NOODLES PANINI
821 E LAS OLAS BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33301-2224
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
09-01-4High Priority – 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. Bar employee touched ready to eat cut orange with bare hands. Reviewed proper procedures for no bare hand contact with ready to eat foods.
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes and then prepared a beverage without washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upstairs – Traulsen unit – meatballs (47-49F). Per operator held in unit overnight. Item not prepped or portioned today. Observed lower door of unit not closing tightly. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upstairs – Traulsen unit – meatballs (47-49F). Per operator held in unit overnight. Item not prepped or portioned today. Observed lower door of unit not closing tightly. See stop sale.
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside hose Bibb next to dumpster.
Basic 2
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Upstairs – Traulsen unit – meatballs (47-49F). Per operator held in unit overnight. Item not prepped or portioned today. Observed lower door of unit not closing tightly.
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Outside ice machine – operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 11:33 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.