AY! CHAVELAA
With 7 inspections documented, AY! CHAVELAA maintains a 3.1/5 food safety rating in POMPANO BEACH. Food safety practices have remained consistent.
Last inspection: 2 weeks ago · 7 reports on file
900 E ATLANTIC BLVD STE 8-10
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
2/23/2026· 2w ago
Visit ID: 13458303
Met Inspection Standards3 high, 2 int, 8 basic
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Educated employee on wearing proper hair restraint. Employee put on hair restraint. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. One door of 2 door , flip top cooler, broken on cook line. Door still able to close.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on floor of walk in freezer.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Clean utensils stored in bucket of water at 110 F. Employee discarded water. Corrected On-Site
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided poster to operator.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf next to 3 compartment sink soiled with black mold-like substance.
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of disposable plates stored on floor in dry storage room. Manager placed box on shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee left kitchen to put on hair restraint, returned to kitchen, and started prepping food , without washing hands and changing gloves. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures, and employee washed hands and changed gloves. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Business license expired on 12/1/25. Owner renewed business license during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw ground beef and raw pork stored over raw corn in walk in freezer. Educated employee on proper storage, and raw meat was moved to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided poster to operator.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink near to coffee machine. Employee provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site
7/10/2025· 8mo ago
Visit ID: 10901018
Met Inspection Standards2 high, 3 int, 1 basic
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In kitchen by back door, fryer oil containers stored on floor. Repeat Violation
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler, Raw beef and chicken stored over ready to eat chicken. Operator moved ready to eat chicken shelf Corrected On-Site
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler, raw beef stored over raw fish. Operator moved beef to lower shelf Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On prep table across from cook line, can opener solid with food debris.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwashing sink on cook line by back door, no paper towels supplied. Repeat Violation
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At bar, spray bottle containing glass cleaner not labeled. Employee labeled bottle . Corrected On-Site
12/27/2024· 1y 2mo ago
1 high, 1 int, 1 basic
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. On cook line fryer oil stored on floor
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler raw shell eggs stored over raw beef. Employee moved eggs to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink on cook line
10/15/2024· 1y 4mo ago
1 high, 1 basic
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer, bananas and strawberries not covered when stored. Operator covered
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In walk in freezer, raw shell eggs stored above unwashed avocados. Operator moved to bottom shelf Corrected On-Site
10/26/2023· 2y 4mo ago
Visit ID: 8530864
Met Inspection Standards- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
10/19/2023· 2y 4mo ago
Visit ID: 8445719
Follow-up Inspection Required1 high
- 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. Dish machine 0PPM. Operator set up three compartment sink to rinse, wash and sanitize until dish machine is properly sanitizing. Operator primed machine multiple times, 0PPM.
7/14/2023· 2y 8mo ago
Visit ID: 8320013
Met Inspection Standards- N/A:No Violations Were Observed