ELLE CARIBBEAN GRILL

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12/1/25 Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-23: Same. Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Not functioning at time of inspection. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-23: Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-23: Same. Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. On lower left hand side and top of rear entrance to kitchen. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-23: Same. Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Accumulation of mold like substance and food debris on cooler storage racks and dish drying rack by triple sink. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-23: Same and also in walk in cooler storage racks. Time Extended

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: black rice (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; ; white rice (48F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; rice and peas (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with legumes (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with lalo (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21 At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler: black rice (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; ; white rice (48F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; rice and peas (47F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with legumes (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21; cooked beef with lalo (50F - Cooling) at 9:20; cooling since 8pm on 1/21 At current rate of cooling product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. Warning

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12/1/25 Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sanitizer bucket in hand wash sink by triple sink. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Not functioning at time of inspection. Warning

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Establishment offers egg dishes not fully cooked, no consumer advisory at time of inspection. Operator printed and posted consumer advisory. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Large Floor mixer bowl not inverted. Pots and pans at dish rack. Warning

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. On lower left hand side and top of rear entrance to kitchen. Warning

Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw meats in mixing bowls stored on floor at walk in cooler. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Accumulation of mold like substance and food debris on cooler storage racks and dish drying rack by triple sink. Warning

Basic - Stored food not covered. Open bag of Dried beans in dry storage. Warning

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Bar being added in dining room. Wall added in dining room. Hand sink and ice machine removed, ice machine in an unprotected construction area . Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-03: No plans submitted yet. Time Extended

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee walked into kitchen from the back door opened chest freezer to place food inside and put gloves on without washing her hands first. Employee went to wash hands. Corrected On-Site Warning

High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap after picking up food debris on the floor employee washed her hands in triple sink without soap. No soap available. Warning

High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Unable to sanitize prep table where flies landed on. Due to no sanitizer available. Warning

High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly landing on triple sink. 1 live fly landing on inspectors shoulder. 1 live fly landing on soiled apron across slicer. 2 live flies on slicer. 2 live flies on lid of the chest freezer across cook line. 2 live flies on pastry prep table, while prepping is in progress. Unable to sanitize surface, no sanitizer available. Warning

High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook picked up food debris of the floor and kept on preparing food at cook line without changing gloves and washing hands. Warning

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef empanadas 71F-77F, in a display hot holding unit at front counter ,since yesterday. Unit is off. Warning

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beef empanadas 71F-77F, in a display hot holding unit since yesterday. Unit is off. See stop sale Warning

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink after picking up food debris of the floor, employee went to wash hands in triple sink. Warning

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Prep table unable to sanitize after flies landed on table. No sanitizer available. Warning

Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed at bar. Warning

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at entrance to kitchen. Operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Bar being added in dining room. Wall added in dining room. Hand sink and ice machine removed, ice machine in an unprotected construction area . Warning

Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Warning

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing in triple sink. Establishment has no dish machine. No means of properly sanitizing cooking utensils, pots and pans. Warning

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink next to walk in cooler and at entrance to kitchen. Operator supplied soap. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Serving undercooked eggs and burgers. Printed consumer advisory and Manager displayed on wall at front counter. Corrected On-Site Warning

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. All cooked food prepared yesterday in walk in cooler has no date mark. Warning

Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink next to walk in cooler. Operator turned hot water on. Corrected On-Site Warning

Basic - Employee personal charger, keys , cell phone and glasses stored in or above a food preparation area, next to slicer. Warning

Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of grease and food debris. Bottom inside of reach in freezer at cookline soiled with food debris. Flour container soiled with food debris. Warning

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in both restrooms. Warning

Basic - Unpackaged beef empanadas in an unprotected hot holding unit in a construction area. Remodeling in progress. Warning

Basic - Unpackaged food not protected from environmental sources of contamination during preparation. Ice machine used for drink ice unprotected from contamination. Dry wall work conducted around ice machine. Ice machine removed from its original location behind bar. Warning

Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean on cookline. Warning