Inspection Report

Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
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EL SABOR CUBANO

1240 NW 16 ST · BELLE GLADE · Palm Beach County · FL 33430

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 13, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number1330747
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13569534
DBPR license6052817

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedApril 13, 2026 3:36 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedApril 15, 2026 3:51 PM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionFly activity

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority4 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical13 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#3High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed chef handle cellphone and wiped hands on gloves then began to handle utensils and prep press to prepare sandwich; no hand wash. Chef washed hands. **Warning**

Warning
#4High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 30 flies flying around in food truck: 2 flies landing on ham slices and cheese on counter 5 flies flying on clean utensils, fryer basket 3 flies flying meat in box on the floor of food truck **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer: raw beef in plastic bag stored above frozen beverages- not all products commercially packaged. Advised operator to store properly. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler: raw fish stored over blender with juice. Raw shelled eggs stored in door of refrigerator stored above various ready to eat items including bottle with juice. Advised operator to store properly. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. At prep area sitting beside cook top: cooked pork (68F at 2:30pm- Reheating) As per operator removed from refrigerator for service since 11am. Cooked pork did not reheat to 165F in a total of 2 hours. See stop sale. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler: raw steak (57F – Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (58F – Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (59F – Cold Holding); raw fish (55F – Cold Holding) As per employee, stored in unit over night. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#8High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler: raw steak (57F – Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (58F – Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (59F – Cold Holding); raw fish (55F – Cold Holding) As per employee, stored in unit over night. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. On floor: thawed breaded chicken wings (56F – Cold Holding); thawed raw chicken (70F – Cold Holding) As per employee, stored since 3 hours. Not prepped or portioned today. Operator placed in refrigerator to quick chill. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#9High Priority03E-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. At prep area sitting beside cook top: cooked pork (68F at 2:30pm- Reheating) As per operator removed from refrigerator for service since 11am. Cooked pork did not reheat to 165F in a total of 2 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 4

#10Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink used as storage for various items. **Warning**

Warning
#11Intermediate22-38-5

Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator provided chlorine. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#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. At refrigerator: cooked ground beef cooked since 3 days; no date mark. Advised operator to date mark. **Warning**

Warning
#13Intermediate53B-10-4

Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Box with thawed chicken wings and raw chicken breast stored on the floor. Advised operator to store properly. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic06-06-5

Basic – Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Box with breaded chicken wings and raw chicken breast. Operator placed in refrigerator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:05 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
3 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
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.