EXCELL RESTAURANT
South Congress Avenue
Florida, 33445
Palm Beach County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.2/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/10/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bag of bean, and carrots on floor by walk-in refrigerator.
- 38-01-4:Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Observe by 3 compartment sink.
- 03D-01-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Observe cooked plantains (90F cooling) operator stated that he cooked at 12 and it is 2:15 now. Operator placed in freezer to rapidly cool. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observe employee use if his bare hand to put plantains on plate. Employee started to use tong. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observe raw fish above cooked plantains.
- 28-25-5:High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through sinks. Observe at out side mop sink.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observe at out side mop sink.
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/10/2024 revealed 8 total violations (5 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 12/12/2023
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth on prep table at cook line not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cooked pork 51°F-60°F, in reach in cooler in kitchen, cooked yesterday, in deep container.
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - 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. Cooked pork 51°F-60°F, in reach in cooler in kitchen, cooked yesterday, in a deep container.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Exp. 12.1.23
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/12/2023 revealed 4 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 9/7/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
4
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Black cooked beans stored on floor in kitchen in front of 2 door refrigerator. Operator placed on a table. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at sink in kitchen. Operator provided a sign and placed on wall at hand sink. Corrected On-Site
- 22-42-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized 200+. Operator set up fresh solution at 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Prep cook walk-in in the kitchen from outside and unwrapping single service containers. Reviewed hand washing before beginning to work. Prep cook washed hands. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/7/2023 revealed 4 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).