GERONIMOS GRILL
5810 S UNIVERSITY DR STE 121 · DAVIE · Broward County · FL 33328
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee wiped hands on soiled wiping cloth and continued to prepare food items without washing hands first. Reviewed with employee proper procedures and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched glasses and continued preparing food items without washing hands and changing gloves. Reviewed with employee proper procedures and employee washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) In kitchen CENTER FLIPTOP UPPER – portioned sour cream (56F – Cold Holding); pasta salad (42-54F – Cold Holding); cole slaw (41-52F – Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (41F-55F – Cold Holding). Per manager, none prepared or portioned today and in unit from 10:30am. No top on unit. Manager removed all to walk in cooler to rechill and replaced top to unit. 2) At EXPO – ranch dressing (54F – Cold Holding); salsa (55F – Cold Holding). Per manager, not prepared or portioned today and in unit from 10:30am. Both removed to rechill and ice bath setup for new. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen hot box, chicken wings (127F – Hot Holding). Per manager, cooked and in unit 2 hours. Manager removed to oven to reheat above 165F. Second temperature taken (188-194F). **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bibb by end of cook line. missing vacuum breaker. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. All soda gun nozzles and holders at bar have mold like buildup. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By end of cook line and dish machine. Employee replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At sink by dish machine. Manager replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple prepared / portioned items in walk in cooler missing date marks. Per employee made 2-3 days ago. Employee began adding labels. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substances in spray bottles by expo station chest freezer and at bar. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 10
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like buildup along baffle in left ice machine. **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Styrofoam cup in container of flour in kitchen and plastic cup in ice at bar. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two open top employee beverages on cook line cutting boards. Manager removed. **Warning**
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Two open top employee beverages on cook line cutting boards. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cases of food items on floor in walk in freezer. **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In expo reach in cooler. **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean containers by rack by dish machine. **Warning**
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Multiple soiled wiping cloths at front make line. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen bacon on prep table to slack for preparation. **Warning**
29-17-4Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Multiple waste lines missing at bar soda gun holders. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 7:55 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.