Checkers 5239

590 E Oakland Park Blvd, Oakland Park, FL 33334
Last inspected: Mar 19, 2026
29
Score
High Risk

Checkers 5239 is a restaurant located at 590 E Oakland Park Blvd, Oakland Park, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

12
Inspections
5
Critical latest
3
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 19, 2026
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
29
Sep 17, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Aug 1, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Nov 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
67
Jul 29, 2024
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
61
Dec 12, 2023
Complaint Full
2 minor violations.
90
Sep 14, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
64
Sep 14, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
64
Jun 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
90
Feb 9, 2023
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
95
Feb 9, 2023
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
95
Sep 16, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
82
Violations — Mar 19, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License with an expiration of 12-01-25 displayed next to office area.
50-09-4
Basic - Floor area next to bag in box and ice machine covered with standing water.
36-22-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. 1. Cracked lid for container of sliced tomatoes in walk in cooler.
14-38-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. 1. Exterior faucet next to kitchen entrance leaking.
29-11-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. 1. Employee on cellphone put on gloves then began creating customers food order. Without washing hands, reviewed hand washing and glove usage with operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. 1. Employee on cellphone put on gloves then began creating customers food order. Without washing hands. Reviewed hand washing and gloves usage with operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-29-4
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. 1. Walk in cooler; container of chilli marked with a preparation date of march 9th and a use by date of march 11th. Per operator label machine has malfunctioned, items prepared yesterday. Operator corrected label on container. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. 1. Cook line sliced tomatoes, lettuce, cheese sauce no time marking. Operator created stickers to place on cook line items. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. Fryer station chicken bites (111-114F - Hot Holding), observed under no temperature control per operator items cooked 30 minutes prior. Operator placed in heater. 2. Hot holding station hot dogs (120-131F - Hot Holding), per operator items made 1 hour ago, operator placed items on stove to reheat to 165F. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food thermometer not calibrated, current operator has no knowledge on how to work Bluetooth thermometer.
05-07-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. 1. Kitchen hand washing sink used to fill sanitizer bucket with water.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
53B-13-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)