EMERALD RESTAURANT
8500 W SR 84 · DAVIE · Broward County · FL 33324
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
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 cutting peel carrots and onions with bare hands.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken stored over brown sauce in true refrigerator. Operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Intermediate 1
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen. Operator restocked paper. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 6
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed clean pots not stored inverted in storage area.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed various food items stored on floor at passage way.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in kitchen.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed takeout containers stored on floor at passage way. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed meat thawing at room temperature in kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:32 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.