GOURMET GARDEN CAFE & JUICES
6139 N FEDERAL HWY · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handling raw chicken with gloved hands then proceeded wipe hands on soiled dry wiping cloth then assisted with cutting strawberries with the same gloves. Reviewed cross contamination, glove usage and handwashing with operator, operator laundered wiping cloth, washed hands and changed glove. **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee handling raw chicken, **Warning**
Intermediate 3
03C-89-4Intermediate – Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Front counter handwashing thing to use this storage brush and sponge, operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-31-4Intermediate – Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Surface rust on bottom shelves of prep table the right of prep sink and in front off prep sink in kitchen. **Warning**
Basic 8
10-20-4Basic – 2 in-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses, in kitchen. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated dust. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
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 cookline. Operator removed fish from packaging. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable at front line and cookline in kitchen. **Warning**
12B-01-4Basic – Employee eating coleslaw while preparing food **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and walk-in freezer walls. **Warning**
14-36-5Basic – Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation; front line salad station 3 door reach in cooler and cook line 3 door reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use, at cookline and front line, operator replaced. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:27 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.