A Taste of Caribbean Cuisine
1185 Malabar Rd SE, Palm Bay, FL 32907 · Permanent Food Service · License 1507358
What drove the grade
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 29 routine inspection2 intermediate, 4 basic-10
- Safety score90
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Inspection history
2 inspections · 2 visitsLatest inspection
Routine inspection
- First visitOct 29, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
6 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate2
Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked.
All food in walk in cooler not date marked, operating stated it was made yesterday.
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Operator has chlorine sanitizer test strips but is using quaternary sanitizer.
Basic4
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Vent hood covers soiled with dust and debris.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
In kitchen ware washing area.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust.
Wall behind fryers and stove soiled with grease.
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Cell phone on prep table, employee moved phone.
Fixed on the spot
Earlier inspections 1
Follow-up to an earlier routine inspectionFirst visit not on file · 1 follow-up visit Complaint after follow-up
- Follow-up visitAug 24, 2026 Complaint after follow-up
Problems from the first visit still weren't fixed, so the inspector recommended formal action by the state, which can include fines.
2 violations still not corrected:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat was still cited
Intermediate1
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees.
The training has not been given to Nanouche. Gerno has been working for six months with no training. Ivana, and Micheal were just hired and require food handler training within 60 days. All three employees present were working with food when inspector arrived.
Administrative complaint
At the first visit
To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Nanouche started three months ago but has not completed food handling training.
Follow-up, Jun 23, 2026More time given
Basic1
Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
No thermometer in unit.
More time given
At the first visit
Small reach in cooler no ambient thermometer.
Follow-up, Jun 23, 2026More time given
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.