WHALES RIB (THE)

2031 NE 2 ST, DEERFIELD BEACH, Broward County. DBPR licence 1610616. 7 inspection visits from 2024-04-23 to 2026-01-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-01-29: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic violations

1 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (5 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
2026-01-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.25	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-11-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	7	1.25	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.22	1 area 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2024-09-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.22	2 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-05-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.26	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-04-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.26	2 areas 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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.