Pinolandia2go

273 N University Dr, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Mexican / Latin
Last inspected: Sep 25, 2025
86
Score
Low Risk

The health department has logged 10 inspections at Pinolandia2go, the earliest from 2023. The most recent visit was on Sep 25, 2025. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.

The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around 11 violations to closer to four violations per visit over the last few inspections.

“Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce” comes up most often, recorded three times in the inspection record.

Pinolandia2go's latest score of 86 sits above the Pembroke Pines average of 79. The full picture is one of consistent compliance.

10
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
0
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 25, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
86
Sep 24, 2025
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 2 major violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee finished bagging shredded cabbage and wiped hands on apron and moved to front counter to serve food without washing hands and changing gloves. Reviewed proper procedures and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-28-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In Dukers reach in freezer, individually open bagged whole fish above plantains. Employee began to rearrange. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In back 2 door reach in cooler, flats of raw shell eggs above container of bell peppers. Employee rearranged for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1) In back 2 door reach in cooler, containers of raw beef and chicken above pans of cooked pork and container of sour cream. Employee rearranged for proper separation. 2) In kitchen 4 drawer unit, containers of raw pork and beef in upper drawer above containers of cooked lingual and beef. No divider between drawers. Employee rearranged for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In front steam well, fried chayote squash (108F - Hot Holding); grilled chicken (99F - Hot Holding); fried eggs (115F - Holding); rice and beans (110F - Hot Holding); rolled tacos (111F - Hot Holding); grilled steak (118F - Hot Holding). Are employee all items prepared and in line from 8:30-9:00am. Employee removed items to reheat to properly hot hold. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket under steam well reading greater than 200ppm chlorine and stored directly beside styrofoam to go containers. Employee remade to proper 100ppm and relocated bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled containers of raw food items, changed gloves, and returned to food prep without washing hands first. Reviewed with employees proper procedures and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-07-5
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At prep kitchen and retail counter hands sinks. Employee replaced paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
29
Jul 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Sewage and Wastewater Properly Disposed
FL-27
90
Jul 23, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In back storage area Dukers reach in cooler, flats of raw shell eggs on top shelf above containers of cooked beef and pork. Employee rearranged eggs to bottom of cooler for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In back storage area glassfront cooler, container of raw marinated chicken above buspans of chayote squash and case of tomatoes. Employee rearranged cooler to place chicken at bottom for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washing and rinsing pans at new double sink without conducting any sanitizing step. Triple sink removed, advised manager to clean sink and set up sanitizer. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-45-4
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee failed to wash hands after handled dirty pots and pans and washing and rinsing to put up away. Reviewed with manager proper handwashing procedures to explain to employer. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-29-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee changed gloves after handling raw chicken and went to other task portioning prepared food item without washing hands first. Reviewed proper procedures with manager and employee and she washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At front steam table, fried chicken (104F - Hot Holding); fried plantains (122F - Hot Holding); rice (122F - Hot Holding); grilled pork (132F - Hot Holding); fried cheese (117F - Hot Holding); stewed beef (122F - Hot Holding); beans (122F - Hot Holding); cooked yuca (121F - Hot Holding). Per manager all items in unit between 1 and 2 hours. Employees began removing to grill and oven to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In storage area glassfront reach in cooler, raw marinated beef 57F at 2:25pm (ambient cooling since 11:30am) to 52F at 3:25pm. Based on times and temperatures taken beef will not reach 40F in 4 hours. Employee moved beef to freezer to rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Pressure of hot water at hot line hand sink quickly drops to almost zero after turning on water.
27-19-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. 1) Container of water in hand sink at front hot line. Employee dumped water and removed container. 2) Pan of plantain chips on top of cart and a trash can blocked any access to kitchen hand sink. Employee moved both to allow access. **Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No dishwashing facilities of any kind provided. Triple sink removed and replaced with double sink and ice machine. No dish machine available.
16-22-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Ice machine added in place of triple sink without contacting plan review.
51-16-7
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 1)Employees purses on top of canned and dry goods on back storage shelves. 2) Employee cell phones on top of microwave in kitchen.
40-06-5
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 by meat slicer in back kitchen. Employee discarded beverage.
12B-12-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table by meat slicer. Employee removed. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In storage area Dukers reach in cooler, container of cooked beef and pork uncovered. Employee added lids. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil containers on floor in back storage area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
19
Feb 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. 1) In front counter cold display unit portioned house salsa and cut cheese not date marked when prepared. 2) In front counter reach in freezer, portioned house made ice cream not date marked when prepared. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-07: Observed at callback inspection same. Individual ice creams in reach in freezer not labeled. **Time Extended**
02C-02-5
90
Dec 4, 2024
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen prep/storage area, under no time or temperature control, block cheese (52F - Cold Holding). Per employee out of cooler less than 2 hours. Cheese not prepared or portioned today. Employee placed cheese in reach in freezer to rapid chill to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In kitchen DUKERS 2 DOOR - raw shell eggs (69F - Ambient). Per employee in unit 2 days. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. In kitchen DUKERS 2 DOOR - raw shell eggs (69F - Ambient). Per employee in unit 2 days. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-03-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In kitchen Dukers reach in freezer, uncovered container of raw half chickens above whole muscle pork packages removed from case. Employee rearranged items for proper separation. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-17-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In kitchen glassfront reach in cooler, non original container of raw ground beef on shelf above case of tomatoes and limes. Employee rearranged items to properly separate. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam well at front counter, cheese filled crepes (112F - Hot Holding); fried rice balls (121F - Hot Holding). Per employee both prepared just after 9:00am. Trays for both items on top of steam well instead of in steam well. Employee removed both to reheat and change pans to proper hot hold. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Employee unable to answer correct temperature for hot holding items. **Warning**
53B-16-4
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/ Elena Ibarra 11-7-2018 National Registry of Foodservice Professionals **Warning**
53A-03-7
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit. **Warning**
16-37-1
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. 1) In front counter cold display unit portioned house salsa and cut cheese not date marked when prepared. 2) In front counter reach in freezer, portioned house made ice cream not date marked when prepared. **Warning**
02C-02-5
Basic - Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Knives between prep table and wall in back prep area. Employee removed knives from gap at wall. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
24-14-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee closed beverage container on prep table next to meet slicer. Employee removed container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. In kitchen, 2 door Dukers reach in cooler ambient thermometer reading 68F. Employees have not open unit today. **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk container of sugar on floor in dry storage area. **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In kitchen glassfront cooler ambient thermometer broken. **Warning**
05-09-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. 1) In kitchen glassfront cooler containers of cooked shredded beef not covered. 2) In kitchen reach in freezer p, container of raw half chickens not covered. **Warning**
08B-12-5
20
Jul 2, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
29
Jan 3, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Dec 28, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-28: Observed same **Time Extended**
22-38-5
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-28: Observed same **Time Extended**
31B-02-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - No drainboards or equivalent provided for soiled items and/or air drying cleaned items. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-28: Observed same **Time Extended**
16-04-4
78
Nov 28, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Warning**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed plan submit to the division does not matches on site equipment's layout **Warning**
51-16-7
Intermediate - No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. **Warning**
22-38-5
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. **Warning**
31B-03-4
Basic - No drainboards or equivalent provided for soiled items and/or air drying cleaned items. **Warning**
16-04-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. **Warning**
31B-04-4
61

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Pinolandia2go last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Pinolandia2go on file is from Sep 25, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Pinolandia2go?

Across the inspection record, “raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Pinolandia2go.

How does Pinolandia2go compare to other restaurants in Pembroke Pines?

Pinolandia2go most recently scored 86 out of 100, which is higher than the Pembroke Pines average of 79.

Has Pinolandia2go's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Pinolandia2go have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly 11 earlier in the record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Pinolandia2go 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 Pinolandia2go inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, Pinolandia2go is inspected around five times per year on average.