ELLE CARIBBEAN GRILL

Name: ELLE CARIBBEAN GRILL
Address: 220 N CONGRESS AVE, BOYNTON BEACH, FL, 33426, US

220 N CONGRESS AVE, BOYNTON BEACH, FL 33426

License #6021287

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

F 56.8/100

🟢 A: 95+ 🟡 B: 85-94 🟠 C: 70-84 🔴 F: below 70

13.2 points to reach C grade

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*Scores are calculated by InspectFL based on public DBPR inspection data and are not official state ratings.

DBPR

Inspection History

Critical Major Minor

Call Back - Complied
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**

Administrative complaint recommended
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. On lower left hand side and top of rear entrance to kitchen. **Warning**
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Large Floor mixer bowl not inverted. Pots and pans at dish rack. **Warning**
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Raw meats in mixing bowls stored on floor at walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Accumulation of mold like substance and food debris on cooler storage racks and dish drying rack by triple sink. **Warning**
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Open bag of Dried beans in dry storage. **Warning**
[03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: black rice (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; ; white rice (48F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; rice and peas (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with legumes (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with lalo (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21 At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
[01B-36-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: black rice (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; ; white rice (48F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; rice and peas (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with legumes (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with lalo (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21 At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**
[50-17-3] Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12/1/25 **Warning**
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sanitizer bucket in hand wash sink by triple sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
[05-08-4] No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Not functioning at time of inspection. **Warning**
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
[02B-02-5] Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Establishment offers egg dishes not fully cooked, no consumer advisory at time of inspection. Operator printed and posted consumer advisory. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
[08B-38-4] Chicken stored on floor in walk in freezer.
[10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice at bar.
[03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Rice 47F-49F in walk in cooler, cooling over night in a deep closed container. Not prepped today.
[01B-36-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Rice 47F-49F in walk in cooler, cooling over night in a deep closed container. Not prepped today.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish patties 82F In warmer at front counter over night. Warmer not on.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish patties 82F, In warmer at front counter over night. Warmer not on. Not prepped or cooked today. See stop sale **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
[41-27-4] Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed 209+ inside hand sink at entrance to kitchen.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times sanitizer bucket stored in sink at entrance to kitchen. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
[51-16-7] No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Bar added walls removed in dining area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
[53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 2 kitchen employees.