PARADISE CAFETERIA

Name: PARADISE CAFETERIA
Address: 5239 S JOHN YOUNG PKWY, ORLANDO, FL, 32839, US
Rating: 80.4

5239 S JOHN YOUNG PKWY, ORLANDO, FL 32839

License #5810604

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

80.4 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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PARADISE CAFETERIA in ORLANDO currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 80.4 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 26 total findings; InspectFL has detailed violation rows for 24 of them so far.

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Inspections on file

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The latest inspection on March 3, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 3 critical, 4 major, and 5 minor.

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DBPR

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. Sink located on front counter. Unisex restroom
[25-30-4] Clean, single-use gloves not handled in a sanitary manner. Staff washed his hands with gloves on. Educated staff and he removed the gloves
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bag of rice in the kitchen, Pot of Goat located in the walk-in cooler.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. All meats and other items located in the walk-in cooler
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. black rice (119F - Hot Holding). On the line less than 4 hours. Observed the rice filled above the fill line. fritters (128F - Hot Holding)
[05-08-4] No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Staff states it is locked in the office.
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid.
[51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Staff served food, tendered cash, came back to station gloved the hands and served the customer. Educated manager.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at the splitter added to hose bibb.

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