LA PLACITA RESTAURANT & BAKERY

Name: LA PLACITA RESTAURANT & BAKERY
Address: 6700 STIRLING RD, HOLLYWOOD, FL, 33024, US
Rating: 90.6

6700 STIRLING RD, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33024

License #1617181

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90.6 Grade B / 100

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LA PLACITA RESTAURANT & BAKERY in HOLLYWOOD currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 90.6 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on January 8, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 20 total violations — 5 critical, 2 major, 13 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bus pans on bottom of shelf outside kitchen not inverted. Employee inverted.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like buildup on baffle in ice machine. Manager cleaned.
[13-07-4] Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee in kitchen wearing bracelet while preparing food items.
[41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer spray bottle in kitchen reading greater than 200ppm chlorine. Employee remade to proper 100ppm chlorine. Discussed proper ratio to use to ensure always correct reading.
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in contact with dried beans in bulk container outside kitchen. Manager stored scoop properly with handle out from beans.
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Flour dust buildup on ceiling tiles in bakery area.

Warning Issued
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed block cheese (45-51F - Cold Holding) in 2 door reach in cooler in back storage area. Cheese was delivered on 08/04 and has been in cooler since then.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl in chicken base without a handle in the kitchen. Operator used proper scoop with handle.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed a steam wand on espresso machine soiled with dried milk. Operator began to clean.
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed a hose bib in the kitchen by hand sink without a vacuum breaker.
[35B-01-4] Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed visible gap at the top of the back door in the dry storage area.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees cellphone, charger and glasses stored over prep area in bakery. Employee moved items.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed block cheese (45-51F - Cold Holding) in 2 door reach in cooler in back storage area. Cheese was delivered on 08/04 and has been in cooler since then. See stop sale.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed a spray bottle with an unknown chemical. As per operator the chemical is bug repellent for around outdoor mop sink. Operator labeled bottle.
[36-03-4] Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed cove molding broken by back exterior door in dry storage area.
[08A-04-5] Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed in walk in cooler raw breaded chicken over unwashed produce. Operator stored properly.
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Observed a meat cleaver between back of microwave and top of shelf in prep area. Operator moved cleaver.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee opened water bottle at prep table in bakery while preparing dough. Employee removed bottle from prep table.

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