Lime Fresh Mexican Grill
601 SW 145 Ter, Pembroke Pines, FL 33027 · Permanent Food Service · License 1621921
What drove the grade
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 17 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed by the Jul 18 follow-up), 2 basic-8
- Safety score92
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitJul 18, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website - First visitJul 17, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: 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°F. Food not prep or portioned today. -Walk in Cooler-birria broth (65°F - Cold Holding); cheese sauce (54°F - Cold Holding); Munster cheese (58°F - Cold Holding); spicy sauce (52°F - Cold Holding), per employee , food held more than 4 hours, observed door doesn't adjust properly . see stop sale.
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Food not prep or portioned today. 2)flip top-; chicken flute (58°F - Cold Holding); empanadas (64°F - Cold Holding), per employee food held less than 4 hours, observed container without ice, manager ice bath containers. -Walk in Cooler-birria broth (65°F - Cold Holding); cheese sauce (54°F - Cold Holding); Munster cheese (58°F - Cold Holding); spicy sauce (52°F - Cold Holding), per employee , food held more than 4 hours, observed door doesn't adjust properly. see stop sale.
Basic2
Code 05, Thermometers provided and accurate: No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.
Ambient thermometer inside unit is not accurate.
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair.
Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk in Cooler
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.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
- Ambient temperature
- The air temperature inside a cooler or holding unit, rather than the food’s own.