Azucar Bakery & Cafe
2021 Pembroke Rd, Hollywood, FL 33020 · Permanent Food Service · License 1626294
What drove the grade
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45°F or less.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 23 routine inspection6 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 5 fixed on the spot), 6 basic (2 repeats)-26
- Safety score74
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 23, 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.
12 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority6
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45°F or less.
Prep area in kitchen - raw shell eggs (72°F ambient cold holding). Per manager out of cooler, manager moved items back to walk in cooler to rechill. approximately 30-45 minutes.
Fixed on the spot
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
Raw chicken fingers inside reach in freezer on cook line stored above ready to eat French fries. Discussed proper storage in freezer for raw and ready to eat. Manager stored chicken properly.
Fixed on the spot
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.
Raw chicken stored above raw beef inside walk in cooler. Manager reorganized cooler with chicken stored at the bottom.
Fixed on the spot
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Employee changed gloves after handling raw hamburger patties without proper hand washing. Went over proper handwashing procedures with employee, employee washed hands.
Fixed on the spot
Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands.
Cook cracked raw shell eggs multiple times for order and continue with other food preparation without hand washing. Went over proper hand washing procedures with manager to translate to employee.
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Threaded hose bib by triple sink and kitchen hand sink observed with no vacuum breaker.
Basic6
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.
In bake shop bags of Sugar and flour not adequately closed. Discussed proper food storage with manager.
Food stored on floor.
Inside walk in cooler carrots and 5 gal bucket of guava stored on the floor. Manager moved items to shelf.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Plastic container stored inside container of cereal at front counter bar area. Manager removed bowl from container.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Drink cooler at front counter with mold like build up in the door track due to standing water.
Code 25, Single-service items: Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.
Utensils at front counter not individually wrapped not inverted.
Repeat violation
Code 42, Premises and cleaning equipment: Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles.
In bakeshop brushes, drill bit, and tube of caulking stored above sugar and flour.
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
- 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.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.