ELBA
250 S E 6TH AVE, Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
Last inspected Dec 9, 2025 · 5 visits since November 2024
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
NOV 24
MAR 25
OCT 25
▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections trending down, 40 points off where it started.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - butter (76F). Per operator item placed out 1/2 hour ago. Operator placed on time as a public health control.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Dec 9, 2025Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded.
0 High priority5 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Beef tartare - reviewed menu updating.
Mussel and oyster tags not marked with last date served.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
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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.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
Oct 8, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 11 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority7 Intermediate2 Basic
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Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Cook touched raw mussels then touched ready to eat French fries without washing hands. Reviewed proper procedures and cook washed hands.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - butter (76F). Per operator item placed out 1/2 hour ago. Operator placed on time as a public health control.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 1 bar soda gun. Operator cleaned during inspection.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Beef tartare - reviewed menu updating.
Mussel and oyster tags not marked with last date served.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
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.
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. 2 employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles, door fronts and gaskets - all prep area and Cookline reach in units.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.
May 14, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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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.
Mar 14, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority6 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee put on gloves and began working with food, without first washing hands. Reviewed proper procedures and employee washed hands.
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. Cookline drawers, 9 - 4 ounce packs tuna still in vacuum, per operator placed in unit yesterday. See stop sale. Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Cookline - drawers - reduced oxygen packed cooked pork, per operator cooked and vacuum sealed 5 days ago. See stop sale.
Walk in cooler - Raw shell eggs stored over ready-to-eat sauces. Operator stored all items properly.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. PIC - Cyril Rolland.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cookline. Operator replaced.
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
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. 3 employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator.
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator vacuum sealing cooked pork and cooked lamb.
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.
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. Cookline drawers, 9 - 4 ounce packs tuna still in vacuum, per operator placed in unit yesterday. See stop sale.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - utensils in water 79F. Operator removed.
Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Cookline - drawers - reduced oxygen packed cooked pork, per operator cooked and vacuum sealed 5 days ago. See stop sale.
Nov 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
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.