HOLLYWOOD, FL. A state inspector walked into Carrot Love Hollywood at 1818 Hollywood Blvd. on July 10, 2026, and found food that had not been cooked to the required minimum temperature, a violation that allows Salmonella and other pathogens to survive and reach a customer's plate.
That was one of seven high-severity violations documented that day. The restaurant remained open.
What Inspectors Found
The undercooked food citation was not the only violation that put customers at direct risk. Inspectors also cited employees for inadequate handwashing and for using improper hand and arm washing technique, two separate citations that together indicate handwashing at this facility was failing at both the frequency and execution level.
The inspector also found no allergen awareness demonstrated by staff. Food allergies affect 32 million Americans, and a kitchen where employees cannot identify allergens in the dishes they serve is one where a customer with a severe allergy has no reliable safety net.
Shellfish traceability was also flagged. Inspectors cited inadequate shell stock identification records, meaning that if a customer fell ill after eating oysters, clams, or mussels, state investigators would have no paper trail to trace the source of the shellfish.
The facility had no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods, and no written employee health policy. That last violation means there was no formal mechanism requiring a sick employee to stay out of the kitchen.
What These Violations Mean
The undercooked food violation is among the most direct threats on this inspection report. Salmonella in poultry does not die below 165 degrees Fahrenheit. A piece of chicken pulled from heat too early carries a live bacterial load directly to the customer. At Carrot Love Hollywood, inspectors documented that minimum cooking temperatures were not being met.
The two handwashing violations compound each other in a specific way. Inadequate handwashing means employees were not washing their hands when required. Improper technique means that even when they did wash, the method left pathogens on their hands. Together, those two citations describe a kitchen where contamination moved freely from surfaces and raw ingredients onto food.
The allergen citation carries a different kind of urgency. Allergic reactions send 30,000 people to emergency rooms annually and cause deaths. When no staff member can demonstrate allergen awareness, a customer asking whether a dish contains tree nuts or shellfish has no reliable answer.
The shellfish traceability failure matters most in the event of an illness outbreak. Shellfish are high-risk foods consumed raw or lightly cooked, and state investigators depend on shell stock tags to trace a contaminated batch to its harvest source. Without those records at Carrot Love Hollywood, that investigation cannot happen.
The Longer Record
The July 10 inspection was the sixth on record for this address. The facility's only clean inspection was its first, in June 2024, when inspectors documented zero high-severity and zero intermediate violations. Every inspection since has included at least one high-severity citation.
The pattern accelerated. November 2024 brought one high-severity violation. By February 2025, that count had risen to two. By August 2025, it was three. By November 2025, it was still three. The July 2026 inspection more than doubled the previous high, reaching seven high-severity citations in a single visit.
Across six inspections and 27 total violations on record, the facility has never been emergency-closed. The July 2026 inspection changed nothing about that status.
Still Open
State inspectors documented seven high-severity violations at Carrot Love Hollywood on July 10. They included food not reaching safe cooking temperatures, two distinct failures in employee handwashing, no allergen training, no shellfish records, no consumer advisory, and no written policy to keep sick workers out of the food.
The restaurant was not closed.
Calls to the facility were not returned.
