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CHOW TIME GRILL & BUFFET

12375 PEMBROKE RD, PEMBROKE PINES, Broward County. DBPR licence 1620225. 13 inspection visits from 2023-08-28 to 2026-09-04.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-09-04: complaint inspection, 2 high-priority, 7 intermediate, 5 basic violations
4 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (0 had none)
1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-11-03)
6inspections 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.
DateVisitResultHighInter.BasicCounty avgWhat was cited
2026-09-04 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
275
11 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-05-20 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
124
7 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils 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
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-04 Complaint follow-up Allowed to reopen
DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied
001
1 area
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-11-03 Complaint inspection Emergency closure recommended
DBPR: Emergency order recommended
3310
11 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-09-30 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
517 1.25
10 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 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 (x2)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2025-05-01 Complaint inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
316
7 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-03 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
318
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (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 (x2)
  • 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-11-21 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
3310 1.22
9 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2024-07-23 Routine inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
2110 1.22
10 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-01-24 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
001
1 area
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-01-23 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
6210 1.26
9 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2)
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x4)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-29 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
005
4 areas
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2023-08-28 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
6219
14 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x3)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x6)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.