EL BALCON DE LAS AMERICAS
1823 East Commercial Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33308
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.6/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 6/26/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10867695
- 33-11-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-26: Observed same **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 6/25/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10866694
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Storage area, employee beverage container stored on top shelf by single service drink lids. Operator removed. -Employee keys store on dry storage shelf. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting at drying rack next to ice machine. Warning
- 33-11-4:Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Warning
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning on several clean food containers. Warning
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Operator closed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered Cooked chicken in walk in freezer stored uncovered. Operator covered. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands at cookline. Reviewed time needed to wash hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Walk in cooler- raw chicken over cooked pork. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. -raw shrimp over cooked pork. Not in original packaging. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. -2 broken raw shell eggs in batch of intact raw shell eggs. Operator discarded. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front line; TCS salad dressing (46F - Cold Holding) at 10:30am// milk (56F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (56F - Cold Holding) observed ambient thermometer for unit reading 42F. Operator discarded items held overnight and placed items prepared today in walk in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 47-03-4:Observed electrical wiring in disrepair. For reporting purposes only.
Inspection Date: 3/14/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10765720
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed