La Caravane Take Out Restaurant
560 NE 44 Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33064 · Permanent Food Service · License 1623778
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Nov 5 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 6 basic-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitNov 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.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
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.
Observed in kitchen inside white chest freezer non-commercially packaged bags of raw fish stored on top of non-commercially packaged ready to eat tostones. Operator reorganized.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 11, Employee health: No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
No proof of employee reporting agreement for one cook hired under 60 days. Printed Reporting Agreement and employee signed.
Fixed on the spot
Basic6
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee drinking in a food preparation or other restricted area.
Observed in kitchen an employee drinking from an uncapped water bottle while handling clean dishes. Employee discarded drink.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Observed in kitchen inside rice bin a no handle bowl used to dispense rice. Operator removed bowl.
Fixed on the spot
Equipment in poor repair.
Observed in kitchen both glass door reach-in coolers gaskets are in disrepair.
Code 21, Wiping cloths and linens: Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
Observed in kitchen on prep table 2 wiping cloths not stored in chlorine sanitizing solution between uses. Operator made a bucket of chlorine sanitizer water 100ppm and placed cloths inside.
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Observed in kitchen inside both reach-in glass coolers shelving has accumulated food residues.
Code 42, Premises and cleaning equipment: Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Observed outside near mop sink a mop stored in dirty water not allowing the mop to drain properly. Operator removed mop to hang dry properly.
Fixed on the spot
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.