EIGHTIES CAFE
6237 N FEDERAL HWY, Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 · 954-395-8905
Last inspected Aug 14, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2024
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5 inspections, swinging between A and C. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. -Employee worked cashier with bare hands, put on gloves and began working on customers food order. Reviewed properly glove usage with operator. Employee washed hands and put on new gloves.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Aug 14, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Oct 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Tray of frozen raw salmon not in original packaging stored on top of original box of cheesecake, operator stored properly.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (53-61F - Cold Holding) per operator held in unit less than 4 hrs observed over stacked, operator portioned and stored excess in reach in cooler to quick chill.
Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm), operator remade solution Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm)
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in prep room reach in cooler opened Saturday 10-11-2025 no date marking. Operator date marked.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee water stored on shelf over prep table, operator stored properly.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Operator stored properly.
Jul 23, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -ware washing chlorine and detergent stored on food prep table next to flour used for dough. Operator removed and stored properly.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Cookline utensils in water 89F operator removed and stored dry.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning.
May 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority4 Intermediate1 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. -Employee worked cashier with bare hands, put on gloves and began working on customers food order. Reviewed properly glove usage with operator. Employee washed hands and put on new gloves.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Cookline; hand washing sink used as dump sink, grease and fried chicken pieces in sink as evidence.
No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink at Cookline and prep area. Operator provided.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Employee reviewed and signed at time of inspection.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Cooked rice scoops in water 73F, operator stored dry.
Nov 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. -Front counter; Condiment storage rack, observed Dressing packets swollen.
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.