BIG LOUIE'S PIZZERIA ITALIAN RESTAURANT
1990 E SUNRISE BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33304
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 4
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee at pizza station wiped hands on wiping cloth.
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. Employee at pizza station began making pizza without washing hands first. Stopped employee and reviewed proper procedures for hand washing. Employee threw out dough, washed hands, and restarted pizza. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On prep table next to grills, chicken stock (98F – Hot Holding). Per employee, originally heated approximately at 12:30pm and moved off heat. Employee moved back onto stove to reheat and hold. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Two threaded bibs on side of building going to walk in cooler missing vacuum breakers.
Basic 6
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup in container of pasta at salad station fliptop. Manager removed.
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating roll while prepping in side prep area.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in far back prep area.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Containers of pasta in walk in cooler not covered. **Repeat Violation**
32-23-5Basic – Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Toilet in men's restroom not flushing properly.
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. Hand sink at far back prep area leaking onto floor.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 7:35 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.