LA ARTESANAL ICE CREAM & POPS INC
3640 N ANDREWS AVE, Oakland Park FL 33309 · 954-498-9732
Last inspected Sep 3, 2025 · 3 visits since July 2023
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3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee bare handle Oreo cookies. Employee placed on gloves.
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Sep 3, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 10 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee bare handle Oreo cookies. Employee placed on gloves.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed plastic single serve spoon stored in hand washing sink at front counter employee removed
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Had inferred thermometer.
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. 2 employees employed less than 60 days email form
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Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Door is not tight fitting
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup inside two freezer chests
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in contact with parm cheese in flip top cooler. Employee removed
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Observed at front counter a container of single serve spoons with the lid open. Employee closed lid
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed flip to cooler cutting board Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses..
Oct 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips.
Spray bottle containing toxic bleach substance not labeled. Operator labeled.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle in contact with granulated sugar.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop wet nesting inside mop bucket.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed granulated sugar removed from original container not identified by common name.
Jul 27, 2023Inspection 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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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Main kitchen- observed ice buildup in deep freezer.
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.