EL SABOR CUBANO

Name: EL SABOR CUBANO
Address: 1240 NW 16 ST, BELLE GLADE, FL, 33430, US
Rating: 37.3

1240 NW 16 ST, BELLE GLADE, FL 33430

License #6052817

🌴 Cuban/Caribbean ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

37.3 Grade F / 100

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EL SABOR CUBANO in BELLE GLADE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 37.3 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 37 total violations — 16 critical, 13 major, 8 minor.

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The latest inspection on June 15, 2026 shows 2 observation rows: 2 critical, 0 major, and 0 minor.

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DBPR ordered this restaurant shut on April 13, 2026

The restaurant was allowed to reopen on April 15, 2026 after passing a callback inspection (Emergency Order Callback Complied). Recent compliance can pull the overall score up quickly because the InspectFL Health Score weighs callbacks heavily.

Disposition: Emergency order recommended · View official DBPR record →

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
TCS food held above 41°F when cold-held, below 135°F when hot-held, or not cooled within required timeframes. The most-cited High Priority category in our current scraped dataset.
Employee personal beverage container in food prep area; employees handling food or clean equipment without washing hands first or after touching soiled surfaces.

Specific inspector observations for this inspection are available in the official DBPR report, but the direct DBPR visit link is missing for this record.

Disposition: Emergency order recommended
[06-06-5] Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Box with breaded chicken wings and raw chicken breast. Operator placed in refrigerator.
[12A-16-4] Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed chef handle cellphone and wiped hands on gloves then began to handle utensils and prep press to prepare sandwich; no hand wash. Chef washed hands.
[22-38-5] No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator provided chlorine.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink used as storage for various items.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 30 flies flying around in food truck: 2 flies landing on ham slices and cheese on counter 5 flies flying on clean utensils, fryer basket 3 flies flying meat in box on the floor of food truck
[53B-10-4] Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer: raw beef in plastic bag stored above frozen beverages- not all products commercially packaged. Advised operator to store properly.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At refrigerator: cooked ground beef cooked since 3 days; no date mark. Advised operator to date mark.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. At prep area sitting beside cook top: cooked pork (68F at 2:30pm- Reheating) As per operator removed from refrigerator for service since 11am. Cooked pork did not reheat to 165F in a total of 2 hours. See stop sale. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler: raw steak (57F - Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (58F - Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (59F - Cold Holding); raw fish (55F - Cold Holding) As per employee, stored in unit over night. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler: raw fish stored over blender with juice. Raw shelled eggs stored in door of refrigerator stored above various ready to eat items including bottle with juice. Advised operator to store properly.
[03E-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. At prep area sitting beside cook top: cooked pork (68F at 2:30pm- Reheating) As per operator removed from refrigerator for service since 11am. Cooked pork did not reheat to 165F in a total of 2 hours. See stop sale.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Box with thawed chicken wings and raw chicken breast stored on the floor. Advised operator to store properly.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler: raw steak (57F - Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (58F - Cold Holding); raw shelled eggs (59F - Cold Holding); raw fish (55F - Cold Holding) As per employee, stored in unit over night. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. On floor: thawed breaded chicken wings (56F - Cold Holding); thawed raw chicken (70F - Cold Holding) As per employee, stored since 3 hours. Not prepped or portioned today. Operator placed in refrigerator to quick chill.

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