CHEESECAKE FACTORY (THE)
600 E LAS OLAS BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33301
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cookline employee Pulled up pants with gloved hands then continued food preparation, reviewed hand washing and glove usage with kitchen manager. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cookline employee Pulled up pants with gloved hands then continued food preparation, reviewed hand washing and glove usage with kitchen manager. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cookline employee picked up glove from floor discarded then continued rearranging containers of food without washing hands, reviewed hand washing with kitchen manager.
Basic 6
14-09-4Basic – Cutting boards has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At prep area.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting on drying rack in ware washing area.
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water by server line, operator dried at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
10-03-4Basic – In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with no velocity to flush food particles away, operator turned on. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler at server line
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw frozen chicken observed on speed rack thawing under no temperature control.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 18, 2026 7:55 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.