COMMERCIAL POINT CAFE
3601 W COMMERCIAL BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33309-3300
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. Observed three dented cans. Two cheese sauce and one can of ketchup. See stop sale.
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. Observed employee touch sandwich with bare hand. Operator educated employee. Employee washed hands and put on new gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed herbs stored in shopping bag in walk-in cooler.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter cold held at 57F in make shift table. Per operator, butter placed in unit 1.5 hours prior to the inspection. Operator transferred butter to reach in freezer for quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing sink in prep area blocked with large fan. Operator relocated fan. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice dumped in hand washing sink at front line area. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed at 9:30, cooked pasta stored in walk-in cooler not date marked. Per operator pasta was made at 8:00 AM the previous day. Cooked pasta has been held for over 25 hours without date marking. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 9
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed accumulation of black mold-like substance inside ice machine. Operator cleaned and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Observed several packages of fish thawing in its original vacuum packaging, in the walk-in cooler. Packages state that fish must be removed prior to thawing. See stop sale.
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap at the bottom of exit door in prep area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed boxes of food stored on the floor of walk-in freezer. Operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed container of cheese sauce stored in walk-in cooler not covered. Cheese sauce was not in the cooling process. Operator covered cheese sauce. **Corrected On-Site**
38-05-4Basic – Ten (10) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in dry food storage area. Observed two burned out bulbs in dry storage area.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed cases with unwashed produce stored over container with cut fruits. Operator relocated cut fruits to safe area. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed in use wet wiping cloth at front line and cook-line soiled and not being stored in sanitizer bucket between uses. Operator placed cloths in sanitizer solution. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container with spicy flour not labeled. Operator correctly labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 20, 2026 12:58 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.