EL PORTAL RESTAURANTE

3438 W HILLSBORO BLVD, DEERFIELD BEACH, Broward County. DBPR licence 1622879. 9 inspection visits from 2023-08-10 to 2026-08-19.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-08-19: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (3 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.48	4 areas 01 Approved source 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-12-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1	1.25	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-08-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.25	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2025-01-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	0	1.22	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-09-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.22	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2024-06-27	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	1		1 area 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
2024-05-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	2	1.26	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-13	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.26	2 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-08-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	5	1.26	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.