Harbor Cafe
1396 Se 17 St Ste 201, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 3 of 4 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 3 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
- #31 in Fort Lauderdale's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Dec 13, 2024: failed with 4 violations, 3 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 4 visits
- 2024
- Failed Dec 13
Callback Reinspection
4 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Passed Nov 12
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Passed Jul 31
Callback Reinspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Passed Jul 30
Complaint Inspection
10 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Approved source
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Current license properly displayed
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Harbor Cafe, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.