SELAM ETHIOPIAN & ERITREAN CUISINE
5494 CENTRAL FLORIDA PKWY · ORLANDO · Orange County · FL 32821
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cooked cabbage and carrot (47F – Cold Holding); rice (47F – Cold Holding); goat (43-50F – Cold Holding); (beef samosa (51F – Cold Holding); vegetable samosa (51F – Cold Holding); lentil salad (51F – Cold Holding) operator states **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked cabbage and carrot (47F – Cold Holding); rice (47F – Cold Holding); goat (43-50F – Cold Holding); (beef samosa (51F – Cold Holding); vegetable samosa (51F – Cold Holding); lentil salad (51F – Cold Holding). Operator states in reaching overnight **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. rice (90F – Hot Holding) operator states less then four hours, will reheat to 165°F **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed cook wash hand in three compartment sink in kitchen. Hand sink not currently functional
31A-04-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not working in kitchen, water was shut off **Corrected On-Site**
02C-04-5Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Multiple items in reach in cooler in kitchen
Basic 3
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler at 56°F in kitchen
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of oil and case of vinegar in kitchen **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In rice and lentil salad containers in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 2, 2026 1:39 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.