Cortadito Cuban Cafe
Last inspected: Mar 24, 2026
23
Score
Cortadito Cuban Cafe, located at 444 W. Railroad Ave in West Palm Beach, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 24, 2026. This inspection identified 4 critical, 6 major, and 5 minor violations. While the cafe has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections, the most recent one noted issues including incorrect chemical test kits, equipment in poor repair, and food stored on the floor.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
6
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 24, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 6 major violations. 5 minor violations.
23
Oct 31, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Jun 16, 2025
Routine - Food
3 major violations.
74
Sep 4, 2024
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 1 minor violation.
70
Feb 9, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations.
64
Nov 16, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 11, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Sep 7, 2022
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Violations — Mar 24, 2026 Inspection
Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Operator has quad sanitizer strips, but use is chlorine **Warning**
16-32-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed refrigerator leaking water **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed plastic container of fry oil on floor by 3 compartment sink hand sink. **Warning**
08B-38-4
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. Observe with pineapple and lemonade **Warning**
02D-03-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwashing signs by coffee station hand sink **Warning**
31B-04-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed oil and yellow substance in unlabeled squeeze bottles. **Warning**
02D-01-5
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee cleaning up and you phone the taking orders and without hand washing grabbing clean Togo coffee cup and preparing beverages. **Warning**
12A-16-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observe, raw bacon above unwashed tomatoes. Operator put a bacon, other refrigerator **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Flip top refrigerator ; ham (66F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (64F - Cold Holding); (64F)a; shelled eggs (62F - Cold Holding) in refrigerator that not working from 9 am over 5.5 hours see stop sale **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top refrigerator ; ham (66F - Cold Holding); sliced cheese (64F - Cold Holding); (64F)a; shelled eggs (62F - Cold Holding) in refrigerator that not working from 9 am over 5.5 hours see stop sale **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed metal container in hand sink at coffee station. Observed a bag of black beans in hand sink by 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. **Admin Complaint**
53A-01-7
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. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed red substance in unlabeled spray bottle. **Warning**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Wild bird present inside establishment. Observed pigeon in established. **Warning**
35A-15-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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