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WINE GARDEN

WINE GARDEN maintains a 2.4/5 food safety rating based on 11 health department inspections in FORT LAUDERDALE. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Last inspection: 2 months ago · 11 reports on file

608 Breakers Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33304
Broward County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 11 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

1/7/2026· 2mo ago

Visit ID: 13607361

Met Inspection Standards

4 int, 4 basic

  • 16-21-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Main dishwasher. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 16-55-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Dishwasher - bar (Chlorine 0ppm). Advised operator to use main dish machine until bar unit is repaired. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 36-73-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under all shelving upstairs and downstairs. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Observed same downstairs - shelving by dish machine. **Time Extended**
  • 33-19-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. 2 employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator.A\00A0 Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Reviewed food reporting agreements **Time Extended**
  • 31B-05-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Cookline dispenser. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 53B-13-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-01-07: Observed same. **Time Extended**

1/6/2026· 2mo ago

Visit ID: 13605242

Follow-up Inspection Required

4 high, 4 int, 6 basic

  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Main dishwasher. Warning
  • 16-55-4:Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Dishwasher - bar (Chlorine 0ppm). Advised operator to use main dish machine until bar unit is repaired. **Corrective Action Taken** 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. Employee personal items on pizza prep table. Employee removed items. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cookline employee. Employee put on hair net. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under all shelving upstairs and downstairs. Warning
  • 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Warning
  • 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched personal cell phone then put on gloves and handled pans of food without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Large cooklne flip top - Raw ground sausage stored over ready-to-eat sauce. Operator stored all items properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 35A-04-4:High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 8 rodent droppings in upstairs dry storage closet. Closet contains semola, dry pasta, marshmallows, canned goods and spices. Warning
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 4 one pound bags semola in upstairs dry storage with gnaw marks. See stop sale. 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. 2 employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator.A  Warning
  • 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Cookline dispenser. Warning
  • 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

9/19/2025· 5mo ago

Visit ID: 13522704

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 high, 1 int, 1 basic

  • 36-22-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor throughout the kitchen, by dish machine and inside bar. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-19: Dish area - standing water. **Time Extended**
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Walk in cooler - Raw beef stored over ready-to-eat cooked shrimp and meatballs. Operator began reorganizing during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-19: Walk in cooler - Raw fish stored over ready to eat lasagne. Operator stored all items properly. Admin Complaint Corrected On-Site
  • 11-26-1:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-19: Observed same. **Time Extended**

9/17/2025· 5mo ago

Visit ID: 10921864

Follow-up Inspection Required

6 high, 3 int, 3 basic

  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor throughout the kitchen, by dish machine and inside bar. Warning
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at handwashing sink next to prep sink. Operator posted. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface from AC in ceiling at cook line. 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. Pizza prep - Cream (49F - Cooling) at 3:36pm since 1:00 pm to 49-52F at 4:35pm. At this rate proper cooling will not occur. Observed item in plastic covered container. Operator placed item in uncovered metal container and moved item to walk in quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee put on gloves and began cutting tomatoes without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employees washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-20-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands without using soap. Reviewed proper handwashing and employee properly washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - DRAWER UNIT - Cooked Pasta (74F); Ravioli (66F - Cold Holding); Lobster sauce (67F - Cold Holding); Butter (67F - Cold Holding). Per operator items were held in this unit overnight. Observed the unit turned off. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - DRAWER UNIT - Cooked Pasta (74F); Ravioli (66F - Cold Holding); Lobster sauce (67F - Cold Holding); Butter (67F - Cold Holding). Per operator items were held in this unit overnight. Observed the unit turned off. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Walk in cooler - Raw beef stored over ready-to-eat cooked shrimp and meatballs. Operator began reorganizing during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in prep sink. Employee was instructed to wash hands in handwashing sink only and employee properly washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink in kitchen next to prep sink filled with pans and blocked by chair. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site 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. Warning

6/27/2025· 8mo ago

Visit ID: 10829942

Met Inspection Standards
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

4/30/2025· 10mo ago

Visit ID: 10774589

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 high, 3 int, 2 basic

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. All cold holding units downstairs. Warning
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in small upstairs reach-in freezer. Warning
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Bar employee cutting orange for drinks without wearing gloves. Employee washed hands and put on gloves. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Cookkine - Spray bottle containing degreaser not labeled. Warning
  • 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ PIC - Gregor Nilzen Warning
  • 03G-50-1:Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment reduced oxygen packaging raw chicken. Warning

2/6/2025· 1y 1mo ago

Visit ID: 8759315

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 4 int

  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee entered kitchen, put on gloves and began working with ready to eat tomatoes without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By dish machine. Operator replaced Corrected On-Site
  • 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. 4 employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. By dish machine. Operator replaced. Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.

6/25/2024· 1y 8mo ago

Visit ID: 8646472

Met Inspection Standards

4 high, 7 int, 2 basic

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor...pizza dough at walk in cooler . Employee properly stored Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees at kitchen
  • 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. 00 ppm .. operator fixed it at 100 ppm at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area....small live 4 flying insects flying around at dishwashing area. Employee eliminated it with spray. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food...raw sea food above lasagna in reach in cooler , raw chicken above pizza dough in walk in cooler . Employee properly stored Corrected On-Site
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored...degreaser spray bottled stored with cleaned utensils at kitchen. Employee removed . Corrected On-Site
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
  • 01C-10-4:Intermediate - Clams/mussels/oysters tag removed from original container prior to container being emptied...chef putt it back . Corrected On-Site
  • 03G-09-5:Intermediate - Cook-chill or sous vide reduced oxygen packaged food held more than 48 hours not labeled or with a label that lacks required information....Chicken in vacuum package with date and time marked. Chef did it Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing...stored container, small bucket in handwashing sink at kitchen and dishwashing area. Employee removed Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked...lasagna in reach in cooler it was cooked last Friday. Employee date marked.
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled....degreaser spray bottle. Employee labeled.

6/3/2024· 1y 9mo ago

Visit ID: 8647923

Met Inspection Standards

1 int

  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Prep areas and ware washing machines relocated - hand sink removed - does not match current plans on file. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-05: Observed same. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-06-03: Spoke with Rory at Plan Review. He has been in contact with operator. **Time Extended**

4/5/2024· 1y 11mo ago

Visit ID: 8646419

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 int

  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Prep areas and ware washing machines relocated - hand sink removed - does not match current plans on file. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-05: Observed same. **Time Extended**

4/3/2024· 1y 11mo ago

Visit ID: 8368284

Follow-up Inspection Required

7 int, 4 basic

  • 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Warning
  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Downstairs Pizza prep table. Upstairs glass door unit. Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler - case of tomatoes, container of sauce stored on floor under shelving. Upstairs - storage room - plastic containers of vinegar and miscellaneous items stored on floor under shelving. Warning
  • 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Handle in beef gravy - cookline drawers - operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided handout to operator. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01C-02-4:Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam tags for 90 days. Warning
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Prep area hand sink blocked by chair and items in sink. Operator removed all items. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 31A-04-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. By downstairs dish machine. Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Prep areas and ware washing machines relocated - hand sink removed - does not match current plans on file. Warning
  • 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 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. All employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator. Warning