LA FORKETTA
1255 S POWERLINE RD · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County · FL 33069
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
08B-02-4High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Cut bread at table next to pass through area from bakery to dining room. Employee moved behind counter. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Bakery employee touching sandwich with bare hand to cut before immediate service. Advised employee to wear gloves. **Warning**
03A-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked mushrooms at 51° , blue cheese 48°, butter 49°, mozzarella 49° and cooked potatoes 50° since Saturday according to owner. Items in open top of make table cooler at cook line. TCS foods in bottom of cooler are at proper temperture. See stop sale **Warning**
08A-10-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in reach-in cooler. Raw veal over cooked pasta in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-09-4High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Raw fish over cooked chicken. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-01-4High Priority – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Cooked meats, lasagna and pasta in walk in cooler since Saturday with no dates. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Approximately 9 live roaches behind loose wallboard at back door, 4 near sanitizer buckets in storeroom, 3 near grease trap, 2 on floor next to reach in cooler near back door, 4 on wall in storeroom near hole and 3 under trash can at back door. Live roaches are in the back corner of the main kitchen. Cook line is approximately 3 feet from area of sanitizer bucket storage. Wall at back door with roach activity is next to shelf at cook line. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Under loose wall board next to back door. **Warning**
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked mushrooms at 51° , blue cheese 48°, butter 49°, mozzarella 49° and cooked potatoes 50° since Saturday according to owner. Items in open top of make table cooler at cook line. TCS foods in bottom of cooler are at proper temperture. See stop sale **Warning**
Intermediate 7
22-25-4Intermediate – Accumulation of encrusted food debris on/around mixer head. **Warning**
11-07-4Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided operation with Employee Health Policy handout. Reviewed Hepatitis A, Shigella , Norovirus, Salmonella Typhi , E-coli and Jaundice with person in charge. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-13-4Intermediate – Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Ice in sink at dish machine area. **Warning**
03D-19-4Intermediate – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food left at room temperature to cool. Sautéed mushrooms 89° for 1.5 hours at shelf at cook line. Owner moved to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
02B-02-4Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Emailed to owner. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 4
35A-06-4Basic – Accumulation of dead insects, or other pests, in control devices. Approximately 20 dead roaches in fly paper near back door. **Warning**
08B-45-4Basic – Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Approximately 15 dead roaches under buckets on sanitizer, shop vacuum and near grease trap in storeroom. **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall board at back door loose and not attached. Hole in wall in storeroom. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:15 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 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.