MAI KAI RESTAURANT
3599 N FEDERAL HWY, Oakland Park FL 33308
Last inspected Feb 25, 2026 · 5 visits since January 2025
5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Walk in cooler - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw duck stored over raw beef. Operator stored all items properly.
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Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $600
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2017038108 | Jul 18, 2017 | Aug 17, 2017 | $400 |
| 2--2017020573 | Mar 30, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | $200 |
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Walk in cooler - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw duck stored over raw beef. Operator stored all items properly.
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. 4 employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator.A
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer - unit by food truck.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored on top of visibly soiled machine. Operator stored properly.
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Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Prep flip top.
Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Right bar soda gun.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun nozzles at exterior bar and Molokai Bar.
Accumulation of mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At Molokai Bar cookline
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside by ice machine.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable at cook line.
Exterior door has a gap at the 2 threshold that opens to the outside in kitchen.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Bar 2 soda gun nozzles, operator began cleaning and sanitizing.
No chlorine chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Accumulation of blackmold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable at cook line.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses at cook line. Operator removed.
Single-service articles improperly stored. -Walk in paper goods storage room.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. - Employee picked up silverware from floor then proceeded to put on gloves to handle ready to eat food orders, reviewed proper hand washing with operator, employee washed hands and put on new gloves.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Back Bar; quart container stored in hand washing sink, operator removed.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
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.