CAFETERIA LA PROGRESENA
536 W SAMPLE RD · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County · FL 33064
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
27 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat sausages without washing hands. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee helped a customer at the checkout and returned to cookline and donned gloves without hand washing. **Warning**
12A-17-4High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands in the kitchen. **Warning**
22-12-5High Priority – Metal stem-type thermometer soiled. Operator cleaned and sanitized thermometer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1. Raw fish stored over cooked black beans in the reach in cooler in the warewash area. 2. Raw chicken stored over cooked chicharones in the reach in cooler in the kitchen. 3. Raw beef stored over beets in the reach in cooler in the kitchen. All coolers reorganized. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-37-4High Priority – Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose hanging in triple sink below rim line. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tray of raw shell egg ambient (61F) on food prep table in the kitchen under no temperature control , not prepared or portioned today. Operator placed back into reach in cooler. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beans 112F Hot Holding under no temperature control on the stove top. Prepared at 6am per operator, operator reheated beans. **Warning**
Intermediate 7
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in the triple sink. **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Creama 48F at 9:00am to 54F at 10:00am, filled since 7:00 ambient cooling in the flip top cooler. Squeeze bottles placed above the load line in the flip top cooler. Operator removed several bottles to place in reach in cooler unit and placed remaining within flip top cooler load line. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Empty pitcher in the hand sink in the kitchen. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in the kitchen. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. New employee hired within two weeks, no aware of reporting responsibility. Provided operator with employee reporting agreement form. Operator reviewed and signed with employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Housemade sauce prepared Saturday per operator and red sauce made Sunday per operator not date marked in the reach in cooler in the kitchen. Operator dated items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled at the warewash sink. Operator labeled bottle bleach. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 1. Container with no handle used in salt. 2. Plastic to go bag in shredded cabbage at the flip top cooler. 3. Plastic to go bag in dry rice storage container. **Warning**
24-07-4Basic – Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Cleaned dishes stored in the mop sink. Operator removed and placed dishes to be rewashed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Open cup of coffee on flip top cooler, next to cutting board. **Warning**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing bracelet and watch. **Warning**
16-13-5Basic – Equipment and utensils not washed, rinsed and sanitized in the correct order in three-compartment sink. Do not use dishes/equipment not properly sanitized. One sink filled with degreaser to soak filters, one sink empty, and one sink filled with soap and bleach water. **Warning**
33-29-4Basic – Grease receptacle lid open under the triple sink in warewash area. Operator covered with lid. **Corrected On-Site**
38-07-4Basic – Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Lights in the warewashing area. **Warning**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. One handle not operating at the mop sink. **Warning**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Operator reusing foil pans, foil pans cleaned and stored with cleaned utensils. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Salt on food prep table stored uncovered. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated black mold like substance behind the triple sink. **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop on the floor by the mop sink. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:00 PM.
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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.