BUENA VIDA CAFE
9125 VIA GRANDE N, Wellington FL 33411 · 561-422-9191
Last inspected Mar 4, 2026 · 6 visits since February 2024
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At cook line cooling drawers, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At cook line cooling drawers, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale.
Nov 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives in between prep counters- operator removed.
Mar 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. At reach in cooler- in use avocados with stickers attached - educated operator - employee removed.
Nov 14, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled dirty dishes then proceeded to handle container of fruit without washing their hands- educated operator- employee washed hands.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. At flip top cooler- in use avocados with stickers attached - educated operator- employee removed and washed properly.
Mar 4, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 29, 2024Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher chlorine solution was 0ppm; manager tried to prime machine however, the chlorine choline remained at 0ppm. Dishwasher set up triple sink and sanitized pans.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Double door cooler-freezer stainless steel unit, freezer section: raw salmon and raw tuna stored over muffins Raw beef burgers stored over ready to eat burger buns. Advised manager to store properly.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At flip top unit #2: Raw salmon stored above tuna salad, chicken salad and sliced tomatoes. Double door cooler-freezer stainless steel unit, cooler section: raw turkey stored above cooked potatoes and cut lettuce. Advised manager of how to proper store raw animal foods with ready to eat. Emailed food storage guideline poster.
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 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler unit#1: raw shrimp (47F - Cold Holding), as per chef, taken from bottom section of flip top unit from 8:00am (more than 4 hours). sausage (45F - Cold Holding), as per chef, stored in unit overnight. sauerkraut (45F - Cold Holding), as per chef, stored in unit overnight. Neither of these items were prepped or portioned today. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler unit#1: raw shrimp (47F - Cold Holding), as per chef, taken from bottom section of flip top unit from 8:00am (more than 4 hours). sausage (45F - Cold Holding), as per chef, stored in unit overnight. sauerkraut (45F - Cold Holding), as per chef, stored in unit overnight. Neither of these items were prepped or portioned today. See stop sale.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Items that are served raw on the menu were not identified with consumer advisory.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth chlorine solution was 0pm. Manager changed solution to one of 100ppm.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.