VITOLO
551 N FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33304
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 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. Employee cutting basil for garnish with bare hands. Reviewed proper procedures for no bare hand contact with ready to eat food. Employee washed hands and put in gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Cookline drawers – raw chicken stored over raw veal. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 7
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Caesar dressing with raw shell eggs. Reviewed proper menu updating with operator. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary and chlorine. **Warning**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Expo hand sink, bar hand sink and hand sink in prep room next to bar. Operator replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-14-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – bar area added. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Bar area, dining area and prep room next to bar not on current plans. Area was previously licensed under 1623691. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar area. Operator replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 2
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dish area. Operator posted. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler and reach in freezer – prep room next to bar. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 1:09 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.