The Tower Club
1 Financial Plaza, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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 5 of 9 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 6 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #73 in Fort Lauderdale's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Aug 25, 2026: failed with 5 violations, 2 critical.
- 13 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Failed Aug 25
Callback Reinspection
5 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Aug 14
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Feb 26
Routine Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- 2025
- Failed Oct 15
Callback Reinspection
5 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around The Tower Club, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.