KELLY'S LANDING
1305 SE 17 ST, Fort Lauderdale FL 33316 · 954.761.9670
Last inspected Apr 1, 2026 · 12 visits since December 2023
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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.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $160
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2017008558 | Feb 10, 2017 | Mar 14, 2017 | $160 |
Inspection history
12 visits, newest first
Apr 1, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic jar and knife inside, employee removed.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup inside bread crumbs, employee removed.
Food stored on floor. Box of cooking oil on floor by stairway. Employee removed.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Two doors reach in cooler, food spills and debris on bottom shelf.
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Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of plastic cups stored on upper level floor inside dry goods storage area. Employee removed.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop inside yellow bucket, employee removed.
Mar 23, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 20, 2026Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 9 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority4 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Gloved employee grabbed raw shrimps to breaded, after grabbed ready to eat fries, using same gloves. After manager instructed employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Steam Table- marinara sauce (96F - Hot Holding), per employee food hot held less than two hours. Observed sauce, stored on double panel. Employee reheated on stove to 167F and stored on single panel
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook line- clear bucket inside sink, employee removed.
Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Establishment offers eggs Benedict on weekends.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. December 15,2025
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Cook line.
Food stored on floor. Gallon of ketchup and mustard on floor in cook line area, employee removed and placed on shelf.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry wet mop inside yellow bucket, employee removed..
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Cook line floor, employee removed.
Oct 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards at flip top cooler contains deep cut marks
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on true reach in cooler right door
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed at back door
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled with food debris. Operator began cleaning
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket stored on ground. Operator elevated
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled in kitchen. Next to steam table
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator added solution chlorine tested 100ppm
May 15, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap beneath back kitchen entrance door.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed cooler door gaskets soiled with food debris at reach in coolers in front of kitchen entrance door.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
May 15, 2025Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator set up triple sink to wash, rinse, and sanitize dish ware.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed hand soaps stored above spices on dry storage shelf at top of the kitchen stairs. Operator removed.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap beneath back kitchen entrance door.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed cooler door gaskets soiled with food debris at reach in coolers in front of kitchen entrance door.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed sanitizer bucket stored on floor, under triple sink. Operator properly stored.
Dec 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef, not commercially packaged, stored on top of crab legs, not commercially packaged, inside chest freezer in back area of kitchen. Operator properly stored.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed plastic tub stored inside hand wash sink at cook line. Operator removed.
Food stored on floor. Observed frying oil carton stored on floor at cook line. Operator properly stored.
Aug 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wiping cloth sanitizer chlorine 200+ Ppm operator change solution recheck 100
Spray bottle containing toxic sanitizer substance not labeled. Operator labeled
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ac vent over dishwasher area soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on true reach in freezer.
Food stored on floor. Observed one plastic container of frying oil stored on floor on cook line. Operator elevated
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Operator cleaned
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed open bottle of Gatorade in single door true reach in freezer.
Jun 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface on can opener, soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Operator removed, cleaned and sanitized.
Exterior kitchen door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Food stored on floor. Observed bag of pot stored on walk-in cooler floor. Operator relocated to shelf.
Apr 15, 2024Inspection 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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Shells of clams shucked onsite used to serve food more than once. Per operator, clam shells are shucked onsite, cleaned and sanitized in dish machine, and then used to served stuffed clams.
Feb 12, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 13, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 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 shrimp, commercially packaged, stored above ice cream, not commercially packaged, inside reach in freezer in front of Dishmachine. Operator properly stored.
Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm) at cook line. Cook remade and corrected to 100ppm.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Food stored on floor. Observed oil carton stored on floor at cook line. Operator properly stored.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed at cook line. Operator properly stored.
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.