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STINGERS BAR & GRILL

1201 S OCEAN BLVD · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County · FL 33062-6668

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 15, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3646901
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13459956
DBPR license1616424

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority4 Intermediate19 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical28 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

28 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#20High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – 1 Live, small flying insect landed inside garbage can in pizza station, and pizza prep table. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint
#21High Priority12A-28-4

High 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. Cook Touched hat and wiped hands on shirt while wearing gloves ,then handled plated tuna sandwich. Told cook to wash hands and change gloves. Operator complied **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#22High Priority35A-09-4

High Priority – Presence of insects Appropriately 50 ants crawling on wall behind the microwave in kitchen. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint
#23High Priority08A-11-5

High Priority – Raw shell eggs stored over bottled beers in reach in cooler in dry storage room. Operator moved raw shell eggs to bottom shelf and storage correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#24High Priority41-27-4

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth solution above 200ppm chlorine sanitizer in pizza station. Operator remade to 100ppm chlorine **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 4

#25Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Sliced American cheese removed from original casing ,portioned 3 days ago not date marked inside reach in cooler. Operator date marked during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#26Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed clean up procedures to operator. **Warning**

Warning
#27Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Tomato slicer soiled with food debris in kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#28Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times in bar and in cook line. 1.Film wrap on top on hand washing sink in cook line. 2.Bar mats stored inside hand washing sink in private room bar. Operator moved items **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 19

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food crushed peppers in pizza station. Operator removed cup **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic51-11-4

Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in bars 1 &2. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic06-09-1

Basic – 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 inside reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator removed fish from packaging during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on floor behind chest freezer in dry storage room. 1 dead roach on floor in bar in private room. Operator cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteAdmin Complaint
#5Basic32-04-4

Basic – Employee Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris / grease under equipments throughout kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic08B-47-4

Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 1.Containers of oil on floor in kitchen 2.Bag with onions on floor in dry storage room. Operator elevated **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#8Basic10-08-5

Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in bar. Operator moved scoop to ware washing area. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#9Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment in kitchen. Knives stored between three compartment sink and wall in kitchen. Operator moved knives to be washed , rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#10Basic22-08-4

Basic – Interior microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris in kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic14-36-5

Basic – Interior of 3 door reach in cooler in disrepair/has exposed insulation in in pizza station. **Warning**

Warning
#12Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1.Storage Shelves throughout establishment soiled. 2. Hood filters soiled **Warning**

Warning
#13Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler/ freezer interior shelves have accumulation of soil residues throughout kitchen and pizza station. **Warning**

Warning
#14Basic14-20-4

Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover under shelf in pizza station. **Warning**

Warning
#15Basic14-33-4

Basic – Shelf under table with rust that has pitted the surface in pizza station , ware washing area . **Warning**

Warning
#16Basic25-05-4

Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Wrapped in plastic, to go pizza boxes on floor in dry storage room. **Warning**

Warning
#17Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Cooked spinach not covered reach in cooler in pizza station. Operator covered **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#18Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust behind flip top cooler in pizza station. **Warning**

Warning
#19Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses in pizza station. Operator placed towels in sanitizer solution. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:41 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
3 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
4 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
3 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 33 · Garbage, refuse and premises maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
3 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
1 observation(s)
Category 46 · Exits not blocked or locked – reporting only
1 observation(s)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
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.