LITTLE HAVANA RESTAURANT
721 S FEDERAL HWY · DEERFIELD BEACH · Broward County · FL 33441
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 4
10-05-5High Priority – In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit at the steam table opposite the cookline in the kitchen. **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee at the cook line wiped gloved hands with a soiled wet wiping cloth then handled clean food utensils. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter pad (68F) placed on ice at the expo line, for less than three hours per operator. Not prepared or portioned today. Operator placed in the walk in freezer to quick chill below 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ccooked pork (87F – Hot Holding), cooked lamb (89F – Hot Holding, white rice (101F – Hot Holding), and Rice and peas (105F- Hot Holding) in the double oven and single door oven in the kitchen, under very low or no temperature control for less than three hours per operator. Operator turned up heat on oven to reheat foods to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 8
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling and vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance throughout kitchen and prep area. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee personal beverage stored on food prep cutting board at flip top cooler opposite cook line. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employees wearing bracelets while preparing food at the cook line. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at hand sink opposite cook line in the kitchen. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Hood filters above the cookline in the kitchen. 2. Door gaskets on reach in coolers opposite cook line in kitchen. **Warning**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use at the fryer and steam table in the kitchen. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth stored at steam table and cutting board opposite cook line in the kitchen. **Warning**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean, on cutting board opposite cookline. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 3, 2026 12:16 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 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.