Bistro Creole Restaurant
7316 Southgate Blvd, North Lauderdale, FL 33068
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
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 7 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
- #5 in North Lauderdale's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 3 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jul 16, 2026: failed with 3 violations, 1 critical.
- 14 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jul 16
Callback Reinspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- 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
- Failed Jul 14
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- 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
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- 2025
- Passed Oct 28
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Failed Oct 27
Complaint Inspection
9 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- 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
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
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BiteKarma scores around Bistro Creole Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.