GARNI (PASTRY SHOP) & IN ROOM DINING (MAIN KITCHEN)
2301 SE 17 ST, Fort Lauderdale FL 33316 · 305-789-2763
Last inspected Mar 4, 2026 · 4 visits since December 2024
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. License expired 12-01-2025. Operator renewed license during inspection.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Mar 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing a black watch, after manager instructed, employee removed.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle inside container of flour and sugar, employee removed both.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooking utensils (water temperature80-112F)- employee pl aced on hot water temperature (135F).
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Several bags of cream mixers, being defrost in standing water, employee placed on cold running water.
Dec 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. License expired 12-01-2025. Operator renewed license during inspection.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw salmon stored above cut fruit inside two door cooler at pantry station. Operator properly stored.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed flip top cooler// diced tomatoes (49F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 20 minutes. Operator put food in blast chiller to quick chill.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sausage links (120F - Hot Holding) at breakfast buffet. Per operator, food out of temperature for approximately two hours. Operator removed food to reheat to 165F for hot holding.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no hand soap at breakfast buffet hand wash sink. Operator provided.
Jan 3, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedLicensing Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Ceiling tile missing. 1) Observed missing ceiling tile in front of door inside pastry shop. 2) Observed missing ceiling tile in front of dairy cooler, in main kitchen.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tile soiled in front of protein walk in cooler, in main kitchen.
Dec 27, 2024Warning IssuedLicensing Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw fish, not commercially packaged, stored above veal stock, not commercially packaged, inside walk in freezer in main kitchen. Cook properly stored.
Temporary interruption Observed no water at any of the sinks at main kitchen bar.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl stored inside brown sugar bin in pastry shop. Operator removed.
Ceiling tile missing. 1) Observed missing ceiling tile in front of door inside pastry shop. 2) Observed missing ceiling tile in front of dairy cooler, in main kitchen.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tile soiled in front of protein walk in cooler, in main kitchen.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee cup stored above prep table in pastry shop. Employee 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.