Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

GOURMET GARDEN CAFE & JUICES

6139 N FEDERAL HWY · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3732517
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13771010
DBPR license1623675

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#1High 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. Cook entered Cookline, put on gloves and began cooking an order without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and cook washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2High Priority12A-27-4

High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook cracked raw shell egg then touched clean utensils without first washing hands. Reviewed proper procedures and cook washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3High Priority08A-13-5

High Priority – Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table – no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Cookline – raw fish in top section over ready to eat cooked Brussels sprouts in lower section. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High 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. Prep area – low boy – cooked broccoli (45-56F); cut tomatoes (44F). Per operator no items prepped or portioned today. Reviewed proper cold holding. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Prep area – low boy – cooked broccoli (45-56F); cut tomatoes (44F). Per operator no items prepped or portioned today. Reviewed proper cold holding. See stop sale.

Stop Sale

Intermediate 1

#6Intermediate02C-04-5

Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Miso dressing. Reviewed proper date marking.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 11:14 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
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 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
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.