Fetta Republic
Last inspected: Jan 15, 2026
52
Score
Inspectors have visited Fetta Republic 10 times, with records going back to 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Jan 15, 2026. A high risk tier suggests the facility had a rough recent inspection, with multiple violations on record.
The trend has not been favorable: recent inspections average around nine violations each, up from closer to four violations before.
Across the inspection history, “equipment in poor repair” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded four times.
The city-wide average sits at 80, which Fetta Republic's 52 doesn't quite reach. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
10
Inspections
3
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 15, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
52
Jul 28, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
58
Nov 4, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food while the establishment is under a foodborne illness investigation. 1. Observed employee plating red onions, tomatoes, and feta cheese for customer salads at front counter in kitchen. See Stop Sale. 2. Observed employee touching pita bread with bare hands while preparing gyro for customer order. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
09-02-5
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee donning gloves on soiled hands and preparing customer salads at front counter in kitchen. **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. 1. Observed container of raw beef skewers stored on shelf above container of raw salmon in walk in cooler. 2. Observed container of raw skirt steak on shelf stored above container with raw whole fish in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food while the establishment is under a foodborne illness investigation. 1. Observed employee plating red onions, tomatoes, and feta cheese for customer salads at front counter in kitchen. See Stop Sale. 2. Observed employee touching pita bread with bare hands while preparing gyro for customer order. See Stop Sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4
Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed employee rinse hands in triple sink, dry with wiping towel, and then handled clean food utensils in kitchen. **Warning**
12A-03-4
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed salmon thawing in sealed reduced oxygen packaging at the two door reach in cooler opposite the cookline in kitchen and in walk in cooler. Operator opened packages. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Fagor single door reach in cooler gasket torn, repaired with duct tape in kitchen. **Warning**
14-71-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee preparing beef skewers in prep area without a hair restraint. **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Fagor single door reach in cooler gasket torn, in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bucket of cut potatoes in water stored on floor at cookline in kitchen. **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils water 108F, with in use utensils stored at flattop grill in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Hood filters above cookline in kitchen. **Warning**
23-03-4
35
Jul 16, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
90
Jul 15, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan of breaded raw chicken stored over containers of cooked gyro meat in single door reach in cooler next to cook line. Operator reorganized. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially packaged salmon thawing, overnight per operator, in sealed ROP package with instructions to remove before thawing. Fish completely thawed, See Stop Sale. **Warning**
01B-13-4
High Priority - 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. Chicken souvlaki (58F); chicken breast (57F); sliced cheese (51F); shredded cheese (55F); raw beef (51F); raw pork (55F); raw lamb (57F); spanakopita (58F); cooked orzo (58F); cooked penne (57F) stored in the single door reach in cooler overnight per operator. Not prepared or portioned today. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken souvlaki (58F); chicken breast (57F); sliced cheese (51F); shredded cheese (55F); raw beef (51F); raw pork (55F); raw lamb (57F); spanakopita (58F); cooked orzo (58F); cooked penne (57F) stored in the single door reach in cooler overnight per operator. Not prepared or portioned today. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses, in the kitchen. **Warning**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensil water 85F, at the cook line in the kitchen with in use utensils stored in it. **Warning**
10-07-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen octopus thawing in a bucket of standing water at the triple sink in the kitchen. **Warning**
06-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Torn door gaskets two door fagor reach in cooler, opposite the cook line in the kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Single door reach in cooler next to hand sink in kitchen. **Warning**
14-74-7
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine, in the kitchen. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially packaged salmon thawing, overnight per operator, in sealed ROP package with instructions to remove before thawing. Fish completely thawed, See Stop Sale. **Warning**
06-09-1
39
Jan 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Torn door gaskets on reach in coolers opposite cook line. 2. Torn door gasket on reach in cooler, next to cookline. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-12: 1. Torn door gaskets on reach in coolers opposite cook line. 2. Torn door gasket on reach in cooler, next to cookline. **Time Extended**
14-11-5
95
Jan 11, 2024
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 19 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked potato 91F - Hot Holding under no temperature control above stove top in the kitchen. Cooked less than two hours ago per operator. **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine sanitizer 0ppm. Operator instructed to use triple sink for ware washing until dish machine is working properly. **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Employee observed drying hands between glove changes on soiled towel, no Hand wash. **Warning**
12A-18-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. 1. Employee changed soiled gloves and donned a new pair without hand washing. **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Employee reusing utensil to taste food. Employee preparing hummus, licked hummus off the spatula then placed spatula into bowl of raw chick peas. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-18-5
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. 1. Employee prepared raw chicken skewers, changed gloves after without hand washing. **Warning**
12A-12-4
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Chicken soup in the walk in cooler, prepared date 12/31/23. See Stop sale. **Warning**
01B-24-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink blocked with hummus prep kart. **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Gyro meat 71F at 3:30pm, cooked chicken 91F at 3:30pm monitored for one hour with no changes. Cooling less than three hours per operator. Operator moved to walk in cooler to chill to 41 or below. **Warning**
03D-15-4
Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin, in the kitchen. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single use paper cup used to dispense rice from steam table in kitchen. **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. 1. Cleaned containers stored on dirty side of the triple sink. 2. Cleaned containers stored on soiled window rim next to triple sink. **Warning**
24-07-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Dead roach on floor next to ice machine in kitchen. **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1. Torn door gaskets on reach in coolers opposite cook line. 2. Torn door gasket on reach in cooler, next to cookline. **Warning**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Door gaskets on reach in coolers opposite cook line. **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Label residue observed on containers stored clean at the warewash sink. **Warning**
16-46-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed cheese in the reach in cooler uncovered or wrapped, touching shelving directly. Operator removed. **Warning**
08B-12-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce stored over lemonade in the walk in cooler. **Warning**
08B-17-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe above the dishwasher in the ware wash area. **Warning**
29-11-4
17
Aug 14, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
70
Apr 4, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly.
22-41-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Stainless steel bowl used to dispense ice.
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
13-04-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
70
Nov 21, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Container of medicine stored with dry spices at prep table. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw calamari stored over tsaziki sauce in 2 door low top, raw chicken stored above tsaziki sauce in 1 door stainless. Operator reorganized **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
70
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Fetta Republic last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Fetta Republic on file is from Jan 15, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Fetta Republic?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Fetta Republic.
How does Fetta Republic compare to other restaurants in Lighthouse Point?
Fetta Republic most recently scored 52 out of 100, which is lower than the Lighthouse Point average of 80.
Has Fetta Republic's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Fetta Republic have averaged around nine violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Fetta Republic means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Fetta Republic inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Fetta Republic is inspected around three times per year on average.
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