SANITARY INSPECTION RECORD — FLORIDA

5TH ELEMENT INDIAN BISTRO AND BAR.

BEAT. 28/100

5130 LINTON BLVD UNIT E1 · BROWARD, FLORIDA

Last inspected March 17, 2026 · failed

Failed 2 of 4 inspections. 5 critical violations on the cumulative record. Pattern of issues, not a one-off.

THE NUMBERS

INSPECTIONS
4
1 passed · 1 w/ conditions · 2 failed
VIOLATIONS
17
includes 5 critical
RECORDS COVER
1 YEAR
since Nov 2024

INSPECTION HISTORY

MAR 17
2026
FAILED
6 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Temperature
Food out of temperature

Cited 1 time on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

Cited 1 time on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

Cited 4 times on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Non-food contact surfaces clean

Cited 1 time on this inspection

SERIOUSPlumbing & Waste
Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

Cited 1 time on this inspection

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

Cited 1 time on this inspection

FEB 4
2026
FAILED
1 violation1 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALDocumentation & Training
Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

Cited 1 time on this inspection

DEC 4
2025
PASS W/ CONDITIONS
7 violations2 CRITICAL
DETAILS
CRITICALFood Source
Approved source

Cited 1 time on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

Cited 2 times on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored

Cited 1 time on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

Cited 1 time on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Non-food contact surfaces clean

Cited 1 time on this inspection

SERIOUSPlumbing & Waste
Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

Cited 1 time on this inspection

CRITICALDocumentation & Training
Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

Cited 1 time on this inspection

NOV 14
2024
PASSED
3 violations
DETAILS
MINORSanitation
Non-food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located

Cited 1 time on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Non-food contact surfaces clean

Cited 1 time on this inspection

MINORSanitation
Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils

Cited 1 time on this inspection

Data sourced from Florida DBPR — Dept. of Business & Professional Regulation. We'd love to link you straight to this restaurant's record — turns out Florida considers that a luxury. The full dataset is what's on offer →

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