DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

EL VEZ - W FORT LAUDERDALE

With 6 inspections documented, EL VEZ - W FORT LAUDERDALE maintains a 2.9/5 food safety rating in FORT LAUDERDALE. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

401 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Broward County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/18/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13522610

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/17/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10917811

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup no handle in shredded cheese. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Walk in cooler- Mahi Mahi thawing in reduced oxygen packaging . Fish held in unit overnight, ( 39 F) .Manager opened packages. Warning
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee's two water bottles stored on prep table at cook line. Employee removed bottles. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking from water bottle at prep table at cook line. Manager advised employee to drink beverage away from prep area. Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on walk in freezer door and on area directly under circulating fans. Warning
  • 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Cheese Enchiladas (46F - Heated Cooling)12:06 pm since 8:00 am to 52 F at 12:58 pm. At this rate proper cooling will not occur and operator placed in blast chiller for quick chill. Warning
  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered cook line and began preparing food without washing hands. Proper handwashing was reviewed with employee and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-05-4:High Priority - Employee drank from plastic water bottle and then handled clean grill utensils, without washing hands. Reviewed proper handwashing with employee and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer- Raw shell eggs stored over cooked potatoes . Manager stored properly. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top # 2 // Cooked peppers (47F - Cold Holding); Feta cheese (47F - Cold Holding). Cooked onions (47F - Cold Holding); Pico de Gallo (48-50F - Cold Holding) in double pan. Shredded cheese (48F) double pan. Per operator items placed in unit approximately 2 hours ago. No items prepped or portioned today. Manager moved to walk in cooler to quick chill. FLIP TOP # 3 - Cheese -( 45F - Cold Holding), Cut cabbage (45F -Cold Holding). Cooked Corn on the cob ( 43F - Cold Holding). Per operator items placed in unit approximately 2 hours ago. No items prepped or portioned today. Manager moved to walk in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 02B-02-5:Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Avocado toast with soft boiled egg on menu has no asterisk stating consumer advisory. Reviewed menu with manager. Warning

Inspection Date: 2/25/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10781267

  • 02D-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Grab and go - cut watermelon - only has packaged date on containers. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-25: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 29-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. All bar soda guns. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-25: Observed same. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 2/17/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8898068

  • 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Grab and go - cut watermelon - only has packaged date on containers. Warning
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Walk in freezer - chicken stored uncovered. Operator stated it would be removed. Warning
  • 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. All bar soda guns. Warning
  • 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher - main (Temperature 155F). Operator cleaned spray arms - next run 153F. Operator set up triple sink sanitizing. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 12A-05-4:High Priority - Prep area Employee drank, changed gloves and then engaged in food preparation - touching ready to eat foods - without washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee properly washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Warning

Inspection Date: 9/27/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8897532

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/24/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8764108

  • 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. Prep area drawers - Pico date marked September 17. See stop sale.
  • 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher - main (Temperature 154F). Dishwasher - bar (Temperature 150). Operator set up triple sink sanitizing. Quat 400ppm.
  • 12A-02-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up clean dishes without washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Expo area/cookline - cooked potatoes (96-110F - Hot Holding). Per operator holding approximately 10 minutes. Operator voluntarily discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Dinner menu - hamachi. Reviewed menu updating with operator.