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COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER TAMPA

470 ANSIN BLVD STE D-E, Hallandale FL 33009 · 8133339163

Last inspected Feb 21, 2026 · 5 visits since July 2024

Licence typeMobile Food Vehicle
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceMFD1653764
Grade history
JUL 24
FEB 25
FEB 25
OCT 25
FEB 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Grill top bun butter spinner Real butter 126 hot holding Employee put back on grill - New temp 169
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site
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Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

Feb 21, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on lift top reach-in cooler to the left of the vertical reach-in cooler.
Basic/14-09-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with an accumulation of grease.
Basic/23-03-4
Oct 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Single service in front of hand wash sink.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Beside single service
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Basic/36-73-4
Feb 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 11 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp in open bag over top bags of French fries in reach in freezer next to deli cooler. Employee moved.
High priority/08A-02-6/Corrected On-Site
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. During inspection observed employee preparation lobster change gloves with no hand wash. Instructed to wash hands. Will email Risk Factors-DBPR form HR 5022-089
High priority/12A-09-4
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Grill top bun butter spinner Real butter 126 hot holding Employee put back on grill - New temp 169
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards soiled
Intermediate/22-02-4
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Roll of paper towel inside hand wash sink.
Intermediate/31A-09-4
Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.
Intermediate/05-10-4
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Basic/50-09-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
Basic/50-03-4
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
Basic/50-04-4
Single-service articles improperly stored. Bags and forks stored on fllor
Basic/25-05-4
Feb 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Food stored on floor. Box of chips on the floor operator removed from the floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Jul 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

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.