THE HOLLYWOOD DONUT FACTORY
102 N 28 AVE · HOLLYWOOD · Broward County · FL 33020
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 6
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee on cook line cracked raw curl eggs and continued to prepare multiple orders without first washing hands and putting on new gloves. Reviewed proper procedures with manager to explain to employees. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee in prep area handle dirty dish bin and then put on gloves to lay out raw bacon without first washing hands. Reviewed with manager proper procedures to explain to employees. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-12-5High Priority – Metal stem-type thermometer soiled. Probe thermometer soiled with dried sugar glaze.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cookline fliptop unit upper cooler, portioned corn beef hash (40-52F – Cold Holding). Per employee not portioned or prepared today and in unit approximately 3 hrs. Observed portions overstocked above cold hold line. Employee removed overstacked portions and placed in lower cooler to rechill. **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-07-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food removed from cold holding for necessary preparation rose above 41 degrees Fahrenheit during the preparation process and was not cooled back down to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. In True reach in cooler in prep area at 11:00am, TRUE – blueberry muffin batter (49F – Ambient cooling); carrot muffin batter (51F – Ambient Cooling). Per manager both batters used at approximately 5:30-6:00am to make muffins and placed back in cooler. Batter moved to walk in freezer to rapid rechill. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On small flattop griddle, container of fried eggs (118-122F – Hot Holding). Per employee cooked less than 20 minutes. Employee moved container to hotter section of griddle to reheat for proper hot holding. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Catch pan by sugar glazing machine coated with excess sugar glaze. Bake shop not in operation.
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No high temp hold thermometer or color changing strips. **Repeat Violation**
31B-06-4Intermediate – Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Soap dispenser in bake shop not dispensing properly.
Basic 7
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like buildup on baffle in ice bin.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket on top of ice machine not inverted. Manager inverted bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. R,plotters on cook line wearing bracelets.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. 1) Cases of burgers on floor in walk in freezer. 2) Pickle bucket and containers of cut potatoes on floor in walk in cooler.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Flour dust buildup around base of floor mixer in bake shop.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen packs of bacon thawing in eye ring water in prep area.
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at front counter reading 0ppm chlorine. Manager remade to proper 100ppm chlorine.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 22, 2026 1:04 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 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.