MICKEY'S DOWNTOWN BISTRO
4331 N OCEAN DR · LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE · Broward County · FL 33308
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook entered cook line, put on gloves and began working with ready to eat food without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing, and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cookline flip top – raw beef stored over ready to eat prepared vegetables. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Cookline flip top – raw chicken stored over raw beef. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 1. Utility closet with door to kitchen – approximately 6 rodent droppings on shelf containing toilet paper, paper towels and tools. 2. Rolling cart in kitchen – approximately 20 rodent droppings on cart with cleaning supplies. 3. Behind rolling cart in kitchen – approximately 30 droppings along wall. 4. Storage room open to kitchen with freezers and unused equipment- at least 50 rodent droppings. Operator immediately began cleaning/sanitizing the area. **Warning**
Basic 4
24-14-4Basic – Clean utensils stored between pieces of equipment. Cookline knives stored between 2 flip top units. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cookline cutting boards. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone on cookline flip top. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Ice cream in cookline freezer – operator covered. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:10 AM.
Violation category totals
3 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.