CASABLANCA CAFE
3049 ALHAMBRA ST · FT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33301
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 4
12A-02-4High Priority – Dish employee handled soiled dishes and then picked up clean dishes without washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. 1. Expo employee put on gloves and handled plated food without first washing hands. 2. Cookline employee entered Cookline, put on gloves and began handling ready to eat food without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and aforementioned employees properly washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. Cookline – right to left – #4 cream sauce (65F); butter (61F); chick peas (55F); pesto (64F); tomatillo sauce (55F); tomato lobster nage (52F); putanesca sauce (56F); truffle Alfredo sauce (54F). Per operator all items were held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline – right to left – #4 cream sauce (65F); butter (61F); chick peas (55F); pesto (64F); tomatillo sauce (55F); tomato lobster nage (52F); putanesca sauce (56F); truffle Alfredo sauce (54F). Per operator all items were held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Expo soda gun. 2 bar soda guns. Operator cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Provided time as a public health control form to operator and reviewed. **Warning**
Basic 1
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling vents by back door soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 7:44 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.