LA COSTA RESTAURANT

1855 S STATE RD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1621528. 13 inspection visits from 2024-02-21 to 2026-10-07.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-10-07: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

5 of 9routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-10-01)

2inspections 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
2026-10-07	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.48	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-06-26	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.25	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-02-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	0	1.25	3 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-02	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	2	0		2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	7	4	5	1.25	11 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-05-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-05-01	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	7	1.22	6 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 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 (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-02-06	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	3		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-01-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	0	1.22	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-10-31	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	3	1.22	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2)
2024-08-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	3		6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	2	1.26	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
2024-02-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	3	1.26	3 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated

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.