Vita Italian Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 10, 2026
61
Score
Vita Italian Restaurant is a Italian located at 10014 Griffin Rd, Fort Lauderdale, 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.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 10, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
61
Oct 16, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
67
Apr 23, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
52
Dec 16, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
26
May 29, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
47
Mar 25, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
39
Jun 29, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
61
Nov 16, 2022
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
50
Violations — Mar 10, 2026 Inspection
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 raw fish in rop packaging bearing the label to remove from ROP before thawing. Per operator food in ROP for less than four hours ago. Operator removed fish from ROP **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee working with food without hair restraint p. Employee put on hat **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn on front kitchen Pepsi cooler
14-11-5
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall by dish area
36-24-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Observed bottom shelf of Atosa freezer soiled with food debris
22-16-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw clams over ready to eat sausage and chicken in Atosa freezer. Operator properly separated foods **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Flip top cooler- at 2:18 cut lettuce 49F ambient cooling for 15 minutes to 48F at 3:10pm. At this rate proper cooling to 41F in four hours will not occur. Operator voluntarily threw out food **Corrected On-Site**
03D-15-4
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