Action Taken
#3High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee handle injera with bare hands. Operator coached employee **Corrective Action Taken** – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-11: **Time Extended** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-06: **Time Extended**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in reach in cooler. – From follow-up inspection 2025-09-11: **Time Extended** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-06: **Time Extended**

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 4:10 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
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.