EFFE CAFE INC
10295 STIRLING RD, Cooper City FL 33328 · 954-383-2688
Last inspected Nov 14, 2025 · 6 visits since November 2023
APR 24
OCT 24
FEB 25
JUL 25
NOV 25
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12-1-24. Operator renewed and provided new current license during inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Nov 14, 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
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in spray bottle by kitchen hand sink. Manager labeled as degreaser.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tongs in standing water (79F) by oven. Employee dumped water.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored head down in mop bucket.
Jul 29, 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
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Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee bottle of water in Turbo Air cooler r front counter.
Feb 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 12-1-24. Operator renewed and provided new current license during inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter DISPLAY CASE - house baked bread with vegetables (73F - Hot Holding). Per manager prepared and displayed from 7:30am. Recommended using Time as Public Health Control for new baked bread/pizza items. Form provided, filled out, and time mark added to 11:30am.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer bucket reading greater than 200ppm chlorine. Employee remade to proper 100ppm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Red cutting board by triple sink grooved and heavily discolored with mold like buildup in grooves.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Lox toast (new menu item) on menu board not marked for being raw/undercooked item. Manager marked menu board during inspection.
Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. No consumer advisory for new raw/undercooked menu item. Advisory printed and posted by manager.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Red cutting board by triple sink grooved and discolored.
Oct 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Container of lemon juice being thawed in hand sink. Employee removed juice from hand sink to prep sink.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Individual containers of pork and chicken in 3 door cooler at front counter missing labels. Per manager thawed 1 day.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 1) Squeeze bottle of oil at front counter not labeled. 2) Container of sugar above espresso machine not labeled. Manager labeled both containers.
Apr 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation in cook line.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation in cook line.
Old labels stuck to food container after cleaning in storage area. Operator removed old label
Working containers of food(oil) removed from original container not identified by common name in cook line. Operator labeled squeeze bottle with oil.
Nov 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored over burrito wrap inside walk in cooler. Operator moved raw shelled eggs to another cooler and stored correctly.
Raw beef stored over guava lemonade drinks inside walk in cooler. Operator moved raw beef and stored correctly.
Raw chicken stored over or with unwashed produce inside walk in cooler. Operator moved raw chicken to lower shelf and stored correctly.
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. Emailed procedure to manager.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Empty Sanitizer bucket inside hand wash sink in kitchen. Operator removed
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Kimchee made in- house 4 days ago without date marking in reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator date marked
Working containers of food ( oil)removed from original container not identified by common name in cook line. Operator labelled oil.
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.