Kostas Greek Eatery
Last inspected: Feb 5, 2026
67
Score
Public records show 12 inspections at Kostas Greek Eatery stretching back to 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Feb 5, 2026. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near three violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated food debris” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded five times.
By comparison, the average Pompano Beach facility scores 78, putting Kostas Greek Eatery on the weaker side. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
12
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 5, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
67
Oct 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
82
Nov 5, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee filing pitcher with water at hand sink in kitchen.
31A-11-4
Basic - Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, or dust in ware wash and prep area. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
86
Sep 4, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, or dust at front counter prep area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-04: Basic - Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, or dust at front counter prep area. **Time Extended**
36-34-5
95
Sep 3, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
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High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three live flying insects resting on pizza at front counter pizza display. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1. Observed approximately 8 live roaches above triple sink at the front counter prep area. 2. Observed two live roaches beneath triple sink at the front counter prep area. **Warning**
35A-05-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three live flying insects resting on pizza at front counter pizza display. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
01B-13-4
Basic - Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, or dust at front counter prep area. **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1. One dead roach observed in basin of hand sink at front counter. **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Hood filters above cookline in the kitchen. **Warning**
23-03-4
55
Jun 3, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 1, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Alisha Chaffey, 1/16/19, ServSafe **Warning**
53A-03-7
Basic - Ceiling tiles soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance throughout kitchen and prep area. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Octopus thawing in standing water on prep table in kitchen. Operator placed underrunning water. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
82
Mar 4, 2024
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lentil soup prepared on site three days ago not dated in reach in cooler in prep area. Operator dated 3-1-24. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, can opener in prep area.
22-02-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in dry storage area.
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated dust in kitchen and prep area.
36-34-5
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom in the dining room.
32-12-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses in the kitchen. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink in women's bathroom used by food employees.
31B-04-4
Basic - Soiled dry wiping cloth in use at the pizza food prep station by front counter.
21-10-4
61
Oct 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
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High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.raw shelled eggs over ready to eat, chef moved items **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles damaged in kitchen
36-37-5
Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Paper towels used as liners for tomato chef removed paper towels **Corrected On-Site**
21-05-5
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Lights not shielded in kitchen
38-07-4
74
Apr 20, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
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High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth sanitizer tested at 200+ppm chlorine. Operator remade solution and retested at 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-20: Not set up at time of inspection. Next unannounced **Time Extended**
41-27-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed at ware washing area **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-04-20: Next unannounced **Time Extended**
36-24-5
82
Apr 19, 2023
Routine - Food
8 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. gyro meat 3:20 (78°F - Cooling); gyro meat 4:20 (71°F). Operator states gyro was cooked around 10:30 am. Gyro meat being cooling at room temperature. See Stop Sale **Warning**
03D-01-5
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine tested at 0ppm. Operator adjusted and primed sanitizer. Retested at 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-41-4
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 handling ready to eat garlic with bare hands for tsaziki sauce. Tsaziki sauce was not being heated. Discussed with operator. Operator instructed employee to put gloves on **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw lamb, burger stored above ready to eat sauces in cook line cooler. Operator reorganized **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
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 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. gyro meat 3:20 (78°F - Cooling); gyro meat 4:20 (71°F). Operator states gyro was cooked around 10:30 am. Gyro meat being cooling at room temperature. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. spinach pie (55°F - Cold Holding). Item stacked above fill line. Operator states item was stocked less than 1 hour ago. Operator moved to reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 4 pizzas by the slice in display case: (78°F-84°F - Hot Holding). Establishment has no written plan or pizzas not time marked. Provided written procedure, operator time marked items to be discarded at the end of four hours **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth sanitizer tested at 200+ppm chlorine. Operator remade solution and retested at 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink at front counter/pizza line blocked by storage racks. Operator made accessible **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee rinse knife in cook line hand wash sink **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit provided for ware washing/sanitizer buckets **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Establishment serves lamb, burgers cooked to order. No consumer advisory posted. Printed and provided for operator. Operator posted **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02B-02-5
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed at ware washing area **Warning**
36-24-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Octopus thawing in standing water. Operator moved to cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5
18
Dec 28, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over bread in freezer chest
08A-02-6
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed license during inspection.
50-17-2
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ice machine.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sanitizer bucket in hand sink at front pizza station. Towel in hand sink in kitchen. Removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths-chlorine.
16-37-1
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service-burgers. Emailed to operator.
02B-02-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Pork on floor walk-in cooler.
08B-38-4
47
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Kostas Greek Eatery last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Kostas Greek Eatery on file is from Feb 5, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Kostas Greek Eatery?
Across the inspection record, “ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated food debris” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Kostas Greek Eatery.
How does Kostas Greek Eatery compare to other restaurants in Pompano Beach?
Kostas Greek Eatery most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Pompano Beach average of 78.
Has Kostas Greek Eatery's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Kostas Greek Eatery have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Kostas Greek Eatery 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 Kostas Greek Eatery inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Kostas Greek Eatery is inspected around four times per year on average.
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