RED FOX DINER
2041 NE 36 ST, Lighthouse Point FL 33064 · 954.783.7714
Last inspected Jan 15, 2026 · 6 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking observed on pooled whole eggs and liquid egg whites at cook line in kitchen. Operator time marked 7a to 11a.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jan 15, 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 →
Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee pulling their pants up at the cookline in the kitchen with gloved hands, then handling cleaned food utensils without first handwashing.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed soiled spoon in hand sink basin at cookline in kitchen.
Ceiling tiles missing in dry storage space.
Ceiling tiles soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance in dry storage space.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee personal book bag and sweater stored on shelf above seasonings and food prep sink in storage area.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Observed soiled dry wiping cloth stored on cutting bored opposite cookline in the kitchen.
Jul 22, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed bottle of peroxide stored on food storage rack next to coffee filters.
Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, or dust in dry storage area.
Ceiling tiles missing above food storage in dry storage area.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed in use tongs stored on soiled wiping cloth on oven door handle at cookline in kitchen. Operator removed.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. 1. Both two and three door reach in coolers opposite cookline in kitchen.
Jan 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking observed on pooled whole eggs and liquid egg whites at cook line in kitchen. Operator time marked 7a to 11a.
Ceiling tile missing. Observed ceiling tiles missing in dry storage space.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed utensils on stove top at cookline in utensil water 103F.
Tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed tape used to repair handle on top drawer of reach in cooler at cookline in kitchen.
Aug 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee crack two raw shell eggs, remove gloves, and then handle clean utensils without handwashing. Reviewed hand washing procedures with employee.
Ceiling tiles missing in dry storage room.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface, handle on two drawer reach in cooler beneath grill at cook line in kitchen.
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in dry storage room.
Dec 18, 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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Employee beverage container on a shelf above food prep table, stored with spices. Operator removed.
Sep 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine sanitizer bucket at the cookline exceeds 200ppm. Operator corrected to 100 ppm..
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fish in the cooler drawer under flat top grill in the kitchen, thawing in sealed package. Operator opened packages.
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.