RED LOBSTER #0029
5950 N FEDERAL HWY, Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 · 954-491-3030
Last inspected Oct 6, 2025 · 6 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided handout to operator.
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
1 case · $400
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2--2018021744 | Apr 20, 2018 | May 22, 2018 | $400 |
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water at cookline and prep area.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -Walk in cooler by walk in freezer door -Cookline by line box #2.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. -Prep area microwave door handle
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Bar; employee backpack stored on clean glassware -Prep area; employee beverage stored on prep table. Operator removed.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -Walk in cooler by walk in freezer door -Cookline by line box #2
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. -Cookline steam table rice lid broken
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. At wait station.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. -Server scratched head put on gloves and grabbed readily made dishes to serve. Reviewed proper hand washing with glove usage. Employee washed hands and put on new gloves.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -Wait station, operator replaced.
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. -Wait station, operator adjusted.
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair. -Cookline fry box lower reach in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. -Cook line employee left cookline area went to wait station came back to cook line and began food preparation. Reviewed proper handwashing and glove usage,employee then washed hands and changed gloves.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. -Dining area; Approximately 5 ceiling tiles soiled from water damage.
Water draining onto floor surface. -Cookline area lobster crockpot; pipe not fully connected to drainage.
Water leaking from faucet. -Prep area; triple sink faucet.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided handout to operator.
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in salt. Operator removed.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour, fish batter.
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