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9723 W BROWARD BLVD · PLANTATION · Broward County · FL 33324

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMay 6, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3586620
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10830582
DBPR license1615713

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 7

#2High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed at cook line – Cicatren (medicine) stored on shelf above flip top cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#3High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Observed at chest freezer in kitchen – Raw chicken (not commercially packaged) stored over raw beef employee stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed at walk in cooler – raw portioned salmon stored pickled carrots. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at flip top cooler at front bar – cream cheese (51F – Cold Holding); salmon (52F – Cold Holding); spicy salmon (53F – Cold Holding); tuna (51F – Cold Holding) as per operator items held out of temperature for approximately 2 hours, items not portioned or prepared today. Observed on counter top in kitchen – spicy mayo (82F – Cold Holding); garlic oil (86F – Cold Holding) as per operator items not portioned or prepared today, held out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Operator placed items in walk in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed at front counter white rice and brown rice without time mark. As per operator items held out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Operator placed time mark. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked boba (95F – Hot Holding) sitting on counter. As per operator item held out of temp for 30 minutes. Operator placed item on time control. **Warning**

Warning
#8High Priority29-34-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed at front counter- hose bibb under sink. Observed out back at mop sink. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 1

#9Intermediate02B-01-5

Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed on digital menu – House Salmon, Hawaiian tuna and spicy tuna not identified as raw. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Chest freezer next to ice machine. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:09 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.