Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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CHOCOLADA BAKERY CAFE

1923 HOLLYWOOD BLVD · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County · FL 33020

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 26, 2026
Inspection typeFood-Licensing Inspection
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3771508
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13894608
DBPR license1626608

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#3High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container.

#4High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In walk in cooler, raw chicken stored in direct contact with standard plastic to go bag. Employee transferred chicken to plastic container. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#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.

#6High 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 front counter HOT CASE – spinach feta pita (90F – Hot Holding); ham and swiss pita (92F – Hot Holding). Per employee in case less than 30 minutes. Hot case not turned on. Employee turned on unit and sent pitas to kitchen to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#7High Priority29-34-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose attached to threaded sink faucet by dish machine missing vacuum breaker. Plumber on site added vacuum breaker. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#8Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At make line in kitchen above left fliptop unit, confit tomatoes 100F-114F at 10:30am (heated cooling approximately 45 minutes) to 99F at 10:50am. Based on times and temperatures taken, tomatoes will not reach 70F in 2 hours. Per manager, item should be held hot and put on to reheat for proper hot holding. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#9Intermediate02B-01-5

Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs benedict and lox on menu not marked to indicate as raw item. Manager marked menus during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 2

#1Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees both wearing cell phone on shelf next to spice/dry herb containers.

#2Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water 80F by cookline. Manager dumped water. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 27, 2026 5:49 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
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.