Cilantro Asian Bistro
1719 E Hallandale Beach Blvd, H, FL 33009 · Permanent Food Service · License 1621238
What drove the grade
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 5 routine inspection2 intermediate (1 fixed on the spot), 8 basic (1 repeat)-14
- Safety score86
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 5, 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.
10 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Employee forgot to change time stamp with new batch of rice,
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Can opener with buildup of debris. Operator cleaned and sanitized.
Fixed on the spot
Basic8
Code 06, Food properly thawed: 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.
Observed employees pulling frozen fish to cooler to thaw without removing from reduced oxygen package. Operator removed.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Observed buckets of ginger stored directly on the floor.
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area.
Employee food in low boy cooler at cook line.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Observed interior of stand up freezer with buildup of food debris.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed build up of food debris on rear of cook line countertop. Operator is using Duct tape which only holds accumulated crumbs and food debris.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Mold like build up at soda gun and holster.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed.
Observed build up on walk in cooler floor, under shelves.
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.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
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