RUTHS CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

2525 N FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1610710. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-18 to 2026-04-08.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-04-08: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 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

1inspections 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
2026-04-08	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	1	1.25	2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils
2025-09-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.25	2 areas 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1	1.22	2 areas 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-10-14	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-08-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.22	1 area 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-02-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	2	1.26	3 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.26	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles

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.