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CHOW TIME GRILL AND BUFFET

6997 W COMMERCIAL BLVD, TAMARAC, Broward County. DBPR licence 1624494. 16 inspection visits from 2023-07-21 to 2026-11-06.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-11-06: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations
2 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (0 had none)
0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023
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
2026-11-06 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2026-11-05 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
414
7 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
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
2026-09-22 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
5110
9 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x3)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2026-09-21 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
13318
16 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed (x2)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x4)
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x3)
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x4)
  • 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2026-05-19 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
635
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
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 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
2025-09-03 Licensing inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
201
2 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-04-10 Complaint follow-up Admin. Complaint Callback Complied 000
2025-04-10 Follow-up visit Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2025-04-09 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
711
7 areas
  • 01 Approved source (x2)
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
  • 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-03-06 Follow-up visit More time given
DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending
022
4 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-02-27 Routine inspection Warning: inspector to return
DBPR: Warning Issued
434 1.22
5 areas
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3)
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2)
  • 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2)
  • 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3)
  • 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-02-07 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
445
10 areas
  • 01 Approved source
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 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
  • 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
  • 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
  • 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-18 Complaint inspection Referred for possible fine
DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended
315
7 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 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
  • 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
2023-11-08 Routine inspection Passed, no follow-up needed
DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
214 1.26
6 areas
  • 08 Food protection, cross-contamination
  • 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
  • 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  • 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
  • 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
  • 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-09-19 Complaint follow-up Corrected at follow-up
DBPR: Call Back - Complied
000
2023-07-21 Complaint follow-up Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine
DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
311
4 areas
  • 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  • 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
  • 11 Personnel with infections restricted
  • 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.