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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES

1500 W COMMERCIAL BLVD, Fort Lauderdale FL 33309 · 954.772.3032

Last inspected Oct 31, 2025 · 6 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats55
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA1622426
Grade history
FEB 24
SEP 24
NOV 24
JUL 25
OCT 25
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed omelette (125-149F - Hot Holding) per employee held out of temperature less than 30 minutes. Employee reheated in oven.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Oct 31, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed omelette (125-149F - Hot Holding) per employee held out of temperature less than 30 minutes. Employee reheated in oven.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed grease pan stored opinion handwashing sink washing. Employee removed.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Could not locate
Intermediate/05-08-4
Jul 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter chips (60F - Cold Holding) buffet line out at room temperature. Per operator held out of temperature less than 1 hour.not portion or prep today. Operator placed in reach in cooler fr quick chill.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Grease pan stored in handwashing sink. Employee removed.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Nov 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed tongs and dirty pans stored in hand washing sink. Employee removed.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Observed apples on buffet line not wrapped.
Intermediate/08B-15-4
Sep 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw bacon over RTE hard boiled eggs in reach in cooler. Operator placed hard boiled eggs on upper shelf.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site
Feb 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. As per operator no sanitizer test kit available.
Intermediate/16-37-1

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.