Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant
Last inspected: Feb 12, 2026
90
Score
Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant has been inspected 12 times since 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Feb 12, 2026. Low risk indicates the latest report didn't flag anything that would worry the average customer.
Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around two violations compared to roughly four violations earlier on.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “no paper towels”, showing up six times.
Among Pembroke Pines restaurants, the typical score is 79; Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant is comfortably above that bar. The record reflects steady performance over time.
12
Inspections
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 12, 2026
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
90
Feb 4, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm), after 3rd. Attempt. **Warning**
22-41-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area, employee provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several broken tiles by cook line, in front of flip tops. **Warning**
36-17-5
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Outside of walk in freezer, right side bottom frame. **Warning**
36-24-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Rice scoop handle touching rice, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-01-5
67
Jan 9, 2026
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 30, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm),employee made new solution, chlorine sanitizer at 50 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-18-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Bowl of raw beef over cooked veal inside two doors reach in cooler. Employee removed raw beef bowl. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area- employee provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - 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. Expired on 8/2025 **Warning**
53B-05-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. One spray bottle on cleaning equipment rack, containing sanitizer, employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Handle inside container of red sauce, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Employee lunch bag and purse in prep table in front of dishwasher area -employee cell phone charging in prep table. Manager removed all employee items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bar area- employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-08-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Food container inside rice, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5
45
Dec 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. - service area. Bottle containing sanitizer, employee labeled **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing a watch, after manager instructed, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between edges of two flip tops, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
82
Sep 30, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dishwasher area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-30: Observed same **Time Extended**
31B-04-4
95
Sep 18, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 7 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 13 violations
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. After 3rd. Attempt, Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm) **Warning**
22-41-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine sanitizer test strips **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area, employee provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. Dishwasher machine-chlorine test strips **Warning**
16-33-4
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. **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Bar area- metallic drainer and ice inside sink -Dishwasher area- plastic jar inside sink, employee removed all items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
53A-01-7
Basic - Food stored on floor. One container and one box of food inside walk in freezer, manager placed on shelves **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Spoon handle touching sugar, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dishwasher area. **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. B,ack like substance behind triple compartment sink and dishwasher machine. **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Not available on site **Warning**
50-09-4
33
Jan 23, 2024
Routine - Food
6 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 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. Poster emailed to operator. Manger printed and posted.Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bar area- employee washing utensils, after manager instructed employees removed utensils **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area, employee provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar area-employee provided **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. -Reach in cooler-cooked rice -Walk in cooler- container of lentils soup Made yesterday morning, employee dated containers. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Toxic substance/chemical on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. Dinning room area. Spray bottle containing sanitizer, employee labeled **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-04-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Head phone on prep table, in front of ice machine- rear kitchen, manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Several containers and boxes of food stored by dry goods storage area and inside walk in freezer **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Reach-in freezer- interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Bottom shelf, build up of food debris
22-16-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Bar area- wet cloth next to drinking glasses, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
45
Aug 21, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. -several containers of food by dry goods storage area -Container of sugar, back of cook line. -two containers and bags of wrap tortillas on floor. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-08-21: Observed same **Time Extended**
08B-38-4
95
Aug 9, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. mash potatoes (50F - Cold Holding); cooked white rice (48F - Cold Holding), per manager food out of WIC less than one, hour. Observed food containers next to steam table, food out to reheat for late afternoon customers. Advised operator to placed back on WIC, and to have out when will be immediately reheated. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
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. Employee placed both bare hands inside container of flour. Manager instructed , employee washed hands and put in new set of gloves. **Warning**
09-01-4
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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm) **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Two employees started working in kitchen, wear gloves, without washing hands first. After instructed, employees discarded gloves and washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-16-4
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. Poster emailed. **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic pitch inside, employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. -bar area, -cook line -Soap dispenser is broken. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. 3 Bottle containing pink And white solution by bar b area, employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bite toast on top of espresso machine, next to milk nozzle dispenser. **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line, manager provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-04-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. -several containers of food by dry goods storage area -Container of sugar, back of cook line. -two containers and bags of wrap tortillas on floor. **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Inside ice main rear kitchen, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-08-5
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Small china cup inside sugar, employee removed cup. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Behind cook line, wet cloth on prep table, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4
26
Mar 16, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. December 1, 2022 **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
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/ expired 8/23/2022
53A-03-7
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary sanitizer testing strips **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Bar area, employee provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar area, employee replaced **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bar area, spray bottle containing pink solution, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 2 containers of food in WIC , 1 container inside WIF **Repeat Violation**
08B-47-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Left side filters in cook line
23-03-4
47
Aug 19, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Grill station ;-roasted garlic (54F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); garlic sauce (52F), per operator food held less than 4 hours,. All TCS foods moved to different cooling unit and ice added for a quick chill. Advise operator to not to use unit until it gets repaired **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Microwave in front of steam table
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine sanitizer and quaternary sanitizer
16-37-1
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
53B-01-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Employee provided. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. -.dry good storage Several containers and boxes of food seating on floor. -WIC-several containers and boxes on the floor
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice machine kitchen area, employee removed and cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filter, build up of grease Outer handle and sides of microwave
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open bottle of water inside RIF- cook line, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. WIC shelves with build up of food debris and grease
22-16-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Above sauté station, bottles of oil, garlic sauce and salad dressing, operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
43
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant on file is from Feb 12, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “no paper towels” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant.
How does Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Pembroke Pines?
Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant most recently scored 90 out of 100, which is higher than the Pembroke Pines average of 79.
Has Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant have averaged around two violations per visit, down from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Sirocco Mediterranean Restaurant is inspected around three times per year on average.
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