Artibonite Caribbean Restaurant
7824 W Sample Rd, Margate, FL 33065
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 6 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #11 in Margate's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 3 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 30, 2026: failed with 8 violations, 2 critical.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Failed Sep 30
Callback Reinspection
8 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Failed Sep 29
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Bathrooms
- Failed Feb 5
Callback Reinspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Passed Feb 4
Routine Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
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