Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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PEARL OF THE ISLAND CARIBBEAN CUISINE

1490 N SR 7 BAY A · MARGATE · Broward County · FL 33063

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMay 27, 2026
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3698699
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13702999
DBPR license1624307

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#7High 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. 1. Employee picked up food from floor with gloved hands and continued food preparation without removing gloves and washing hands. Reviewed hand washing with operator, employee washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#8High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1. Walk in cooler: container of raw fish stored over ready to eat pepper sauce. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

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

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200+ppm) operator remade solution Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 1

#10Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 1. Unlabeled spray bottle with pink substance stored above triple sink, identified as quaternary sanitizer. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 6

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 1. Plastic food container with no handle stored in bulk rice, operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning
#2Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor area by triple sink soiled with food debris. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. 1. Bulk container of plantains stored on floor, operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Basic14-36-5

Basic – Interior of reach in cooler gaskets in disrepair throughout kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of 1. juice reach-in-cooler. 2. Cookline reach in cooler next to fryer. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 11:04 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.