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Licensee
Name: SEAFARERS CAFE BY BIG CHEF License Number: SEA1625973
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2026
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 1800 SE 32 ST
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33316

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 03/19/2026 Met Inspection Standards
During This Visit
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
22-20-5    Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Kitchen area, build up of pink like substance, employee cleaned and sanitized. Kitchen area, pink like substance, employee cleaned and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Handle touching flour, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-12-5    Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop on top of ice machine, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
03D-02-5    High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in Cooler- stewed beef (45-46F - heated Cooling) per manager cooling overnight. See stop sale.
01B-36-5    High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in Cooler- stewed beef (45-46F - heated Cooling) per manager cooling overnight. Stop Sale issue.
14-15-4    High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Panko breaded powder, inside grocery bag, employee removed and placed on food grade bag. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6    High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. potatoes (110F - Hot Holding), observed container on shelf about stove, per employee food hot held less than two hours. Operator reheated to (165F) **Corrected On-Site**
32-11-5    Intermediate - Lack of toilet tissue at each toilet. Women bathrooms-4 toilets without toilet tissue. Housekeeping employee replaced all toilet paper. **Corrected On-Site**
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