Inspection Report

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ELLA CAFE

3890 DAVIE RD 164 · DAVIE · Broward County · FL 33314

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 19, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3499884
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8881661
DBPR license1625902

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#2High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning**

Warning
#3High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the front counter soup well, tomato soup (130F – Hot Holding). The soup had been reheated less than 4 hours ago. The temperature of the soup well was increased to rapidly reheat the soup to 165F to hot hold. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At the kitchen hand sink, the dispenser is broken and does not dispense. The cook supplied some napkins. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Basic 1

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In the container of cooked corn, a small ramekin was stored inside and used to dispense the product. The item was removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:41 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 50 · Current license displayed
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.