LA PERLA DEL MEDITERRANEO

Name: LA PERLA DEL MEDITERRANEO
Address: 420 N FEDERAL HWY, POMPANO BEACH, FL, 33062, US
Rating: 81.9

420 N FEDERAL HWY, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33062

License #1622852

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81.9 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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LA PERLA DEL MEDITERRANEO in POMPANO BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 81.9 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 2, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 3 critical, 7 major, 7 minor.

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Inspections on file

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Latest clean pass

January 6, 2026

The latest inspection on March 2, 2026 included 1 critical violation, 4 major, and 3 minor.

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Inspection coverage

67%

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Inspection History

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee prepping food without hair restraint. Educated employee on wearing proper hair restraint.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl without handle, stored in bucket of salt on prep table. Employee removed bowl from salt.
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean utensils stored in cup on rack, not inverted. Employee inverted utensils.
[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. No proof of food handlers training for one employee, hired more than 60 days.
[01C-09-5] Clams tag missing required information. Clams stored .without last date served
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Raw shrimp thawing in handwashing sink in kitchen. Educated employee on using handwashing sink for handwashing only. Shrimp was removed from handwashing sink.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped hands on jeans and then continued preparing food, without washing hands and changing gloves. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures and employee washed hands and changed gloves.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Créme brÃ»lée, and cooked pasta not dated in walk in cooler. Foods prepared 2 days ago. Employee dated items.

Warning Issued
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stored on prep table with deep grooves. Employee discarded..
[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. No proof of training for one employee, hired over two years.
[01C-06-5] Clams/mussels/oysters removed from original container for long-term storage. Mussels stored in pans in freezer without tags. Employee placed tags in containers.
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Lamb ribs thawing in standing water in triple sink. Employee discarded water and turned on faucet to let cold running water thaw food.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook filled up container of water for cook line from handwashing sink. Educated employee on using handwashing sink for handwashing only. Employee used triple sink to fill up container.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour stored in bucket without label on prep table. Employee labeled flour.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream stored in cold unit at (47 F - Cold Holding), per operator food not prepped or portioned today. Food held in unit overnight. Manager discarded. See Stop Sale.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw salmon stored over ice cream in reach in freezer. Manager rearranged for proper storage.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone stored on cutting board / flip top. Employee removed phone. Sneakers over box of baking pans under prep table near to water heater . Manager removed shoes from box. .

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