KALALOU CARIBBEAN BAR AND GRILL OF FORT LAUDERDALE
7041 W COMMERCIAL BLVD · TAMARAC · Broward County · FL 33319
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 10
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee came in from outside and began to prepare food without washing hands. Advised operator of proper hand washing. Establishment had no running water for employees to wash hands properly.
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee began to prepare food and failed to wash hands prior to putting on gloves after using cell phone. Advised operator of proper handwashing. Employee could not wash hands because establishment has no running water.
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled soiled dishes and pots then engaged in food preparation without washing hands. Advised operator of proper handwashing. Establishment has no running water for employees to wash hands properly.
27-12-4High Priority – Establishment operating with no potable running water. Water was turned on during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. At kitchen, use of Thank you bags used in direct contact with cooked rice. **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler, raw shrimp stored over cooked chicken. Advised operator of proper storage. **Repeat Violation**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 50+ rodent droppings in dry storage, along wall of back kitchen.
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At walk in cooler, vacuum sealed salmon thawed. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At kitchen, cooked spinach (64F – Cold Holding);; Cooked oxtails (73F – Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator placed items on stove to reheat to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At kitchen, cooked plantains (77F – Hot Holding); cooked turkey (124F – Hot Holding). Operator stated items held for approximately 1 hour. Advised operator to reheat items to 165F
Intermediate 3
31A-07-4Intermediate – Handwash sink in warewashing or food preparation area had no running water.
22-38-5Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At walk in cooler, several foods-Cooked chicken, cooked pasta, per operator, stored over 24 hours without proper date marking. Advised operator of proper date marking for food prepared onsite and held over 24 hours.
Basic 8
35A-06-4Basic – Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Approximately 100+ dead flies throughout establishment on clean dishes, on shelves, floors.
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At walk in cooler, vacuum sealed fish thawed. See stop sale.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee belongings stored over food prep area. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In back kitchen area.
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen floor tiles missing. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At kitchen, no handwashing sign at designated handwashing sink at cook line.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. At kitchen, bags of flour, sugar, dry pasta stored uncovered.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:29 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.