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LA QUINTA CORAL SPRINGS

3100 N UNIVERSITY DR, Coral Springs FL 33065 · 954-344-2200

Last inspected Aug 22, 2025 · 4 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats23
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA1620122
Grade history
OCT 23
OCT 24
AUG 25
▼ IMPROVING

3 inspections trending up, 28 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In buffet MINI FRIDGE - yogurt (52F - Cold Holding); individual butters (48F - Cold Holding); individual cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding). Per employee out of temperature more than 4 hrs. and items not pulled, prepared, or portioned today.
High priority/01B-02-5/Warning
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Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

Aug 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee thermos stored in kitchen hand sink. Employee removed thermos.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 21, 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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Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Coffee filters in kitchen uncovered. Operator covered
Basic/25-06-4/Corrected On-Site
Oct 13, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 12, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 6 recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In buffet MINI FRIDGE - yogurt (52F - Cold Holding); individual butters (48F - Cold Holding); individual cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding). Per employee out of temperature more than 4 hrs. and items not pulled, prepared, or portioned today.
High priority/01B-02-5/Warning
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In buffet MINI FRIDGE - yogurt (52F - Cold Holding); individual butters (48F - Cold Holding); individual cream cheese (46F - Cold Holding). Per employee out of temperature more than 4 hrs. and items not pulled, prepared, or portioned today. See stop sale. Do not use unit until temperature can be maintained at 41F or below.
High priority/03A-02-5/Warning
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit.
Intermediate/16-37-1/Warning
No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Intermediate/05-08-4/Warning
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in bottle under triple sink. Employee labeled as cleaner.
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site/Warning
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Mini fridge at buffet missing ambient thermometer.
Basic/05-09-4

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.