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LA FUGA

2900 RIOMAR ST · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33304

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMay 17, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3420804
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8622691
DBPR license1625249

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority3 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#3High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler – marinara (46-54F). Per operator prepared yesterday and held in walk in overnight. Observed item in tall, plastic container. Reviewed proper cooling. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#4High Priority09-01-4

High 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. Cookline – employee handled bread and precooked egg with bare hands. Reviewed proper procedures for no bare hand contact with ready to eat foods. Employee washed hands and put on gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High Priority03G-04-5

High Priority – Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. Walk in cooler – cooked octopus – ROP onsite 1-13-2024, held frozen and thawed 2 days ago. Walk in cooler – cooked lobster – ROP onsite 4-28-2024, held frozen and thawed 2 days ago. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#6High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef carpaccio stored over cream in pastry reach in. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. Walk in cooler – cooked octopus – ROP onsite 1-13-2024, held frozen and thawed 2 days ago. Walk in cooler – cooked lobster – ROP onsite 4-28-2024, held frozen and thawed 2 days ago. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#8High Priority01B-02-5

High 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. Walk in cooler – marinara (46-54F). Per operator prepared yesterday and held in walk in overnight. Observed item in tall, plastic container. Reviewed proper cooling. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 3

#9Intermediate01C-03-4

Intermediate – Clam/mussel tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**

Warning
#10Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cookline cutting boards. **Warning**

Warning
#11Intermediate03G-50-1

Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment ROP raw chicken and raw beef. Holding greater than 48 hours. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Small bowl in Shallots. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline – scoops in water 75F. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:35 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
3 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.