Checkers Drive in Rest #256

400 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 · Permanent Food Service · License 1616076

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Grade A
Safety score 94 of 100
Latest visit: Aug 27, 2026

What drove the grade

Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.High priority · no follow-up needed · 3 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Aug 27 routine inspection
    1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 3 basic
    -6
  • Safety score94

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

4 violations found
  1. First visitAug 27, 2026 No follow-up needed

    Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

    4 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 3 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.

    Basic3

    • Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses.

      The scoop is stored inside of a soiled blue holder.

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.

      The cook line lowboy cooler gaskets are torn.

    • Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.

      The cook line lowboy cooler gaskets are soiled inside.

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

  • High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
  • Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
  • Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Terms in the inspectors’ reports

Nonfood-contact surface
Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
Vacuum breaker, backflow
Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.

Most cited

In-use utensils properly stored1
Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained1
Non-food contact surfaces clean1
Plumbing and backflow prevention1