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EATAPAS

4140 N FEDERAL HWY · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 10, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3742745
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13781247
DBPR license1619871

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority2 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical18 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#10High 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 kitchen from outside and began handling clean utensils without first washing hands. Reviewed proper procedures and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11High Priority01B-07-4

High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. Walk in cooler – 2 pounds cooked beef with mold-like growth on top. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#12High Priority08A-02-6

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

Corrected On-Site
#13High Priority08A-04-5

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Back Walk in cooler – Raw pork stored over unwashed eggplant. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#14High 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. Walk in cooler – 2 open containers of milk (48F). Per operator items held in unit overnight. Items not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#15High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler – 2 open containers of milk (48F). Per operator items held in unit overnight. Items not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#16High Priority41-18-4

High Priority – Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Cookline – Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine over 200ppm). Operator made new solution. Chlorine 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#17Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Walk in cooler – 3 gallon jugs of milk. Cookline – 2 containers of cream. Per operator, all opened more than 24 hours ago. Operator date marked. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#18Intermediate01C-10-4

Intermediate – Cookline flip top – Clams – removed from original container and not labeled. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 9

#1Basic36-34-5

Basic – AC vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance – throughout kitchen and food preparation areas.

#2Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls in panko, flour and sugar. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Cookline prep flip top – loose gasket on lower right door. Middle door does not open.

#4Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in freezer, walk in cooler and under all dry storage shelving.

#5Basic35B-02-4

Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Device hanging over Cookline prep flip top.

#6Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Reach in glass freezer – container of empanadas uncovered. Operator properly covered. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface – main walk in cooler.

#8Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall above glass dish washer visibly soiled.

#9Basic29-17-4

Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. All bar soda guns. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 7:27 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
3 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
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
3 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
3 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.