AREPAS EL CACAO
5389 Kirkman Road
Orlando, Florida, 32819
Florida Center
Orange County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/10/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
6
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse next to hand wash sink in kitchen.
- 51-15-4:Basic - Establishment increased seating without providing written approval from the local fire authority and wastewater provider.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil stored on floor
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled. Lower shelf of prep table by walk-in cooler soiled.
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single service to go trays reused.
- 03B-15-5:High Priority - Hot time/temperature control for safety food received at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked arepas (117F - Hot Holding). Manager placed on steam table to recover 45 minutes later at 167F
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salsa Sauce (51F - Cold Holding, placed at counter at 8:30am moved to freezer 45 minutes later 37F); ) on counter next to soda machine. Less than 4 hours per. Advised manager to add to time plan. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. On garlic may sauce, less than 2 hours. Manager added time mark. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in reach in cooler not dated marked, over 48hrs per operator. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board by kitchen office soiled.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at front counter
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/10/2025 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 9/12/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
4
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean utensils not stored inverted or in a protected manner next to three comp sinks. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Next to mop sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar not labeled at beverage area by soda machine.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with fried tostones in chest freezer. **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic Mayo Sauce (61F - Cold Holding) on counter next to soda machine. Less than 4 hours per. Manager. Advised to use time plan. He will discard before 4 hours. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in front prep table not date marked **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. To go bags and lids in sink **Corrected On-Site**
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. All employees less than 60 days
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/12/2024 revealed 9 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 4 basic).