Waxy O'connors
Last inspected: Mar 27, 2026
26
Score
Waxy O'connors, located at 1095 Se 17 St Causeway in Fort Lauderdale, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 27, 2026, resulting in 6 critical, 1 major, and 7 minor violations. During this inspection, several issues were noted, including commercially processed fish not being kept frozen and an employee not wearing a hair restraint, though these were corrected on-site. Historically, Waxy O'connors has maintained mostly medium-risk inspection scores across its 11 recorded inspections.
9
Inspections
6
Critical latest
1
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 27, 2026
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
26
Oct 30, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
67
Apr 17, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Feb 14, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
39
Oct 25, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
58
Feb 21, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Oct 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
64
Jun 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
90
Dec 21, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 2 minor violations.
47
Violations — Mar 27, 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. Raw salmon thawing in Reduced Oxygen Packaging in low drawers on cook line. Employee removed packaging from fish. Fish stored at 40 F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Manager provided Business License during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
50-09-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food without hair restraint. Educated employee on wearing proper hair restraint. Employee put on proper hair restraint. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
13-03-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor of walk in cooler soiled with food debris. **Warning**
36-73-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed poster to manager. **Warning**
51-13-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in low boy cooler on cook line soiled with food debris and grease. **Warning**
22-16-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach in Atosta cooler. **Warning**
29-49-6
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. First Aid Kit stored on shelf above flip top cooler. Manager moved First Aid Kit to other location. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-07-4
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 reading 0 ppm after 3 attempts. Advised manager to discontinue use of dish machine and use 3 compartment sink. 3 compartment sink was set up. **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp stored over beer batter sauce in bottom of reach in cooler on cook line. Employee moved shrimp to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
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. 1).In low drawers, Raw Ground Beef Patties (53F - Cold Holding). Per operator, foods placed not prepped or portioned today, food stored in cooler overnight. Employee discarded food. See Stop Sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1).In low drawers, Raw Ground Beef Patties (53F - Cold Holding). Per operator, foods placed not prepped or portioned today, food stored in cooler overnight. Employee discarded food. See Stop Sale. 2). In low drawers, Sliced Cheese (52F - Cold Holding); per operator, foods placed not prepped or portioned today. Food stored in walk in cooler, and moved to low drawers on cook line and held for approximately 3 hours. Food was moved back to walk in cooler to chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table, Mashed Potatoes (122F - Hot Holding); Green Peas (120F - Hot Holding), foods placed in steam table approximately 1.5 hours ago. Advised employee to reheat food for proper hot holding. Food was taken out of steam table to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6
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 poster to manager. **Warning**
11-27-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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