RANCHO NANDO STEAK HOUSE
5200 N UNIVERSITY DR · LAUDERHILL · Broward County · FL 33351
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 1
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed operator taking off his gloves after washing dirty dishes. The same operator puts his bare hands on his mouth, to then don new single use gloves with no hand wash. Operator then switched tasks to prepare a Togo order and dice tomatoes
Intermediate 3
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels in hand wash sink inside employee bathroom or kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. No probe thermometer. Operator found and located thermometer near end of inspection **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. No hand wash soap in employee bathroom or handwash sink in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop inside bulk containers of dry non TCS foods,
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In kitchen, observed ceiling vent with a build up of dust.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket next to ice machine not inverted or protected from the ceiling
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Inside both walk in freezer and walk in cooler, containers of food left on the floor **Repeat Violation**
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Behind bar ice scoop handle buried in ice.
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop in direct contact with large commercial mixer. **Repeat Violation**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. At salad bar flip top, observed tongs submerged in container of lettuce and water.
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave interior soiled with food debris at kitchen cook line
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
21-11-4Basic – Sanitizing solution for wiping cloths not free of food debris and visible soil. Observed sanitizer buckets with rags inside, filled with murky grey water and food debris, in triple sink area
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. 1)Observed bucket of chimichurri next to reach in freezer no lid or protective cover. As per operator chimichurri is not currently needed. 2)Observed raw chicken in 2 door lowboy cooler stored uncovered. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. In bulk container next to ice machine and 2 door freezer (reach in), 2 bulk containers of food labeled Flour and Sugar, containing different non TCS foods. Beans and corn.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 8:02 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.