VALE FOOD COMPANY FORT LAUDERDALE
420 N FEDERAL HWY · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33301
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 6 small flying insects in dry storage NOT LANDING. Operator attempted to kill insects **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw steak over cooked pasta in turbo air cooler. Employee properly Separated **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand sink by kitchen. Operator provided paper towels **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 7
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove mold Broken at dish area **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on top of service counter with breads. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Kitchen two door cooler does not fully fasten **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed at dish area **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels stuck to containers observed at dish wrack **Warning**
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket stored on kitchen flip top cooler cutting board **Warning**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed at kitchen counter top. Employee provided new wiping cloth **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:31 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.