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FLORIDA HIBISCUS

8344 W OAKLAND PARK BLVD · SUNRISE · Broward County · FL 33351

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 11, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3667725
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13527017
DBPR license1624884

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority4 Intermediate11 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical19 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#12High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -Observed hotel and restaurant license expired on 12/01/ 2925 **Warning**

Warning
#13High Priority08A-04-5

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. -Observed raw duck stored over bag with cabbages in walk in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#14High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed cooked rice cold held at 47-52F and cooked chicken wings at 46F. Per operator, rice placed in unit from yesterday and chicken wings on 02/08/2026. No item was prepared or removed from unit today. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#15High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -Observed cooked rice cold held at 47-52F and cooked chicken wings at 46F. Per operator, rice placed in unit from yesterday and chicken wings on 02/08/2026. No item was prepared or removed from unit today. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 4

#16Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Observed accumulation of black mold like substances on can opener blade. **Warning**

Warning
#17Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Observed sanitizer bucket stored inside hand wash sink at front line. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#18Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at cookline. **Warning**

Warning
#19Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Operator no date marked on cooked chicken wings stored in walk in cooler. Per operator, chicken cooker on 02/08/2026. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 11

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. -Observed accumulation of black mold like substances buildup inside ice machine. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -Observed no handle bowl used to dispense rice. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#3Basic50-09-4

Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic12B-12-5

Basic – 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. Observed employee drinking from an open container in kitchen area. Employee went to dining room. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Basic13-07-4

Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee wearing watch and bracelet while engaging in food preparation. Operator removed items. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. -Observed various food items stored on walk in cooler and freezer floor. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic10-14-5

Basic – Ice bucket stored on floor between uses at ice machine. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic10-01-5

Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed container stored inside rice bucket. **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic31B-04-4

Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at cookline **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#10Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed accumulation of brown like substances buildup on can opener holster. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler and freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:05 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
3 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.