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SHOOTERS WATER FRONT CAFE

Based on 9 health inspections, SHOOTERS WATER FRONT CAFE in FORT LAUDERDALE has earned a 2.5/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

3033 NE 32 AVE

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.5/5)
Based on 9 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/23/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13556578

  • 36-22-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area at lower bar, walk in cooler, ware washing station covered with standing water. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-23: Observed same **Time Extended**
  • 14-36-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair. Reach in cooler gaskets at salad station not installed properly. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-23: Observed same **Time Extended**
  • 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-23: Observed same **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 10/22/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13555306

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation at salad station, employee put on hair restraint. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area at lower bar, walk in cooler, ware washing station covered with standing water. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-36-5:Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair. Reach in cooler gaskets at salad station not installed properly. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor at seafood station, operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site 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 (Temperature 0),operator set up triple sink for manual sanitation. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 12A-10-4:High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on cookline, salad station scratched ear and continued food preparation. Reviewed hand washing with operator. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when soiled at cookline. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. seaweed salad (46F - Cold Holding); cooked peppers (42-49F - Cold Holding); cooked bok choy (61F - Cold Holding); cooked pork (54F - Cold Holding); cooked artichoke (50F - Cold Holding). In flip top unit at cookline, items moved from walk in cooler to line, items not prepared or portioned today, per operator items held in unit for 2hours, operator placed items on ice bath to quick chill. Observed gasket not properly fitted to door unit at salad station. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03D-06-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Sliced tomato 49F -54F at 12:55pm cooling for 2 hrs to 46F at 1:30pm at this rate food item will not cool to 41F within time limit. Operator placed in ice bath to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 31A-10-4:Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink at expo station in kitchen. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 01C-10-4:Intermediate - Mussels tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied, at cook line. Operator placed tag back in container. Corrected On-Site Warning

Inspection Date: 8/4/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10928884

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-09-4:Basic - COokline cutting boards have cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. At ware washing station. Warning
  • 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of partially frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Operator removed tuna from packaging. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open drink sitting on counter area of Left side cookline flip top unit. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Upper interior bar employee food stored in reach in cooler on top of mixers. Left side of cookline employee open cup on top on flip top unit next to knife magnetic strip Prep area; employee purses on drying rack, and shelf for spices. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In back area by ice machines. Warning
  • 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Walk in freezer case of crabs. Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup on walk-in freezer floor. Warning
  • 14-36-5:Basic - Interior of refrigerator in disrepair cookline drawer unit gasket. Raw bar gasket on reach in cooler. Warning
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Warning
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning in walk in cooler, reach in cooler at salad station, cookline and prep area. Warning
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Cookline reach in cooler units Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in coolershelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Warning
  • 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster at interior lower level bar. Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cookline employee left cookline returned and began grabbing clean equipment to start food service. Reviewed hand washing, employee washed hands. Warning
  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Cookline, walk in cooler, reach in cooler; in containers of veggie burgers, tomatoes, peppers, operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Walk in cooler raw trout stored over ready to eat ribs on speed rack. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline; veggie burger (53F - Cold Holding); cut spinach (56F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken wings (52F - Cold Holding) Walk in Cooler; cut spinach (56F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken wings (52F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (50F - Cold Holding) Items not prepared or portioned today, operator placed items in walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Dry storage area; fly bait stored over laundered aprons. Cleaning chemicals stored over oil for fryer. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 31A-10-4:Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink At front line expo station and raw bar hand washing sinks. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Lower interior bar soda gun nozzle soiled Warning

Inspection Date: 3/12/2025

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the small ice machine in storage area. Operator cleaned at the time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl with no handles stored in blue cheese crumble at reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling tiles and vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance throughout kitchen and prep areas. Warning
  • 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed hole in the ceiling tile in front of exit door in storage area. Warning
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed on cutting boards at grill area in kitchen. Warning
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of three reach-in-coolers opposite grill and prep area in kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed commercially packaged thawing in sealed reduced oxygen packaging. Operator opened packages. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop stored in mop bucket next to ice machines. Warning

Inspection Date: 12/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8756925

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -Dry storage; quart container in bulk panko, operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -Raw bar drawer gasket -Reach in drawer across from flat top.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses at cookline, operator removed and stored properly. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Sushi station utensils in water 69F -Prep station utensils in water 74F Operator discarded water and store dry. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. -Cookline reach in cooler across from fryer. -Sushi station Reach in cooler.
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -Lower Bar Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm), repaired during inspection chlorine 100ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-57-6:High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Dish washer 160F Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -Upper bar soda gun nozzle -Lower Bar nozzle holster -Tiki Bar soda gun nozzles
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
  • 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. -Front expo under handwashing sink

Inspection Date: 1/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8563287

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 1/30/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8562693

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in green peas in dry storage. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-17-4:Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Main bar - Expo - right and left side bar soda guns. Also bar side.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Expo - flip top - cut melon (38-49F). Per operator item placed in unit approximately 45 minutes ago. Observed item overfilled. Item not prepped or portioned today. Operator removed excess and placed in reach in to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Sushi rice. Operator properly time marked. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/1/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8562471

  • 36-36-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above ice machines and area over fire protection in pantry. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-01: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer - around circulation fans and shelving. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-01: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Ahi tuna items on lunch and dinner menus. Operator began updating menus during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-01: Menus - including outdoor posted menu - not updated. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 11/30/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8367390

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Left unit. Warning
  • 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Above ice machines and area over fire protection in pantry. Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer - around circulation fans and shelving. Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw smoked salmon stored over cooked seafood in walk in cooler. Raw fish stored over ready to eat fruit in sushi station drawers. Operator stored all items properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - left to right - #2 - raw fish (49F); cheese (53F); crab cakes (48F). Observed debris blocking circulation fan. Per operator items were in walk in cooler overnight and transferred to this unit approximately 3 hours ago. No items prepped or portioned today. Operator moved items to walk in freezer to quick chill. Cookline - left to right #4 - cooked potatoes (54F); cut cabbage (55F). Per operator items were in walk in cooler overnight and transferred to this unit approximately 3 hours ago. No items prepped or portioned today. Operator moved items to walk in freezer to quick chill. Cookline - right grill drawers - raw fish (50F); beef (50F). Per operator items were in walk in cooler overnight and transferred to this unit approximately 3 hours ago. No items prepped or portioned today. Operator moved items to walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Main bar soda gun. Operator cleaned during inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Ahi tuna items on lunch and dinner menus. Operator began updating menus during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Warning
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. 1 employee without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator. Employee filled out during inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning