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1781 N UNIVERSITY DR, PLANTATION, Broward County. DBPR licence 1612485. 13 inspection visits from 2024-01-29 to 2026-09-10.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-10: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

4inspections 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
2026-09-10	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3		3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2026-08-10	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	0	2	1.48	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-01-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.25	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-11-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	2	1.25	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-04-21	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-18	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	2		4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2025-03-10	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	2		5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-12-06	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-04	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	4		6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-10-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	3	1.22	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-04-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.26	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
2024-02-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-01-29	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	2	1.26	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.