MALBEC GRILL
MALBEC GRILL located in PARKLAND has undergone 6 health department inspections, achieving a 2.9/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
7351 SR 7
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 8/14/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10907566
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open bottle of water on cutting board. Employee discarded bottle of water Corrected On-Site
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. A hole in the bottom of the rear exit door.
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher chlorine ppm at 0. Manager changed sanitizer bucket and primed to 100 ppm Corrected On-Site
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels used as a food liner on cook line. Cook removed paper towel Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Two draw cooler on cook line at steak (47F - Cold Holding); beef (47F - Cold Holding), cook-moved items to working cooler and called for maintenance
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwashing sink in back prep room has no paper towels. Manager refilled paper towels Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 1/6/2025
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co 2 tanks by the customer drink ice in wait station not secure.
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
- 14-55-4:Basic - Uncleanable knife block in use to store knives. A wooden knife block was on the front cook line. Manager removed knife block.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour containers not labeled
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine or quaternary test strips.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at the handwashing sink at front bar. Bartender refilled paper towels Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 8/14/2024
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on the reach in freezer in the back room are broken off and hanging down.
- 08B-36-4:Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Hand wash sink on cook line next to flip top cooler has no splash guard
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. I reach in freezer in back room the one with the broken gasket
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Four draw cooler on cook line at cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (47F - Cold Holding), chef moved items to working unit and called for maintenance Two door cooler on cook line a cooked chicken (50F - Cold Holding); cooked beef (50F - Cold Holding) Chef removed items to working unit
Inspection Date: 11/30/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8469440
Inspection Date: 10/12/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8469113
- 45-02-4:- From initial inspection : Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Observed at fire extinguisher in ware washing area - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-12: Fire extinguisher in red miss understood other inspector **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 8/10/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8377432
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with dust. Observed in ware washing area Warning
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in standing water of 82°F on cook line, operator removed, discarded water and moved utensils to ware washing area Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork, beef, stored above ready to eat vegetables in cook line flip top cooler. Employee reorganized. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored above raw fish in 4 door reach in cooler in back hallway. Operator reorganized Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. mashed potatoes (99°F - Hot Holding) being held in steam table. Operator states mashed potatoes were cooked and put on steam table at 12:00. Operator discardedWarning Warning
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels provided at hand wash sink in mens restroom. Operator restocked Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment conducting ROP of cooked rice, beef, raw pork, raw chicken. All items lack required labeling Warning
- 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Observed at fire extinguisher in ware washing area