Take Out Cafeteria

21870 Palm Beach Blvd, Alva, FL 33920 · Permanent Food Service · License 4606897

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Grade A
Safety score 90 of 100
Latest visit: Aug 12, 2026

What drove the grade

Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.High priority · fixed on the spot · 5 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Aug 12 routine inspection
    1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 5 basic (2 repeats)
    -10
  • Safety score90

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

6 violations found
  1. First visitAug 12, 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.

    6 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 5 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.

      Observed raw beef in the walk in cooler above cans of soda. Operator moved beef.

      Fixed on the spot

    Basic5

    • Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Stored food not covered.

      Observed tamales in walk in freezer not covered.

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

      Observed walk in cooler shelves with rust.

      Repeat violation

      Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.

      Observed ice buildup in walk in freezer.

    • Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.

      Observed reach in cooler gaskets on the cook line soiled. Observed walk in cooler door soiled.

    • Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface.

      Observed dumpster not on smooth surface.

      Repeat violation

    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

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.

Most cited

Food protection and cross-contamination2
Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained2
Non-food contact surfaces clean1
Garbage and refuse1