THE NEW LIGHTHOUSE CAFFE
2850 SW 54 ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33312
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. 2 door stainless reach in cooler: cooked broccoli soup (48F – Cooling). Per operator soup was cooked yesterday and has been cooling overnight. See Stop Sale **Warning**
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. 2 door stainless reach in cooler: cooked broccoli soup (48F – Cooling). Per operator soup was cooked yesterday and has been cooling overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee handle soiled dishes then proceed to rinse hands at 3 compartment sink without soap and proceed to handle utensils. Instructed operator and employee on proper hand washing. Employee washed hands with soap at hand wash sink, moved utensils to ware washing area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw Philly steak stored above ready to eat tomato sauce in cook line flip top. Operator reorganized. Raw bacon stored above ready to eat turkey in 2 door stainless reach in cooler. Operator reorganized **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Establishment serves smoked salmon for lox platter, poached eggs for eggs in purgatory. Consumer advisory posted, menu does not indicate that these items contain raw animal food. Discussed with operator **Warning**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Operator unable to provide at time of inspection **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment hold butter on time as a public health control. Operator unable to provide written plan, butter time marked 8am-11:30. Provided written plan to operator and operator completed at time of inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 1
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Observed at chest freezer **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:36 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.