Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill

Last inspected:

4265 Nw 12th St, Lauderhill, FL 33313
Overview

Charlie's Patties & Pasteries, a retail bakery with food service in Lauderhill, received a sanitation inspection on September 22, 2026, that identified nine violations. Violations included unlabeled containers of sugar, flour, and other dry ingredients in the back room; cups stored next to the juice machine outside their original container; large floor cracks and missing tiles near the walk-in cooler and freezer; ground beef prepared two days prior that lacked date marking (corrected during the visit); single-service cups and employee water bottles improperly stored among food items (corrected during the visit); and a missing handwashing sign at a food service sink (corrected during the visit). The person in charge could not correctly answer questions about foodborne illness prevention, symptoms, and employee reporting responsibilities, and the establishment lacked written procedures for responding to vomiting or diarrheal events. The facility has corrected violations that could be addressed during the inspection. The inspection outcome was Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.

Summary generated from Florida DBPR public inspection records. This facility has an active inspection record with the Florida DBPR.

1FDACS Insp.
9Violations

Last inspected FDACS:

Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill: FDACS Inspection History (1)

Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.

— 1 inspection
— Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 9 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: NEIL, SANITATION AND SAFETY SPECIALIST

Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to [email protected]. Please note each observation that has been corrected. Employee Health Guidelines and reporting agreement provided.

Risk-Based Violations

2-103.11(P) Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(P) PfPf
Unable to verify that food employees are aware of their responsibility to report diagnosis and symptoms related to foodborne illnesses. Reporting Agreement provided.
2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) PfPf
The person in charge did not correctly answer questions related to food-borne illnesses, symptoms, and employer reporting responsibilities. Employee health guide provided via Email. o
3-501.17(A) Refrigerated, ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared and held for more than 24 hours not clearly marked to indicate the date or day by which the food shall be consumed, sold or discarded when held at 41°F or less for a maximum of 7 days; or the day of preparation not counted as day 1. 3-501.17(A) PfPf
Back room: ground beef on rack next to dry storage that was cooked 2 days prior not date marked. COS: ground beef was date marked during visit. x
2-501.11 Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. 2-501.11 PfPf
The establishment does not have a written policy in place for proper response to vomit or diarrheal events. Guidance for Written Procedures for the Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events provided via Email.
2-401.11 Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become contaminated. 2-401.11
Food Service: Food employee personal water bottles were stored on various shelves throughout the area with single-service cups and wholesome food items. COS: Bottles were moved to an appropriate location during the visit.
6-301.14 Sign or poster notifying food employees to wash their hands not provided at all handwashing sinks used by food employees, or handwashing signage not clearly visible to food employees. 6-301.14
Food service: hand wash sign missing from hand wash sink next to cake case. COS: hand wash sign was provided during visit.

Good Retail Practice Violations

3-302.12 Working container holding a food or food ingredient that is not readily and unmistakably recognized and has been removed from its original packaging for use in the establishment is not identified with the common name of the food. 3-302.12
Back room: containers of sugar, flower and other dry ingredients not properly labeled with common name during visit.
4-904.11 Single-service or single-use articles handled, displayed or dispensed without protection from contamination of food- and lip-contact surfaces; single-service or single-use knives, forks or spoons not presented so that only the handles are touched by employees or consumers; or single-service or single-use articles that are intended for food- or lip-contact not furnished for consumer self-service with the original individual wrapper intact or from an approved dispenser. 4-904.11
Food service: Cups on counter next to juice machine not stored in original container.
6-501.11 Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11
Back room: large cracks on floor near walk in cooler. Tiles missing from floor neat walk in freezer.

Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill: Frequently Asked Questions

When was Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill last inspected?
Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on September 22, 2026. Inspection type: Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.
How many inspections has Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill had?
Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill has 1 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill find?
Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill was most recently inspected by FDACS on September 22, 2026 (Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements).
Has Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
No, Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.
What are the most common violations at Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill?
The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Charlie's Patties & Pasteries in Lauderhill are: 2-103.11(P): Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(P) Pf; 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3): Person in charge does not correctly respond to questions that relate to preventing transmission of foodborne disease by a food employee who has a disease or medical condition that may cause foodborne disease, can not describe symptoms associated with diseases that are transmissible through food, or can not explain how to comply with reporting responsibilities and exclusion or restriction of food employees. 2-102.11(C)(2)-(3) and (17) Pf; 2-401.11: Employee eating, drinking or using tobacco where exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens, unwrapped single service and single use articles or other items could become contaminated. 2-401.11.

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