EL MAR CAFE

4405 EL MAR DRIVE, LAUDER BY THE SEA, Broward County. DBPR licence 1600863. 9 inspection visits from 2024-02-12 to 2026-09-16.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-16: licensing inspection, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-09-16	Licensing inspection	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2026-07-16	Licensing inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	0		3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-09-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	5	1.25	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-07-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.25	4 areas 01 Approved source 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2024-12-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	1	1.22	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.22	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2024-05-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	1	1.26	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 07 Unwrapped or potentially hazardous food not re-served 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
2024-02-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-02-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	2	1.26	5 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 52 False/misleading statements published or advertised relating to food/beverage

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.