NELSON'S DINER
438 South Cypress Road
Pompano Beach, Florida, 33060
Broward County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 6/3/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10851176
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. AC vents, and next to ceiling tiles, build up of dust and soil, in rear kitchen Warning
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Reach in cooler- several bags of portioned mahi mahi, being defrost , chef removed all packages. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 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 bag pack on top of food container lids. Chef removed bag and lids were placed to be wash and sanitized. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Three knives stored between flip top and wall, employee removed to be wash and sanitize. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed unwashed avocados stored on cook line flip top. Warning
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. End of cook line , left side frame, substantial build up of grease and soil. Warning
- 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Two employees in cook line- cracked raw shell eggs, then changed gloves without and continue to grab clean plates to set up different customer orders. After instructed, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausages gravy (112F - Hot Holding, per employee food hot held less than two hours, gravy placed on stove and reheated to 173F). Corrected On-Site Warning
- 53B-15-4:Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by lack of general knowledge in performing their assigned duties. Dishwasher employee does not know how to check sanitizer when cleaning dishes. Chef instructed employee. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener, build up of grease, employee cleaned and sanitized Corrected On-Site Warning
- 53A-01-7:Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Warning
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary test strips Warning
- 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Employee certificates missing the issue date, per owner training was done 6 months ago. Owner start filling up the dates. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
Inspection Date: 11/20/2024
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler, onions stored on floor. Operator moved onions to shelf Corrected On-Site
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat cook chicken.
- 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
Inspection Date: 8/19/2024
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 8/12/2024
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Warning
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer, steak not covered Warning
- 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. Chlorine 0ppm, operator set up three compartment sink. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at expo line soiled with food debris Warning
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator cannot locate chlorine test strips Warning