FISH TALES
3355 NE 33 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308-7216
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler – marinara (49-52F); broth (46F); soup (45-46F). Per operator items prepared yesterday and held in walk in overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. Observed items in tall plastic covered containers. See stop sale. **Warning**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Cook touched raw chicken with gloves on then touched clean utensils and plated an order with same gloves. Reviewed proper procedures – cook washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. Cookline drawers – 5, 8 ounce packs unopened fish. Reviewed proper procedures. See stop sale. **Warning**
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. Left flip top – bacon wrapped shrimp (46-48F); hard boiled eggs (48-49F); cooked potatoes (50-52F). Per operator items held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. Observed loose gasket in lower left door preventing door from closing tightly. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler – marinara (49-52F); broth (46F); soup (45-46F). Per operator items prepared yesterday and held in walk in overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. Observed items in tall plastic covered containers. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Left flip top – bacon wrapped shrimp (46-48F); hard boiled eggs (48-49F); cooked potatoes (50-52F). Per operator items held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. Observed loose gasket in lower left door preventing door from closing tightly. See stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Walk in cooler – Observed items cooling in tall plastic covered containers **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook used Cookline hand sink to fill food container. Reviewed proper procedures for hand sinks. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 5
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – 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. Cookline drawers – 5, 8 ounce packs unopened fish. Reviewed proper procedures. See stop sale. **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Left Cookline flip top – loose gaskets. Grill drawers – torn gaskets. Tall Cookline freezer – loose gaskets. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bags of ice stored on floor in walk in freezer. **Warning**
03A-05-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food not maintained frozen solid in a freezer. Cookline – tall unit – cheese (41F); raw shrimp (34F); clams (43F) **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 11:11 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.