EL PATIO COLOMBIAN RESTAURANT
5416 S SR 7 (US 441), HOLLYWOOD, FL 33314
License #1622356
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Mixed Health Record
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EL PATIO COLOMBIAN RESTAURANT in HOLLYWOOD currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 73.9 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 5 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 25, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 35 total violations — 15 critical, 5 major, 15 minor.
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The latest inspection on February 25, 2026 shows 15 observation rows: 5 critical, 1 major, and 9 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [32-04-4] Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors.
- [08B-38-4] Container of oil stored on floor in kitchen. Cook elevated during inspection.
- [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employees opened water bottles stored on top shelf above prep table in kitchen. Removed during inspection.
- [12B-02-4] Employee drinking in a food preparation while preparing customers food.
- [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. Removed during inspection.
- [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in kitchen. Sign provided to operator.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, dirt, slime and dust. Hood filters soiled
- [21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths stored on prep tables in kitchen.
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of corn meal removed from original container not identified by common name. Manager labeled during inspection.
- [12A-16-4] Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee began shift proceeded to open a bag to store customers pastries without first washing hands. Reviewed proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly.
- [12A-27-4] Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs and proceeded to get a to go plate to store customers cooked food without removing gloves or washing hands. Reviewed proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly.
- [08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. 1) Opened bag of raw beef patties stored above opened bag of yucca in small chest freezer. Cook inverted. 2) container of raw liver stored above container of deli ham and cooked bacon in freezer next to walk in cooler. Manager inverted.
- [08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Container of raw chicken stored above container of raw beef in walk in cooler. Manager inverted during inspection.
- [03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety raw shell eggs identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Manager time marked 7AM to 11AM during inspection.
- [31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Large container stored in employees handwashing sink in kitchen. Removed during inspection.
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