RIO GRANDE CHURRASCARIA

1655 -1657 SOUTH 21ST AVE, HOLLYWOOD, Broward County. DBPR licence 1623585. 11 inspection visits from 2024-04-16 to 2026-06-15.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-06-15: complaint inspection, 4 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 2 basic violations

3 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

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
2026-06-15	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	3	2		6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3)
2026-03-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	1	1.25	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-09-19	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	5		7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	6	8	1.25	10 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x3) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-03-27	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	4	1.22	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x4) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-01-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	4	6	1.22	7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2024-06-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1	1.26	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-06-18	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-17	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	1		2 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	7	2	1.26	10 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 11 Personnel with infections restricted 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)

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.