ELA CURRY KITCHEN
4650 DONALD ROSS RD STE 110 · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33418
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Stop Sale. Cooked curry. cooked curry sauce (71F – Cooling) at 12 pm. Per operator; curry sauce was cooked over night then placed in cooler to cool at 9:00 this morning. At this rate, product did not cool properly within 2 hours-see stop sale. **Warning**
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. At dry storage area- dented can of evaporated coconut milk- see stop sale. **Warning**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handles clean dishes after handling dirty dishes – educated operator. Employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee dropped side towel on floor then pick it up and continued to handle food before washing hands. Operator informed employee to wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-19-5High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – ready-to-eat food used for multiple menu items, some of which will not be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Chef was using bare hands with exposed cut to handle moon bean sprouts, both garlic and clarified butter. **Warning**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. At reach in cooler by cookline – container lined with non food grade towel in contact with bread -operator removed. At walk in cooler sprouts stored on top of non food grade napkin- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over chicken stock in walk in cooler. At cook line in middle reach in cooler, raw chicken over fritters Operator properly stored items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Stop Sale. Cooked curry. cooked curry sauce (71F – Cooling) at 12 pm. Per operator; curry sauce was cooked over night then placed in cooler to cool at 9:00 this morning. At this rate, product did not cool properly within 2 hours-see stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line; garlic butter (47F – Cold Holding); clarified butter (48F – Cold Holding), food left on counter out of temperature for 30 minutes – food not prepared or portioned today- Operator moved items to cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At wait station cooler; milk not marked for date opened. Operator wrote date on milk. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At pantry cooler; bean sprouts at 10:40 (50F – Cooling ) at 12:38 pm (51-Cooling); diced tomatoes at 10:41 (50F – Cooling) at 12:38 pm(51F); pico de galo (50F – Cooling)at 10:41; (51F-Cooling) at 12:38 pm. Items were doubled panned- at current rate of cooling food will not reach to 41F within remaining time- operator move food to walk in cooler to quick chill. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At dishmachine area- handsaw sink blocked by laundry basket – operator removed. **Warning**
Basic 3
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating food items from pantry station. **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. At clean dish area- multiple containers stacked and wet nesting. **Warning**
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. At prep station; cook cut cucumbers before washing. Cook washed cucumbers. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:46 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.