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RED LOBSTER #0029

5950 N FEDERAL HWY, Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 · 954-491-3030

Last inspected Oct 6, 2025 · 6 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats258
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA1600687
Grade history
FEB 24
OCT 24
MAR 25
JUL 25
OCT 25
— STEADY

5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $400

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
2--2018021744Apr 20, 2018May 22, 2018$400

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Oct 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4/Repeat Violation
Floor area(s) covered with standing water at cookline and prep area.
Basic/36-22-4
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -Walk in cooler by walk in freezer door -Cookline by line box #2.
Basic/36-17-5/Repeat Violation
Jul 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. -Prep area microwave door handle
Basic/23-24-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
Basic/14-09-4
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.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. -Walk in cooler by walk in freezer door -Cookline by line box #2
Basic/36-17-5
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. -Cookline steam table rice lid broken
Basic/14-38-4
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. At wait station.
Basic/10-03-4/Repeat Violation
Mar 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
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.
High priority/12A-07-5/Corrective Action Taken
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -Wait station, operator replaced.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. -Wait station, operator adjusted.
Basic/10-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair. -Cookline fry box lower reach in cooler.
Basic/14-36-5
Oct 7, 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
Show 4 findings ▾
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.
High priority/12A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. -Dining area; Approximately 5 ceiling tiles soiled from water damage.
Basic/36-32-5
Water draining onto floor surface. -Cookline area lobster crockpot; pipe not fully connected to drainage.
Basic/29-03-4
Water leaking from faucet. -Prep area; triple sink faucet.
Basic/29-11-4
Feb 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 23, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
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.
Intermediate/11-27-4/Corrected On-Site
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
Intermediate/16-62-1/Repeat Violation
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in salt. Operator removed.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour, fish batter.
Basic/02D-01-5/Repeat Violation

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.