Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Warning

FLANIGAN'S SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL #40

5450 N SR 7 · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33319

Restaurant history →

Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 13, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3441753
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8730779
DBPR license1610179

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 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

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

High Priority 3

#4High Priority10-05-5

High Priority – In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At wait station **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 1 flying insects in kitchen area **Warning**

Warning
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed linguine (45-48F – Cold Holding) sliced cheese (55F – Cold Holding); sliced tomato (48F – Cold Holding) per employee held out of temperature less than three hours not portion or prep today. Employee placed bag of ice to cool . **Corrective **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 1

#7Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic sanitizer substance not labeled.in dishwashing area **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic24-08-4

Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed hotel pans on shelf wet nesting in dishwasher area **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic10-03-4

Basic – In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. No water running on dipping well in wait station **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:20 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.