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
4 inspections within 11 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator paid during inspection, confirmation number: 236052028.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Not available on site.
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.
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.
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.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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.
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.
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.
Food stored on floor. Observed container of ice cream stored on floor inside walk in freezer. Operator properly stored.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded.
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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.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded.
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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.
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.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no hand soap at hand wash sink next to ice machine. Operator provided.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop stored inside ice machine, handle in contact with ice. Operator properly stored.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator paid during inspection, confirmation number: 236052028.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils in standing water 72° F, manager turned on dipper well.
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.