Kelly's Landing
Last inspected: Apr 1, 2026
70
Score
Going back to 2023, Kelly's Landing has 14 inspections in the public record. The newest entry in the record is dated Apr 1, 2026. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near five violations per visit.
“Food stored on floor” comes up most often, recorded five times in the inspection record.
Restaurants in Fort Lauderdale average 80, so Kelly's Landing trails the local norm. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.
14
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 1, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic jar and knife inside, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Two doors reach in cooler, food spills and debris on bottom shelf.
22-16-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup inside bread crumbs, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of cooking oil on floor by stairway. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of plastic cups stored on upper level floor inside dry goods storage area. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop inside yellow bucket, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4
70
Mar 23, 2026
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Jan 20, 2026
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Gloved employee grabbed raw shrimps to breaded , after grabbed ready to eat fries, using same gloves. After manager instructed employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-12-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Steam Table- marinara sauce (96F - Hot Holding), per employee food hot held less than two hours. Observed sauce, stored on double panel. Employee reheated on stove to 167F and stored on single panel **Warning**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook line- clear bucket inside sink, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. Establishment offers eggs Benedict on weekends. **Warning**
02B-04-5
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. December 15,2025 **Warning**
53B-05-5
Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Cook line. **Warning**
31B-06-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Gallon of ketchup and mustard on floor in cook line area, employee removed and placed on shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry wet mop inside yellow bucket, employee removed.. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
42-01-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Cook line floor, employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-38-4
43
Oct 15, 2025
Routine - Food
7 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards at flip top cooler contains deep cut marks
14-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on true reach in cooler right door
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed at back door **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled with food debris. Operator began cleaning **Corrective Action Taken**
22-08-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket stored on ground. Operator elevated **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-44-1
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled in kitchen. Next to steam table
36-27-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator added solution chlorine tested 100ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
70
May 15, 2025
Complaint Full
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap beneath back kitchen entrance door. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-15: Observed same. **Time Extended**
35B-01-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed cooler door gaskets soiled with food debris at reach in coolers in front of kitchen entrance door. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-15: Observed same. **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-15: Observed same. **Time Extended**
14-17-4
86
Dec 4, 2024
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation.
View 3 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
64
Aug 8, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wiping cloth sanitizer chlorine 200+ Ppm operator change solution recheck 100
41-27-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic sanitizer substance not labeled. Operator labeled **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ac vent over dishwasher area soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on true reach in freezer.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed one plastic container of frying oil stored on floor on cook line. Operator elevated **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Operator cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed open bottle of Gatorade in single door true reach in freezer.
12B-13-4
61
Jun 27, 2024
Complaint Full
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface on can opener, soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Operator removed, cleaned and sanitized. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bag of pot stored on walk-in cooler floor. Operator relocated to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Exterior kitchen door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
35B-01-4
82
Apr 15, 2024
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - Shells of clams shucked onsite used to serve food more than once. Per operator, clam shells are shucked onsite, cleaned and sanitized in dish machine, and then used to served stuffed clams.
25-39-4
95
Feb 12, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Dec 13, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw shrimp, commercially packaged, stored above ice cream, not commercially packaged, inside reach in freezer in front of Dishmachine. Operator properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm) at cook line. Cook remade and corrected to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed oil carton stored on floor at cook line. Operator properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed at cook line. Operator properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
61
Jun 28, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Christy Shelley, 06/12/2018 **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-06-28: **Time Extended**
53A-03-7
90
Jun 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
58
Feb 16, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken breast stored over raw shrimp inside true cooler in kitchen. Operator moved raw chicken to lower shelf and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Clam tags not marked with last date served.
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed procedures to manager **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Container stored inside hand sink in cook line. Operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
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 inside reach in cooler in cook line . Operator cut packages during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook put hat on **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Containers of sauces on floor in cook line. Operator elevated **Corrected On-Site**
08B-47-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses in cook line. Operator moved to be washed , rinsed and sanitized during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-20-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in cook line.
31B-04-4
50
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Kelly's Landing last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Kelly's Landing on file is from Apr 1, 2026. The public record contains 14 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Kelly's Landing?
Across the inspection record, “food stored on floor” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Kelly's Landing.
How does Kelly's Landing compare to other restaurants in Fort Lauderdale?
Kelly's Landing most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Fort Lauderdale average of 80.
Has Kelly's Landing's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Kelly's Landing have averaged around five violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Kelly's Landing means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Kelly's Landing inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Kelly's Landing is inspected around four times per year on average.
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