MAY'S KITCHEN
19 N FEDERAL HWY, Pompano Beach FL 33062 · 954.783.8888
Last inspected Feb 18, 2026 · 8 visits since November 2023
AUG 24
NOV 24
AUG 25
JAN 26
FEB 26
▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections trending down, 19 points off where it started.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed poster to manager.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2019021128 | Apr 17, 2019 | May 9, 2019 | $400 |
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Feb 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee arrived at establishment, and entered kitchen and started preparing food, without first washing hands. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed wiping cloth stored in bucket of chlorine sanitizer in kitchen, at 200 ppm. Educated manager on proper concentration for chlorine sanitizer. Manager discarded chlorine sanitizer from bucket and prepared new solution at 100 ppm.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic soup containers without handles stored in warmers of fried rice and white rice in kitchen. Manager removed containers from food.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
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Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee preparing food in kitchen, without hair restraint. Educated employee on wearing proper hair restraint whilst preparing food. Employee put on hair restraint.
Food stored on floor. Bucket of raw shrimp stored on floor under 3 compartment sink in kitchen. Manager removed shrimp from floor.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed bottom of steam table soiled with grease and food debris.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed plastic spoons and forks not inverted in rack stored on prep table. Manager inverted utensils.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw shrimp thawing in bucket of standing water under triple sink, shrimp stored at 35 F. Observed package of crab meat thawing in pan of standing water in 3 compartment sink in kitchen. Crab meat stored at 34 F. Educated manager on proper thawing methods and food was placed under cold running water in 3 compartment sink.
Jan 7, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over raw mushrooms in reach in cooler near to front counter. Educated manager on storing raw meat over ready to eat food, and manager rearranged food for proper storage.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored over cooked egg rolls in reach in freezer in back room. Manager rearranged food for proper storage.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed poster to manager.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee's cellphone stored on cutting board on flip top cooler on cook line. Employee removed cellphone from cooler.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Educated employee on wearing proper hair restraint whilst preparing food.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed poster to operator.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf under steam table in kitchen, soiled with food debris and dust.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take away food containers stored upright on top of reach in cooler near to front counter. Manager inverted containers.
Aug 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. On cook line, employee food stored with rice. Operator moved employee food.
Food stored on floor. In storage area, buckets of soy sauce stored on floor. Operator moved buckets to shelf
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In dry storage, scoop stored in contact with flor in bucket. Operator removed scoop
Nov 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. On cook line, fried rice 65°F and shell eggs. No written plan. Emailed to TOHC to operator
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. By rice cookers, standing water 77°Faith utensils. Operator discarded water
Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer, pork not covered. Operator covered
Aug 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Reach in freezers in back room soiled with food debris
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In dry storage, scoops laying in flour and rice containers. Operator fixed
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line by rice cookers, utensils stored in standing water 70°F. Operator removed water
Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer in back room, stored food not covered. Operator covered food
Feb 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. In reach in refrigerator by front counter, raw shell eggs stored over cans of soda. Operator moved eggs to bottom shelf
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. At dry storage in back room, scoop handle laying in flour. Operator removed
Stored food not covered. In reach in freezer in back room, frozen wontons not covered. Operator removed items and covered.
Nov 13, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 1, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler, raw beef stored over vegetables. Operator removed and put on bottom shelf.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Food stored on floor. In kitchen, fryer oil stored on floor. Operator removed.
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.