DARREL & OLIVER'S CAFE MAXX
DARREL & OLIVER'S CAFE MAXX located in POMPANO BEACH has undergone 7 health department inspections, achieving a 2.8/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
Last inspection: 2 weeks ago · 7 reports on file
2601 East Atlantic Boulevard
Pompano Beach, Florida, 33062
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
2/23/2026· 2w ago
Visit ID: 13552917
Met Inspection Standards4 high, 2 int, 5 basic
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Clean utensils stored in pan on rack with food debris, in back prep room. Employee removed utensils to be rewashed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drinking beverage on cook line. Advised employee to leave cook line to drink beverage. Employee removed beverage from cook line. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee's handbag stored on shelf over meat slicer on prep table in back room. Employee removed handbag from shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloths stored under cutting boards on prep table in kitchen, at cook line. Employee removed wiping cloths from under cutting board. Corrected On-Site
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Business license was renewed during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over prepped, cut cabbage in low boy cooler. Employee moved beef to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In low boy cooler, Cooked Rice (48F - Cold Holding), per operator, food not prepped or portioned today. Food prepared yesterday and held in walk in cooler overnight and moved to cooler on cook line at 11 am today, more than 5 hours ago. Food was discarded. See Stop Sale.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In low boy cooler, Cooked Rice (48F - Cold Holding), per operator, food not prepped or portioned today. Food prepared yesterday and held in walk in cooler overnight and moved to cooler on cook line at 11 am today, more than 5 hours ago. Food was discarded. See Stop Sale.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with grease and food debris in back prep room. Employee removed can opener to be cleaned. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In flip top cooler, Cooked pasta and potatoes prepared at 2 pm yesterday, not dated, more than 24 hours ago. Employee dated food. Corrected On-Site
10/17/2025· 4mo ago
Visit ID: 10903631
Met Inspection Standards3 int, 4 basic
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On kitchen, on prep table employee open drink stored on table. Employee discarded cup. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler, beef store on floor under shelf. Employee started to take beef out.
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. In kitchen, wet cloth used under cutting boards. Operator removed wet cloth and replaced with silicone mat. Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In kitchen, meat thawing in standing water. Employee moved faucet to have running water over thawing meat.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. In kitchen, can opener fixed to table has food debris and rust on blade.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In back prep are by ice machine, handwashing sink has no paper towels.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In kitchen, spray bottle with sanitizer has no label to tell what chemical. Employee labeled bottle. Corrected On-Site
12/9/2024· 1y 3mo ago
1 high, 2 int, 2 basic
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. By walk in cooler on shelf, wet nesting quart containers.
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed to operator
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired December 1, 2024
- 11-07-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed to operator
- 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. Emailed to operator
9/18/2024· 1y 5mo ago
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
9/17/2024· 1y 5mo ago
1 high, 2 int, 3 basic
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At cook line in back kitchen by burner stove, ceiling tiles soiled with food debris Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. In prep kitchen, open drink stored on prep counter Warning
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, standing water with utensil 128°F. Operator turned up heat Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler, cooked mushrooms (45F - Cold Holding); the sauté onions (45F - Cold Holding); rice (46F - Cold Holding). Operator stated held less than two hours. Operator moved items to different cooler for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. In prep kitchen, can opener soiled. Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At bar, rubber mats blocking handwash sink. Warning
5/8/2024· 1y 10mo ago
Visit ID: 8607834
Met Inspection Standards1 high, 2 int, 1 basic
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. In back kitchen, wet wiping cloth stored under cutting board. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 41-05-4:High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. In chemical closet by back door, household fly pesticide present.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At bar, soda gun has mold like residue. Operator cleaned.
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sink in dish area, no soap provided. Operator provided soap. Corrected On-Site
2/7/2024· 2y 1mo ago
Visit ID: 8363657
Met Inspection Standards1 int, 1 basic
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single use items stored on floor in back room. Operator moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. On cook line, hand wash sink blocked by cup and sponge in sink. Operator removed