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Failing Health Score
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EL BELLA CUBA in NEPTUNE BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 67 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on September 2, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 17 total violations — 6 critical, 4 major, 7 minor.
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The latest inspection on September 2, 2026 shows 17 observation rows: 6 critical, 4 major, and 7 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [05-08-4] No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Employee couldnt find it
- [09-01-4] 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. Grabbed slices cheese for sandwiches to put them into container, explained to him, he got gloves
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee making pizza, no hair restraint
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in upright cooler
- [16-36-4] No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. For chlorine test strips
- [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powder in bulk container, employee stated is sugar
- [03D-15-4] Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cooling cooked pork in deep pan and covered overnight
- [35A-02-8] Live, small flying insects found. One fly by triple sink
- [51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one
- [50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old one here
- [01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Pork
- [08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Sugar in container on floor and bottled waters
- [14-15-4] Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Sugar in container with blankets on label, explained to employee
- [03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. 50f cooked pork in reach in cooler, cooked last night, stop sale, employee discarded it
- [11-26-1] No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For new employee here making shakes, explained and emailed agreement
- [08B-02-4] Food not properly protected from contamination. Sliced cheese bare on shelf in reach in cooler, employee placed it in container and discarded one slice
- [08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lettuce on shelf above ham in reach in cooler
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