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COLD STONE CREAMERY

1501 SE 17 ST STE F, Fort Lauderdale FL 33316 · 954.847.2006

Last inspected Jul 16, 2026 · 5 visits since February 2024

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats6
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA1621804
Grade history
FEB 24
JUL 24
SEP 25
JUL 26
— STEADY

4 inspections within 11 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator paid during inspection, confirmation number: 236052028.
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site
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Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Jul 16, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Not available on site.
Basic/50-09-4
Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler-Two boxes of chocolate ice cream on floor.. Walk in freezer- one box of frozen bakery products. Employee placed on shelves.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Ice cream scoops. Employee turned up velocity.
Basic/10-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Two doors reach in freezer - ice cream cookies and ice cream tacos without any description.
Basic/02D-03-4
Sep 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined. See stop sale. Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened bottle of commercially processed milk stored without date marking. Operator unsure when milk was opened. Operator discarded. Stop sale.
High priority/01B-17-5
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened bottle of commercially processed milk stored without date marking. Operator unsure when milk was opened. Operator discarded. Stop sale.
Intermediate/02C-03-5
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed cups stored inside marshmallow bin and cake mix bin inside walk in cooler. Operator removed.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Food stored on floor. Observed container of ice cream stored on floor inside walk in freezer. Operator properly stored.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Sep 11, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Intermediate/53B-01-5/Warning/Return visit Sep 11, 2024 · No proof of required state approved employee training. Admin Complaint
Jul 12, 2024Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.

0 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no quaternary sanitizer test strips to test sanitizer.
Intermediate/16-37-1
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Intermediate/53B-01-5/Warning
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no hand soap at hand wash sink next to ice machine. Operator provided.
Intermediate/31B-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop stored inside ice machine, handle in contact with ice. Operator properly stored.
Basic/10-08-5/Corrected On-Site
Feb 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator paid during inspection, confirmation number: 236052028.
High priority/50-17-3/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils in standing water 72° F, manager turned on dipper well.
Basic/10-07-4/Corrected On-Site

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.