DUMPLING PANDA FTL
1824 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale FL 33316
Last inspected Jun 18, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Later emailed to operator.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jun 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee serving tables and collecting soiled dishes, went inside walk in cooler, without washing hands first, after manager instructed, employee washed hands.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked rice -54 ( - Cold Holding), per employee rice taken from refrigerator and left at room temperature, less than 4 hours. Employee placed back food inside walk in cooler for a quick chill.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Later emailed to operator.
No soap provided at handwash sink. At serving station, employee provided.
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Temporary interruption - no alternative supply of water provided. In the middle of inspection, water was interrupted, manager stopped taking orders, water came back after 20 minutes.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Cook line- two under shelves tables with substantial build up of grease and old food residues -middle hood filters along cook line. -fabric curtain- dividing front counter and rear kitchen with substantial build up of grease, black like substance and soil.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Inside yellow bucket, employee removed.
Feb 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate9 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.two plastic containers inside container of sugar, and controversy fry butter mix, employee removed both.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee powder protein and two packages of chewing gum, on top of lower cooler. Employee removed.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Wet floor in cook line- below Woke station.
Food stored on floor. -Next to reach in cooler, two boxes of cooking oil, employee placed on shelf. -walk in freezer- 4 bags of chicken filling on floor. Employee removed all items and stored on shelves.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle touching flour, employee removed.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Cook line- wet cloth under white cutting board, employee removed.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Hood filters, left side of cook line- substantial build up of grease
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Two units on top of prep tables, employee removed.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop inside yellow bucket, employee removed.
Dec 2, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored above shredded carrots inside dukers cooler, in kitchen. Operator properly stored.
Accumulation of mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed pink mold-like substance inside ice machine, in kitchen.
Food stored on floor. Observed cartons of frying oil stored on floor in kitchen. Operator properly stored.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand wash sign at front counter hand wash sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed counter top oven exterior soiled with grease and food debris.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed cases of single service food containers stored on floor, in kitchen.
Oct 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Metal stem-type thermometer soiled. Observed probe thermometer soiled with food debris.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed flip top cooler// bean sprouts (62F - Cold Holding); fish cake (53F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, foods not prepped or portioned today; foods out of temperature for approximately 3 hours. Operator put foods inside reach in cooler to quick chill.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed boba pearls (73F - Hot Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food out of temperature for approximately 3 hours. Recommended using time as a public health control. Provided operator with time as a public health control procedures. Educated employee on proper reheating for hot holding.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Lysol spray bottles stored on shelf above oven at cook line. Employee removed.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at kitchen hand wash sink. Employee provided.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled spray bottle containing unknown pink solution stored at cook line. Per employee, spray bottle contains sanitizer. Employee labeled spray bottle.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed accumulation of black and pink mold like substance inside kitchen ice machine.
Food stored on floor. Observed cartons of oil stored on floor in kitchen.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of cook line oven soiled with food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed table top fan, stored above beverage display cooler, soiled with dust.
Jan 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 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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In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed knives stored between flip top coolers at cook line. Operator removed.
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.