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Licensee
Name: BISTRO CREOLE RESTAURANT INC License Number: SEA1622536
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 12/01/2026
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 7316 SOUTHGATE BLVD
NORTH LAUDERDALE, FL 33068

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 10/27/2025 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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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
36-06-4    Basic - Cardboard used on floor as anti-slip measure not replaced every day or when heavily soiled, whichever comes first. At kitchen, cardboard on floor with raw meat stored on top soiled with drippings from raw meat.
36-36-4    Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing at kitchen above entrance door.
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Throughout kitchen prep area, storage tables, stove, approximately 10 dead roaches on floor.
12B-07-4    Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At kitchen, opened employee beverages stored on prep tables and shelves where food is stored or prepared. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout kitchen, floors soiled with drippings from raw meat, and food debris. **Repeat Violation**
08B-19-4    Basic - Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. At kitchen, Employee dropped raw meat on floor, then picked it up and put into refrigerator with other raw meat. Operator discarded raw meat. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. At kitchen, bags of Raw chicken, raw pork, raw turkey, sauces, piklis, stored on floor. Advised operator of proper storage. Operator moved items to refrigerator and onto shelf. At front counter, single service items, bottled drinks stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site**
06-06-5    Basic - Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. At kitchen, bags of raw pork, raw chicken slacking at room temperature, no longer frozen. Operator stated items held out of temperature approximately 1 hour.
08B-12-5    Basic - Stored food not covered. At kitchen underneath prep table, bag of rice stored uncovered.
36-27-5    Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. At kitchen behind steam tables, walls soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
12A-13-4    High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At kitchen, Employee handled raw food, then began preparing plates without washing hands. Advised operator of proper hand washing.
12A-25-4    High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped sweat from her face, then put on gloves without washing hands. Advised operator op proper hand washing.
08A-17-6    High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At kitchen double door reach in freezer, raw chicken stored over raw pork. Advised operator of proper storage.
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One live roach crawling on floor near entrance door to kitchen.
03A-02-5    High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At kitchen, raw chicken (64F - Cold Holding); raw pork (77F - Cold Holding), cut lettuce (84F - Cold Holding) not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held out of temperature approximately 1 hour. Advised operator of cold holding parameters. Operator placed items into reach in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6    High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At kitchen prep table, cooked pork (70F - Hot Holding); gravy (84F - Hot Holding); cooked turkey (68F - Hot Holding);. Operator stated items held out of temperature approximately 1 hour. Advised operator to reheat items to 165F.
02D-12-1    Intermediate - Juice packaged in the establishment that has not been specifically processed to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the presence of pathogens not bearing a warning label. At front counter reach in beverage cooler, juices without warning label. Advised operator of proper labeling of juices.
16-37-1    Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At kitchen, designated hand sink, no paper towels. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
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