TIKI BEACH CAFE
4040 GALT OCEAN DR · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
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 Cookline and began cooking items without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee entered Cookline and washed hands with no soap before cooking a customer order. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee properly washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-08-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Left Cookline flip top – slat of raw shell eggs stored on top of pan if ready to eat shredded cheese. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. Cookline flip top – 15 unopened packages of fish. Per operator items were removed from freezer and placed in flip top last night. Reviewed proper procedures. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5High 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 – left flip top – crab cake (55-56F). Crab cake held in unit overnight. Items not prepped or portioned today. Observed torn gaskets on lower door See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. Expo – countertop- butter (83F). Per operator items placed out approximately 1.5 hours ago. Operator placed in ice bath to quick chill. 2. Cookline – left flip top – French toast batter (45-49F); ham (50-52F); crab cake (55-56F); raw chicken (49-50F); cheese (50F). Crab cake and raw chicken held in unit overnight. Items not prepped or portioned today. Operator immediately began fully cooking chicken. See stop sale. Per operator, all other items placed in unit 2.5 hours ago. Items not prepped or portioned today. Observed torn gaskets on lower door. Operator moved items to freezer to quick chill. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline – sausage (125-126F – Hot Holding). Per operator holding 1.5 hours. Operator immediately moved yo grill to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb next to restrooms. **Warning**
Intermediate 4
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ PIC – Thomas Talerico. **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Poached egg menu items on breakfast menu. Reviewed menu updating with operator. **Warning**
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ PIC – Thomas Talerico. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Cookline. Operator replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 5
06-09-1Basic – 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. Cookline flip top – 15 unopened packages of fish. Per operator items were removed from freezer and placed in flip top last night. Reviewed proper procedures. See stop sale. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Several bottles of juice in plastic juice containers stored on floor at bar. **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in standing water at Cookline. Reviewed proper hand thawing methods. Operator moved item to reach in. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-17-4Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. All bar soda guns. **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from air handler. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:32 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.