Chabelos
Last inspected: Oct 8, 2025
74
Score
Chabelos has been inspected nine times since 2022. On Oct 8, 2025, the health department conducted the most recent visit. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Violation counts have held steady across recent visits, averaging around six violations each.
“Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing three times across the record.
That falls roughly in the middle of the pack for Coral Springs restaurants. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
9
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 8, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
74
Aug 6, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
41
Nov 14, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
74
Aug 2, 2024
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean buckets and hotel pans in dry storage.
16-46-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 1) Plastic cup in bulk container of salt. Employee removed cup. 2) Bowl in container of cooked rice in back fliptop cooler. Manager removed bowl. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open top beverage container on prep table by rice cooker in prep area. Manager removed container. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee open top beverage container on prep table by rice cooker in prep area. Manager removed container. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-12-5
Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Insect control device hanging over chest freezer by back door. Manager moved away from freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-02-4
78
Apr 3, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
45
Aug 2, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Observed raw shell eggs stored over cut tomatoes in flip top cooler. Operator relocate raw shell eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Observed food containers stored in handwash sink at cookline.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -Observed no paper towels at hand wash sink on cookline. Operator replenished **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
16-46-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -Observed tongs and spoon stored on oven door. Operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. -Observed 2 unlocked chest freezers in passage way leading to restroom. **Repeat Violation**
08B-63-4
61
Feb 16, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
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. A poster has been given to the operator. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Observed no date mark on cooked tamales stored in reach in cooler. Per operator, item was cooked on 2/13/2023.
02C-02-5
Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. -Observed 2 unlocked chest freezer in passage way parallel to restroom. **Repeat Violation**
08B-63-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. -Observed unwashed produces stored over cooked tamales in refrigerator.
08B-17-4
74
Nov 9, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Observed cook pork hot held at 27 degrees Fahrenheit in kitchen. Advice operator to reheat item to 165°F. Per operator, pork has place in container less than 2 hours. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. -Observed employee touch sandwich bread with bare hands. Educate employee **Corrected On-Site**
09-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. -Observed raw shell eggs stored over herbs and sandwich bread in Electrolux refrigerator. Observed Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground beef stored over raw pork.
08A-04-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at cookline.
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. -Observed employee wash her hands in 3 compartment sink.
12A-03-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Observed no date mark on cooked ground beef stored in refrigerator. Per operator, item was cooked on 11/7/2022. Operator correctly date marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. -Observed 2 unlocked chest freezers stored in room parallel to restroom.
08B-63-4
45
Jul 11, 2022
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. -Observed various baking pastries at front counter. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-07-11: **Time Extended**
02D-03-4
95
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Chabelos last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Chabelos on file is from Oct 8, 2025. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Chabelos?
Across the inspection record, “unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Chabelos.
How does Chabelos compare to other restaurants in Coral Springs?
Chabelos most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is about the same as the Coral Springs average of 77.
Has Chabelos' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Chabelos have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Chabelos means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Chabelos inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Chabelos is inspected around three times per year on average.
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