ARUBA BEACH CAFE
1 COMMERCIAL BLVD · LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE · 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 7
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Main Walk-In- conch chowder (52F-60F- cooling). Per operator item prepared last night and held in this unit overnight. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen and put gloves on without washing hands and began preparing ready to eat soup. Reviewed Handwashing. Employee properly washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-8High Priority – Main Bar- 10 Live, small flying insects found on mustard and ketchup containers. Operator exterminated insects, cleaned and sanitized area and discarded products. **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. 1.Left kitchen freezer- open commercially packaged raw chicken over ready to eat vegetables. Operator stored properly. 2 Right kitchen freezer- open commercially packaged raw shrimp over ready to eat plantains. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw mussels over ready to eat carrots in walk in cooler. Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Main Walk-In- conch chowder (52F-60F- cooling). Per operator item prepared last night and held in this unit overnight. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Main bar Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine over 200ppm). Operator make new bucket-quaternary 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided in the Front Entrance Bar Area. Operator placed paper towels at the bar. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Expo butter- provided Operator Time as a Public Health Control form. Operator completed form and posted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-15-4Intermediate – Wild bird present inside establishment. 1 bird under tables in dining room. **Admin Complaint**
Basic 7
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance at Center Bar area. **Warning**
12B-12-5Basic – Cook drinking coffee from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Cook removed drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cutting board. Second employee drink on salad flip top cutting board. Employees discarded drinks. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under cookline hand sink, under prep area triple sink and next to soup kettle. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Main Bar- Employee personal cell phone stored on ice bin cooler. Employee removed phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed calamari defrosting in rear sink in standing water. Operator turned on cold water for proper thawing. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from Ice Bin pipe at Front Entrance Bar. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 11:09 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.