CARROT EXPRESS
14538 SW 5TH ST, Pembroke Pines FL 33027 · 718568-4239
Last inspected Apr 15, 2026 · 12 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area.Observed two flying insects flying around cage of cleaning supplies, under triple sink, outside of kitchen, no food contact. Employee killed insects, begins to clean and sanitize area.
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Inspection history
12 visits, newest first
Apr 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table next to juice blender. Employee removed.
Oct 28, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Equipment in poor repair. 1) Salad station-Broken flip top cover in cook line.
Oct 27, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. After 3rd. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm).
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. lentil soup (121-130F - Cold Holding), per employee soup hot held less than two hours, employee reheated on stove to 168F.
Equipment in poor repair. 1) Salad station-Broken flip top cover in cook line.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Salad station prep table, employee removed.
Jul 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Observed 4 employees engaged in food prep during inspection, certified food manager not present. Educated person in charge on food manager requirements for establishment.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand wash sinks next to lowboy cooler, in kitchen, and next to triple sink. Operator provided.
Jan 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Bottle of water, inside reach in freezer, manager removed.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Inside yellow bucket, employee removed.
Nov 15, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. After 3rd. Attempt, Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm),
Nov 5, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. After 3rd. Attempt, Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm),
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Next to triple sink, two measure spoons inside sink, employee removed.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Front counter- prep sink, bottle containing Clorox, employee labeled.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone between 2 pots of cooking rice and quinoa. Employee removed
Jul 10, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 3, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded.
0 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. -Front counter-juice station- AC drains inside sink, unable to use hand wash sink. -cook line- AC drains inside hand wash sink.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ unable to provided proof of manager certificate, 5 employees working in food preparation at the time of Inspection.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Next to triple sink, Employee provided.
Employee beverage container in ice machine/ice bin. 3 water bottles inside reach in freezer, employee placed bottles on separate container.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Front counter, forks and spoons not inverted, employee inverted
Nov 1, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Walk in cooler - dripping water on shelf and food containers, Employee placed empty bucket and removed containers of food.
Aug 11, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Aug 4, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 5 high priority.
5 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm).
Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Front counter - employee touched pants, then proceed to cut a carrot cake for a customer, without changing gloves or washing hands.After instructed employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new gloves.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area.Observed two flying insects flying around cage of cleaning supplies, under triple sink, outside of kitchen, no food contact. Employee killed insects, begins to clean and sanitize area.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee working on prep station, clean gloves on a soiled wiping cloths. Manager instructed employee to changed gloves, when dirty.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Middle salad station; cooked quinoa (48F - Cold Holding); crab salad (45F - Cold Holding); corn salad (47F - Cold Holding), per operator food stored two hours ago, and don't last for 3 hours, not prep or portioned today. Ice added for a quick chill. Advised operator to place food on TPHC, since flip top needs to be open in order to prep sandwich and salads in lunch time.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.n chlorine sanitizer testing strips
Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed employee constantly cleaning in use knife on a wiping cloth tide to her apron. After manager instructed, employee removed cloth, and placed knife to be wash.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse on shelf of to go containers in front counter, employee removed.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop seating on cardboard box, employee removed to be clean and sanitized
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.