THE DEEP OCEANFRONT RESTAURANT
1200 S OCEAN BLVD · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County · FL 33062-6609
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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. In flip top , Cut Lettuce (51F – Cold Holding); Cut Tomatoes (55F – Cold Holding); Mango Salsa (56F – Cold Holding). Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today. Foods held overnight in unit.Manager discarded. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top , Cut Lettuce (51F – Cold Holding); Cut Tomatoes (55F – Cold Holding); Mango Salsa (56F – Cold Holding). Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today. Foods held overnight in unit. Manager discarded. See Stop Sale. In 6 Drawer Cooler, Raw shrimp (55F – Cold Holding);Raw Fish (56F – Cold Holding). Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today. Foods held in unit less than 4 hours. Foods placed in walk in cooler to quick chill. In flip top # 1 // Raw Lobster (61F – Cold Holding ) Raw Clams (59F); Raw Calamari (60F – Cold Holding); Cooked Chicken (60F – Cold Holding); Salsa (47F – Cold Holding); Fresh Garlic (46F). Per operator ,foods not prepped or portioned today. Foods held in unit less than 4 hours. Manager placed foods in walk in cooler to chill. In flip top # 2, Raw Shrimp (55F – Cold Holding); Cooked Shrimp (48F – Cold Holding); Cut Lettuce (51F – Cold Holding); Cut Tomatoes (55F – Cold Holding); Mango Salsa (56F – Cold Holding). Per operator , foods not prepped or portioned today. Foods held in unit less than 4 hours. Manager placed in walk in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
53B-16-4Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Cook did not know cooking temperature of chicken. Educated employee on proper cooking temperature of chicken. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 13
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. No self closing door in employee restroom. **Warning**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing over flip top on cook line. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee's spectacles stored on flip top prep area. Employee removed spectacles. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook wearing wristwatch whilst preparing food on cook line. Educated employee on wearing jewelry on cook line. Employee removed wristwatch. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Water bottles stored on floor in dry storage room . Manager placed on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop stored with handle down in container of ice in True reach in freezer. Employee placed scoop upright for proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in water at 83 F on prep table near to cook line. Manager discarded water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwashing sign at handwashing sink next to employees' bathroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Employee closed lid. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of plastic cutlery stored on floor at bar. Manager placed on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Take away containers not inverted at coffee station . Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of flip top cooler # 2 on cook line. Employee removed water from unit. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Quaternary sanitizing solution at 0 ppm in bucket on cook line. Employee corrected to 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 7:48 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.