Ay! Chavelaa
Last inspected: Feb 23, 2026
35
Score
Ay! Chavelaa, located at 900 E Atlantic Blvd Ste 8-10 in Pompano Beach, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on February 23, 2026, with a score of 35. This inspection identified 3 critical, 2 major, and 8 minor violations. Historical data indicates a pattern of mostly high-risk inspections for this establishment.
8
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 23, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
35
Jul 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
52
Dec 27, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Oct 15, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Oct 26, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 19, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
86
Jul 14, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Sep 27, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
43
Violations — Feb 23, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Educated employee on wearing proper hair restraint. Employee put on hair restraint. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. One door of 2 door , flip top cooler, broken on cook line. Door still able to close.
14-11-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on floor of walk in freezer.
14-69-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Clean utensils stored in bucket of water at 110 F. Employee discarded water. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided poster to operator.
51-13-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf next to 3 compartment sink soiled with black mold-like substance.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of disposable plates stored on floor in dry storage room. Manager placed box on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee left kitchen to put on hair restraint, returned to kitchen, and started prepping food , without washing hands and changing gloves. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures, and employee washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-25-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Business license expired on 12/1/25. Owner renewed business license during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw ground beef and raw pork stored over raw corn in walk in freezer. Educated employee on proper storage, and raw meat was moved to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
Intermediate - 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. Provided poster to operator.
11-27-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink near to coffee machine. Employee provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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