Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

CAFE DEL MAR

101 S FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33316

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 19, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3750643
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13789145
DBPR license1621890

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority1 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#4High 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 came into cook line, touched clean plate, without washing hands first, after manager instructed employee on proper hand wash procedures, employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee wearing gloves tested the dishwasher sanitizer chlorine, then went to cook line, changed gloves to prepare customer order, without washing hands first, after manager educated employee on proper hand wash procedures, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. **Corrected On-Site**

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

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimps over bags of frozen onions and fries. Employee placed raw sea food on bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#7High Priority29-42-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

Intermediate 1

#8Intermediate01C-03-4

Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Basic 3

#1Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Pizza station-broken flip top. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic29-08-4

Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Front counter- hot water faucet not working in hand wash sink. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic29-19-4

Basic – Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Mop sink drainer.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 4:40 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
3 observation(s)

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