El Centenario
Last inspected: Dec 10, 2025
47
Score
El Centenario, located at 6376 Forest Hill Blvd in Greenacres, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on December 10, 2025, with a score of 47. The inspection identified four critical, one major, and one minor violation. Previous inspections have also frequently resulted in high-risk classifications for this Mexican/Latin establishment.
10
Inspections
4
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
47
Oct 29, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations.
52
Jul 1, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 22, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations.
74
Feb 18, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Feb 17, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
29
Nov 6, 2024
Routine - Food
11 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
17
Dec 18, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
33
Jul 7, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
35
Feb 7, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Violations — Dec 10, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on top of bag of wooden skewers, discussed with operator who removed cell phone. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk in cooler cooked beans (50F - Cooling) at 2:45 per operator prepared previous day and held in cooler overnight for more than 12 hours, discussed with operator see stop sale.
03D-02-5
High Priority - 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 soiled dishes placed into bin and without washing hands handled single service to go containers, discussed with operator, employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open and operating actively preparing and selling food on expired DBPR license, discussed with operator who renewed license. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk in cooler cooked beans (50F - Cooling) at 2:45 per operator prepared previous day and held in cooler overnight for more than 12 hours, discussed with operator see stop sale.
01B-02-5
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In walk in cooler large plastic tub of diced tomato salsa (65F - Cooling) at 2:30 since 2:00 to 64F at 3:00, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours, discussed with operator who moved product o shallow metal pan to rapid cool. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03D-15-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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