Stingers Bar & Grill
Last inspected: Feb 3, 2026
37
Score
Stingers Bar & Grill has been inspected 11 times since 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Feb 3, 2026. High risk indicates the latest inspection turned up problems worth knowing about.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around 14 violations per visit versus roughly three violations earlier in the record.
The pattern that stands out is “no paper towels”, which has been cited three times.
Restaurants in Pompano Beach average 78, so Stingers Bar & Grill trails the local norm. The pattern in the record is worth a careful look.
11
Inspections
1
Critical latest
5
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 3, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored in low drawers unit over cooked pasta in low drawer unit. Manager moved pasta. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of glass cleaner unlabeled at pizza station soiled, under counter. Manager labeled bottle. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Fish dip stored in flip top cooler, not dated . Opened on Sunday , two days ago. Manager dated. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener at pizza station soiled with grease and food debris. Manager placed opener in sink to be washed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink in bathroom at pizza station soiled. Manager provided paper towels at handwashing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Flip top cooler in kitchen with rust spots.
22-31-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interiors of ice machines in establishment soiled with black mold- like substance. Advised manager to clean and sanitize ice machines. Manager started cleaning ice machines. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-20-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee's earphones and personal food stored on cutting board in kitchen. Educated employee on storing personal items in food prep areas. Employee removed personal items. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors throughout kitchen and in pizza station soiled with food debris and blackish substance. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Clean utensil stored in steam table in kitchen at 67 F. Employee discarded water. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interiors of all reach in coolers throughout kitchen and pizza station soiled with grease and food debris. **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls throughout kitchen soiled with food debris and grease. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
37
Jul 16, 2025
Complaint Full
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Interior of 3 door reach in cooler in disrepair/has exposed insulation in in pizza station. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-07-16: Observed same **Time Extended**
14-36-5
95
Jul 15, 2025
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 19 minor violations.
View 28 violations
High Priority - 1 Live, small flying insect landed inside garbage can in pizza station, and pizza prep table. **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook Touched hat and wiped hands on shirt while wearing gloves ,then handled plated tuna sandwich. Told cook to wash hands and change gloves. Operator complied **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-28-4
High Priority - Presence of insects Appropriately 50 ants crawling on wall behind the microwave in kitchen. **Admin Complaint**
35A-09-4
High Priority - Raw shell eggs stored over bottled beers in reach in cooler in dry storage room. Operator moved raw shell eggs to bottom shelf and storage correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-11-5
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth solution above 200ppm chlorine sanitizer in pizza station. Operator remade to 100ppm chlorine **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-27-4
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Sliced American cheese removed from original casing ,portioned 3 days ago not date marked inside reach in cooler. Operator date marked during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-03-5
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 clean up procedures to operator. **Warning**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Tomato slicer soiled with food debris in kitchen. **Warning**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times in bar and in cook line. 1.Film wrap on top on hand washing sink in cook line. 2.Bar mats stored inside hand washing sink in private room bar. Operator moved items **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Cooked spinach not covered reach in cooler in pizza station. Operator covered **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-12-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food crushed peppers in pizza station. Operator removed cup **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in bars 1 &2. **Warning**
51-11-4
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 kitchen. Operator removed fish from packaging during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on floor behind chest freezer in dry storage room. 1 dead roach on floor in bar in private room. Operator cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. **Warning**
32-04-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris / grease under equipments throughout kitchen. **Warning**
36-73-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 1.Containers of oil on floor in kitchen 2.Bag with onions on floor in dry storage room. Operator elevated **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-47-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in bar. Operator moved scoop to ware washing area. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
10-08-5
Basic - In-use knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment in kitchen. Knives stored between three compartment sink and wall in kitchen. Operator moved knives to be washed , rinsed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
10-17-4
Basic - Interior microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris in kitchen. **Warning**
22-08-4
Basic - Interior of 3 door reach in cooler in disrepair/has exposed insulation in in pizza station. **Warning**
14-36-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1.Storage Shelves throughout establishment soiled. 2. Hood filters soiled **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler/ freezer interior shelves have accumulation of soil residues throughout kitchen and pizza station. **Warning**
22-16-4
Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover under shelf in pizza station. **Warning**
14-20-4
Basic - Shelf under table with rust that has pitted the surface in pizza station , ware washing area . **Warning**
14-33-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Wrapped in plastic, to go pizza boxes on floor in dry storage room. **Warning**
25-05-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust behind flip top cooler in pizza station. **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses in pizza station. Operator placed towels in sanitizer solution. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4
12
Jun 20, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. In kitchen, handwashing sink has kitchen utensils stored.
31A-11-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In dish area, case of ketchup stored on floor.
08B-38-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. In pizza kitchen, reach in cooler soiled with food debris
23-24-4
82
Jul 29, 2024
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
61
Jul 3, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
82
Jan 30, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken stored over ready to eat vegetables in reach in cooler in kit Operator moved chicken to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwash sink at pizza station, no paper towels. Operator supplied **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
78
Nov 13, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Nov 7, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
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. Dishwasher 0PPM chlorine. Operator set up three compartment sink to wash, rinse and sanitize. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-41-4
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. At pizza counter, no time mark for pizza slices. **Warning**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. At pizza counter, no written procedures for time/temperature control for pizza slices. **Warning**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At pizza kitchen, no paper towels at hand wash sink. Operator supplied paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In dish machine area, two boxes of tomato sauce stored on floor. Operator removed and put onto shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
58
Jun 23, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
67
Nov 2, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer at storage area- Raw chicken not commercially packaged over berries- operator stored raw chicken to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At bar front counter -Cooked pasta 74-76F cold holding- operator states food out of temperature for 2 hours- food left out at room temperature- operator placed in reach in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Large strainer in handwash sink with ice and lemons- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. On menus or to- go menus for undercooked burgers. **Repeat Violation**
02B-02-5
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Pots and pans at upstairs/attic storage on floor.
24-07-4
Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Large crack and missing portion of floor at front bar handwash sink.
36-11-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At bar handwash sink.
31B-04-4
52
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Stingers Bar & Grill last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Stingers Bar & Grill on file is from Feb 3, 2026. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Stingers Bar & Grill?
Across the inspection record, “no paper towels” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Stingers Bar & Grill.
How does Stingers Bar & Grill compare to other restaurants in Pompano Beach?
Stingers Bar & Grill most recently scored 37 out of 100, which is lower than the Pompano Beach average of 78.
Has Stingers Bar & Grill's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Stingers Bar & Grill have averaged around 14 violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Stingers Bar & Grill 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 Stingers Bar & Grill inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Stingers Bar & Grill is inspected around three times per year on average.
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