Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Enforcement

TIKI BEACH CAFE

4040 GALT OCEAN DR · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308

Restaurant history →

Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 5, 2026
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3792764
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13964452
DBPR license1618694

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority0 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
MEMBER-ONLY COMPARISON

See what changed since the last inspection.

Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.

Unlock comparison

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 4

#6High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees changed gloves after cracking raw shell eggs and handling personal cell phone and continued preparing food orders without first washing hands. Reviewed proper procedures and both employees washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Trayed Coconut crusted raw shrimp on top of cases of pizza crust dough in walk in freezer. Manager moved shrimp to properly separate. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8High 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. In kitchen right fliptop lower cooler, conch fritter mix (46F – Cold Holding). Per employee not prepared or portioned today and in unit overnight.

Stop Sale
#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In kitchen right fliptop lower cooler, conch fritter mix (46F – Cold Holding). Per employee not prepared or portioned today and in unit overnight. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale

Basic 5

#1Basic06-09-2

Basic – 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. See stop sale. In walk in cooler, full cambro of thawed fish still in vacuum packaging. Per manager thawed more than 4 hours.

Stop Sale
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bags hanging on dry storage rack in kitchen and in large dry storage room . Manager removed both. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like buildup on gaskets of white freezer to left of cookline by Atosa reach in.

#4Basic29-17-4

Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Waste line missing at outside bar holster. Employee reattached line. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk flour containers not labeled. Employee added label. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on November 6, 2026 7:55 PM.

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 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 40 · Employee personal belongings
1 observation(s)
Category 48 · Gas appliances / boiler certificate – reporting only
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.