EXCELL RESTAURANT
1041 S CONGRESS AVE #119 · DELRAY BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33445
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
09-01-4High 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…employee serve plantain with bare hands . **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on the wall at kitchen. Employee killed 5 live roaches underneath unused glass door hot box at front line , 3 live roaches in cabinet at front line . **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled….employee serve plantain went outside and then come inside ,handled food without changed gloves washing hands . Employee washed hands after discussion. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse…. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit….cooked vegetables with meat 52F in tall reach in cooler at prep station . Food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than four hours .
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit….cooked vegetables with meat 52F in tall reach in cooler at prep station . Food not prepped or portioned today , food being held more than four hours . Stop sale issue . Opened can tomato sauce 57F, can beans 61F in tall reach in cooler at meat prep station . Food being held less than 4 hours . Employee removed food to another acceptable cooler . **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit….Hot holding Corn 108F , cooked plantain 91F at cook line being held less than 4 hours . Employee time marked **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked…cooked pork, cooked turkey , cooked beef , cooked goat at walk in cooler without date marked . Employee date marked. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 4
14-01-5Basic – Bowl with no handle used to dispense food in marinated sauce in reach in cooler . Employee removed bowl **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles at tall reach in cooler. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises…5 dead roaches in cabinet at front line . **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 12:23 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.