LEMONGRASS HOT POT
5450 SOUTH STATE ROAD 7, Hollywood FL 33314 · 954-533-3599
Last inspected Feb 4, 2026 · 6 visits since July 2023
5 inspections trending down, 13 points off where it started.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the buffet line, pig brains (55F - Cold Holding). The item has been on the line less than 30 minutes. The operator turned down the temperature of the unit to chill and cold hold.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw frog legs stored above unwashed mushrooms in 6 door stainless reach in cooler. Operator organized
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Operator unable to provide at time of inspection
Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Observed throughout prep area. Operator removed and discarded
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed rice scoop in standing water of 75F. Operator removed, discarded water, cleaned and sanitized utensils
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw shell eggs stored over guava fruit. The eggs were moved.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the buffet line, pig brains (55F - Cold Holding). The item has been on the line less than 30 minutes. The operator turned down the temperature of the unit to chill and cold hold.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. At the ice machine, the ice scoop was stored in a soiled plastic container. The managers swapped out the container and scoop.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, the raw clams were stored over the cooked fish paste. The clams were moved down
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in ware washing area. Operator provided
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Operator labelled bleach
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on top case of soup powder. Operator moved jackets
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Containers of ice cream on floor in walk in freezer. Operator elevated
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in water at 87F next to rice warmer in kitchen, operator discarded water. Utensils in water at 180F during inspection.
Shelf under prep table with rust that has pitted the surface prep sink in kitchen.
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.