LA COSTA MEXICAN LATIN CUISINE
7210 W MCNAB RD, N Lauderdale FL 33068 · 954-605-3953
Last inspected Mar 5, 2026 · 4 visits since May 2025
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4 inspections within 15 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. At kitchen glass door reach in cooler, Housemade salsa, coconut rice, cooked ribs, at walk in cooler, Chicken stock, Burria sauce dated 9/27-10/1, exceeding 7 days from preparation. See stop sale.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Mar 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed in walk in cooler, raw chicken stored over unwashed onions. Operator removed chicken to lover shelf during the inspection.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand wash sink next to triple sink in kitchen. Operator provided during the inspection.
Food stored on floor. Observed container of peas on floor in dry storage area. Operator elevated during the inspection.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sink at bar.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters at cook line soiled with grease.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed standing water in reach in low boy cooler at cook line.
Oct 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. At kitchen glass door reach in cooler, Housemade salsa, coconut rice, cooked ribs, at walk in cooler, Chicken stock, Burria sauce dated 9/27-10/1, exceeding 7 days from preparation. See stop sale.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At cook line low boy freezer, Raw fish stored over vegetables in reach in freezer Raw sausage stored above plantains in freezer not all commercially packaged. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator stored correctly.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chemical test kit for chlorine sanitizer.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At kitchen prep table, employee cell phone on table where food is being prepared. Operator removed phone.
Jun 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No soap provided at handwash sink. At handwashing station next to triple sink. Operator placed soap at hand wash sinks
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Women's bathroom does not have a covered trash can. operator placed closed lid on trash
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In back storage area handle buried in bulk container of flour. Operator fixed
May 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In kitchen, service area,men's and women's restroom. At the bar
No soap provided at handwash sink. In kitchen, service area,bar
Spray bottle containing toxic disinfectant substance not labeled.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. All cold holding units. Operator placed in coolers
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In kitchen,service area, men's stall,women's restroom,bar
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.