PALENQUE RESTAURANT #2, LLC
5485 Palm Avenue
Hialeah, Florida, 33012
Miami-Dade County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 1/30/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
6
Inspection Details:
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. I employee preparing pizzas and serving food, no hair restraints.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed cans with tomato sauce stored on the floor next to ice machine, also two containers with cooked spaghetti inside walk in cooler floor.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at kitchen hand sink. **Repeat Violation**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed two frozen bags with crumbled ham thawing at ambient temperature on 3 compartment sink. Operator stored frozen ham bags inside reach in cooler for proper thawing. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink blocked by hand truck and ladder next to ice machine. Employee cleared area in front of hand sink, no longer blocked. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed two bags with ham inside hand sink at kitchen, employee removed ham bags. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/30/2025 revealed 6 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 9/18/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
4
Basic
1
Total
5
Inspection Details:
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at kitchen no sign at hand wash sink.
- 05-05-4:Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine test kit
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Employee provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/18/2024 revealed 5 total violations (0 high priority, 4 intermediate, 1 basic).