Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

HOTT LEGG'Z

2471 E COMMERCIAL BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 13, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3708585
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13747078
DBPR license1618606

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority0 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#8High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and handled ready to eat food pans without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Cookline – raw shrimp stored over ready to eat cooked crab claws. Operator stored all items properly **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#10High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Cookline drawers – raw shell eggs stored over raw shrimp. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11High Priority01B-02-5

High 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. Cookline – low boy – gumbo (46F); au jus (46F). Per operator items held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. Observed ice buildup in back of unit. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#12High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline – low boy – gumbo (46F); au jus (46F). Per operator items held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. Observed ice buildup in back of unit. See stop sale.

Stop Sale

Basic 7

#1Basic14-74-7

Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Cookline low boy – Ice buildup in back of unit.

#2Basic06-09-2

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. Walk in cooler – 8 packs reduced oxygen fish still in vacuum – per operator removed from freezer approximately 5 hours ago. Reviewed proper procedures and operator immediately removed fish from vacuum. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic13-04-4

Basic – Employee – cook – with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook put on beard guard. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Bar soda gun holsters. Operator cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Seafood thawing in standing water. Operator moved item to walk in to continue thawing. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#7Basic29-17-4

Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. 1 bar soda gun.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 11:04 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
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.