HEALING HEARTS BIKUR CHOLIM
5720 JOHNSON ST, Hollywood FL 33021
Last inspected Aug 6, 2026 · 11 visits since August 2023
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JAN 26
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AUG 26
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5 inspections trending up, 19 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects found. 1. Observed one live, small flying insect landing on display case at sushi bar. 2. Observed one live, small flying insect landing on sushi rolling mat, at sushi bar. 3.Observed one live, small flying insect not landing in dining room.
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Inspection history
11 visits, newest first
Aug 6, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 2 high priority.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs, then grabbed clean bean sprouts and clean plate, without washing hands first. After manager educated employee on hand wash after cracking raw shell eggs, employee washed hands.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. TPHC-4 hours- sushi rice/ fried tempura Sushi rice, per employee time at 11:30 am. Employee placed time label.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic drainer and ice inside sink. Employee removed.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ manager on duty, Raul Ambat. 7 employees working in food preparation at the time of Inspection.
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Food stored on floor. Several containers of food on floor inside walk in cooler floor.
Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Several portioned cooked noodles left to room temperature on a tray in storage area. Employee placed inside walk in cooler.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bar area, employee removed.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. 3 packages of pork belly on standing water, employee removed from water and placed under cold running water.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wet cloth on prep tables in sushi station, employee removed.
Apr 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
1 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Employee came back from bathroom to cook line without washing hands. Employee was educated on washing hands, after instructed, employee washed hands.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary test strips.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Sushi station, glass of coffee wit on prep table, employee removed.
Food stored on floor. Container of cooking oil on floor in cook line, employee removed.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Cook line- flip top-Metallic cup inside cut raw shrimps, employee removed.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Bucket on prep table in cook line. Employee removed.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop inside mop sink, employee removed.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. -Soiled set cloth on top wash lemons and oranges in bar area, employee removed. - two soiled set cloths on prep table in sushi station, employee removed all.
Feb 13, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Course in progress for food manger.
Jan 22, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
0 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back entrance door- lower-left side and front side.
Food stored on floor. Cook line floor-two gallons of noodles. Storage area : -two gallons of soy sauce - two gallons of ginger. - one container of corn starch -one container of rice Employee removed all gallons and containers and stored on shelves.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Cook line flip top- plastic cup inside raw shrimps, employee removed.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sushi station- bucket on prep table in front of sushi display cooler. Employee removed and stored properly.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Expo station-spoons and forks, employee inverted.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Escolar packages behind thawing to ambient temperatures. Employee removed and placed under cold running water.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Prep table, employee removed.
Jul 18, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 17, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 4 high priority.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
4 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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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. Observed employee take boxes out to discard and returned to kitchen and handled clean dishes without washing hands. Educated employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands.
Live, small flying insects found. 1. Observed one live, small flying insect landing on display case at sushi bar. 2. Observed one live, small flying insect landing on sushi rolling mat, at sushi bar. 3.Observed one live, small flying insect not landing in dining room.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Créme brûlée (51F - Cold Holding) inside Atosta cooler at server station. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Créme brûlée (51F - Cold Holding) inside Atosta cooler at server station. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at handwashing sink in kitchen, at dish pit. Operator provided.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no time as a public health control procedures for establishment. Emailed time as public health control procedures to operator.
Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed thermometer in kitchen staying at 37 F during calibration, not reaching correct temperature.
Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard lining top of low boy cooler and shelf above low boy cooler, located across the dish machine in kitchen.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles in dish machine area soiled with accumulation of dust.
Food stored on floor. 1. Observed bucket of sushi ginger stored floor in walk in freezer. Employee removed from floor. 2. Observed chicken stored in container on floor of walk in cooler. Employee removed from floor.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up on walk in freezer door in kitchen.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed accumulation of dust on kitchen wall above walk in cooler door.
Jan 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1) Observed raw chicken breast stored above raw beef and sauces inside middle flip top cooler at cook line. Employee properly stored. 2) Observed raw chicken stored above unwashed lettuce inside walk in cooler. Employee properly stored. 3) Observed raw beef, not commercially packaged, stored above noodles, not commercially packaged, inside walk in freezer. Employee properly stored.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed inside of ice machine soiled with mold like substance, next to dry storage room.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drinking glass stored above flip top cooler cutting board at cook line. Employee removed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phones stored above flip top cooler cutting boards. Employees removed.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed handle in contact with ice inside ice machine at sushi station. Employee properly stored.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed unlabeled spray bottle containing cooking oil stored at cook line.
Jul 15, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
4 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, tomatoes cut approximately 5 hours prior to inspection. Stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut tomatoes (47F - Cold Holding) at cook line. Per operator, tomatoes cut approximately 5 hours prior to inspection. Stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Observed bean sprouts and cut cabbage stored at cook line without time mark. Per operator, foods put on time approximately 2.5 hours prior to inspection. Operator put time mark on foods.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Sushi bar// shrimp tempura (70F - Hot Holding). Per operator, food out of temperature for approximately 10 minutes. Operator put food in deep fryer to reheat to 165F for hot holding.
Mar 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. 1) Observed raw scallops stored over unwashed celery inside walk in cooler. Operator properly stored. 2) Observed raw beef stored over raw tuna inside walk in cooler. Operator properly stored.
Dec 19, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed no time mark on sushi rice at sushi bar. Per order, rice prepared at approximately 12:00pm. Operator put time mark on sushi rice.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed sponge and deli cup stored inside hand wash sink at sushi bar. Operator removed.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at sushi bar hand wash sink. Operator provided.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee glass of water stored on sushi bar. Educated employee on proper storage for personal food items. Employee removed.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand wash sign at sushi bar hand wash sink. Provided sign for operator.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth stored on cutting board at sushi bar.
Aug 28, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Recorded at 1841 CORDOVA RD, Fort Lauderdale — this licence has since moved.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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