Red Sea Restaurant
3500 NE 12 Ave, Oakland Park, FL 33334 · Permanent Food Service · License 1626187
What drove the grade
Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 30 complaint inspection3 high priority (1 repeat), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 1 basic-24
- Administrative complaint on Oct 30Counts in full until a follow-up finds the problems fixed-20
- Safety score56
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitComplaint inspection
- First visitOct 30, 2026 Administrative complaint
Serious or repeated problems led the inspector to recommend formal action by the state, which can include fines.
5 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation.
See stop sale. Food In walk in cooler marked with dates exceeding 7 days after opening/preparation. Operator discarded foods. See stop sale Choco flan 10/17 Chicken alicha sauce 10/10 Green sauce 10/7 Red lentils 10/14 Beef stew 10/23 Beets 10/22 Beef jerky 10/10 Chicken doro 10/23 Split peas 10/21
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
Employee was handling dirty dishes at 3 compartment sink, then moved to cook line and handled clean utensils without washing hands first. Educated employee who then washed hands
Repeat violationAdministrative complaint
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
No hose bib vacuum breaker at mop sink
Intermediate1
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: No soap provided at handwash sink.
No soap available at the bar handwashing sink. Operator provided soap
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Basic1
Code 50, Current license displayed: Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
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
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.