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Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
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CT CANTINA AND TAQUERIA

176 N POINTE DR UNIT M100 · DANIA BEACH · Broward County · FL 33004

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 16, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number3711429
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13749922
DBPR license1625468

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedSeptember 16, 2026
StatusNo reopening date recorded
Record basisDBPR daily inspection feed

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority3 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical14 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#5High Priority22-41-4

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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) operator ran machine multiple times and at retest Dishwasher (Chlorine 100ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled trash can and after without wash he hands employee placed on gloves and handled tortilla, discussed with operator who educated employee, discarded tortilla and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority01A-05-4

High Priority – Food/ice received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source. See Stop Sale. In reach in freezer bag of cooked tamales for customer sale, per operator product obtained by a lady who cooked them, no invoice to verify source, see stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#8High Priority35A-02-8

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 1 small live flying insect at cook line on open bag of tortillas. Approximately 50 small live flying insects on bags of onions at prep area. Approximately 15 small live flying insects at dish washing area landing on shelves and dishes. Approximately 4 small live flying insects in customer dining room landing on tables. Discussed with operator to eliminate all flying insects and clean and sanitize areas. **Warning**

Warning
#9High 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 cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler at soda expo line house made tomato salsa (52F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and held in unit for over 6 hours, see stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#10High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler at soda expo line house made tomato salsa (52F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and held in unit for over 6 hours, see stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#11High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In hot holding cabinet cooked steak (117F – Hot Holding) per operator product held in unit for approximately 2 hours, operated reheated to 173F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 3

#12Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In reach at cook line cut lettuce (56F – Ambient Cooling) at 1:20 since 12:30 to 55F at 2:00, at this current rate of cool on product will not reach 41F within 4 hours, discussed with operator who placed bag of ice on product. In walk in cooler large covered metal pan raw ground pork (55F – Cooling) at 1:20 since 12:00 to 53F at 1:40, at this current rate product will not reach 41F within 4 hours, discussed with operator who separated products into separate pans to allow adequate air flow cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#13Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At dish washing area hand washing sink filled with dirty dishes, discussed with operator who removed dishes. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#14Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap provided at hand washing sink end of cook line, discussed with operator who provided soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 4

#1Basic51-11-4

Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In front of walk in cooler co2 tanks with no security chain, discussed with operator. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards at cook line grooved and no longer cleanable, discussed with chef to repair or replace **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic36-22-4

Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Multiple areas of kitchen and walk in cooler standing water on floor, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic36-17-5

Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floors throughout kitchen missing throughout with debris in between tiles, discussed with operator to replace or repair. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 11:20 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
2 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.