Aruba Beach Cafe
1 Commercial Blvd, Lauderdale By The Se, FL 33308
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
- Last inspected Oct 31, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Oct 30, 2026.
- Passed 14 of 20 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 12 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
- 28 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 20 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 31
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Oct 30
Complaint Inspection
9 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Passed Sep 11
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Sep 10
Complaint Inspection
11 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
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