The Empanadas

16648 Saddler Club Rd, Weston, FL 33326 · Permanent Food Service · License 1626189

Official report

out of 100

Grade F

Safety score 58 of 100

Latest visit: Aug 5, 2026

What drove the grade

Food/ice received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source.High priority, repeat · 4 other violations

How the score was calculated

Starting score100
Violations at the Aug 5 routine inspection
3 high priority (1 repeat), 2 basic
-22
Administrative complaint on Aug 5
Counts in full until a follow-up finds the problems fixed
-20
Safety score58

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Aug52026

Routine inspection

5 violations found

First visitAug 5, 2026 Administrative complaint
Serious or repeated problems led the inspector to recommend formal action by the state, which can include fines.
5 violations found:
- 3 High priority
- 2 Basic
What the inspector cited
High priority3
- Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Food/ice received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source.
  See Stop Sale. Observed 1.25 bags of ice. Invoice not provided. See stop sale. 3 3-201.11(A) FC: (A) Food shall be obtained from sources that comply with law.
  Repeat violationAdministrative complaint
  Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source.
  Observed 1.5 bags of ice Invoice not provided. 3-701.11(A) FC and 3-101.11 FC and 509.032(4) FS: 3-701.11(A) A food that is unsafe, adulterated, or not honestly presented as specified under Section 3-101.11 shall be discarded or reconditioned according to an approved procedure. 3-101.11 Food shall be safe, unadulterated, and, as specified under Section 3-601.12, honestly presented. 509.032(4) The division may stop the sale, and supervise the proper destruction, of any food or food product when the director or the director's designee determines that such food or food product represents a threat to the public safety or welfare.
- Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
  Observed splitter added to mop sink faucet vacuum breaker missing.
Basic2
- Code 02, Labeling, date marking and consumer advisory: Working containers of food powder sugar removed from original container not identified by common name.
  Prep table shelf.
- Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles improperly stored.
  Observed a box of single serve boxes stored on the floor in back kitchen.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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

Stop sale: An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
Vacuum breaker, backflow: Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.