ELLIE'S DESI KITCHEN
12161 SHERIDAN ST · COOPER CITY · Broward County · FL 33026
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
42 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 12
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. Observed a female cook handle bread bare handed. She washed hands and put on gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed a waitress wash hands with no soap. **Warning**
35A-02-5High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, or food storage area. Observed flies in the kitchen. **Warning**
41-05-4High Priority – Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed 2 aresol cans of roach spray on a shelf in a hallway. 2 more cans in a buffet cabinet. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed chick peas on the buffet at 73°F. **Warning**
08A-22-4High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature in reach-in cooler. Observed raw chicken stored on top of a container of raw dough in a reach-in cooler. The chicken was moved to a correct storage spot. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One on the wall in the kitchen behind the microwave ovens. 1 on the floor under a prep table in the kitchen. 2 on a wall near a shelf used to store bread in the kitchen above the microwave ovens. Observed approximately 30 on a wall behind a shelf used to store clean pans near the 3 compartment sink. Observed 4 under a reach-in cooler in a hallway. Observed approximately 100 on a milk crate next to the ice machine. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present on the wall behind a shelf used to store clean pans near the 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Observed a customer self serve buffet set up in a dining room with no sneeze guard protection. **Warning**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. **Warning**
41-08-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils. Observed 2 cans of roach spray stored in a buffet cabinet by clean plates. **Warning**
41-02-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Observed 2 cans of roach spray on a shelf with canned food. **Warning**
Intermediate 13
22-22-4Intermediate – Encrusted material on can opener and its holder. This was immediately cleaned. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53A-03-5Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Observed Syed Christi CFM certificate expired on 9/14/16. **Warning**
22-11-4Intermediate – Food-contact surfaces in contact with potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cleaned at least every four hours. Observed that a container used for flouring chicken is not cleaned every 4 hours. A cook stated that this container is cleaned once a day. **Warning**
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink in the kitchen. The items were removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
16-06-4Intermediate – No cleaning agent provided in wash compartment of the 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
53A-05-5Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/dbpr/hr/food-lodging/managercertification.html. Observed 10 employees working with no Certified Food Manager present. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink behind the front counter. **Warning**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for some employees trained. **Warning**
22-07-4Intermediate – Slicer blade guard soiled with old dried food debris. **Warning**
22-06-4Intermediate – Slicer blade soiled with old dried food debris. **Warning**
22-18-4Intermediate – Soil residue in food storage containers. Observed that the inside of multiple food containers are soiled with food debris. **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 17
23-06-4Basic – Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Observed the soap dispenser at the kitchen hand sink is soiled with food debris. Observed a build-up of food debris under the microwave ovens and all shelving in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Observed a build-up of grease and food on all cooking equipment and all refrigeration throughout the establishment. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on refrigeration door handles on the cook's line. **Warning**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured next to the soda dispensing machine and 2 more next to a reach-in cooler in a hallway. **Warning**
08B-44-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Observed a sack of onions stored on the floor in the kitchen. They were put in a bin. Also observed a bin of prepped onions stored on the floor under a prep table. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food dust in the kitchen. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 4 dead roach in a glue trap near the deep fat fryer. 1 on a container of soap by the Dishmachine. 2 on top of the Dishmachine. 1 on a prep table were food is being prepped. 4 on the floor next to the hot food buffet. **Warning**
40-06-4Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Observed an employee cell phone on a pipe above a meat slicer in the kitchen. Observed a cell phone on a prep table in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed a cook not wearing any hair restraint. He put on a hat. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed food pans are stacked wet on shelving. **Warning**
08B-12-4Basic – Food stored in holding unit not covered. Observed an uncovered roast in a reach in cooler with a internal temperature of 40°F. This was immediately covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-14-4Basic – Grease and food accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment, shelving and refrigeration throughout the kitchen. **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination on the cook's line on a shelf. **Warning**
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in hand wash sink in the kitchen. An employee unclogged the drain. **Warning**
08B-54-4Basic – Uncovered food stored near hand wash sink exposed to splash in the kitchen. Observed food being prepped next to a hand sink that has no splash guard in the kitchen. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed a container of sugar is not labeled next to the ice machine. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:11 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
6 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.