EL TAMARINDO CAFE
233 SR 84 · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33315
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler-cooked pork b (51F – Heated Cooling overnight ). Per manager pork was cooked last night. See Stop sale. **Warning**
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler-cooked pork (51F – Heated Cooling overnight ). Per manager pork was cooked last night. See Stop sale. **Warning**
22-41-4High 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 00ppm) After 3rd. Attempt. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee wearing gloves grabbed raw chicken breast, then change gloves, to serve a customer plate from steam table, without washing hands first, after manager educated employee on proper procedures, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee working in cook line, peeled unwashed ginger , then discarded gloves and washed hands without soap. After educated employee, on proper procedure, employee washed hands without soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed cooked pork stored on large plastic container, covered with plastic **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Dishwasher area, employee provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 4
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Dishwasher are, under 3 compartment sink and hand wash sink **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.bar area, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Bar area. **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 00ppm-employee made new solution, chlorine sanitizer at 50 ppm.) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 31, 2026 5:06 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.