Pompano Beach, Broward County

LOU'S GIANT SUBS & DELI

1721 N DIXIE HWY, Pompano Beach, FL 33060-5248

FoodSeating
Latest violations
12
2 Intermediate
May 6, 2026
City
Pompano Beach
County
Broward
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
17

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

May 6, 2026

Complaint Full

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 2Basic: 10Total: 12

31B-02-4

Detail 24559387

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper towels were provided at handwashing sink in kitchen. Corrected On-Site Warning

53B-05-5

Detail 24559388

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. All employees' food handlers training expired on 4/10/2026. Warning

32-02-4

Detail 24559392

Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Employee bathroom located inside the establishment, door left open. Bathroom door was closed. Corrected On-Site Warning

14-01-5

Detail 24559390

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup without handle stored in bucket of dry seasoning under prep table on cook line. Manager removed cup from bucket. Corrected On-Site Warning

36-34-5

Detail 24559382

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. 1).Ceiling tiles in back prep room soiled with food debris. 2). Ceiling tiles above cook line soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation Warning

32-04-4

Detail 24559393

Basic - Employee bathroom, located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Warning

22-16-4

Detail 24559391

Basic - Gasket in reach in cooler, in cook line , on right door has accumulation of soil and food residues. Manager cleaned gasket. Corrected On-Site Warning

14-11-5

Detail 24559385

Basic - Gasket located in under flip top cooler in cook line, broken on right door. Warning

22-20-5

Detail 24559389

Basic - Small area of black/green mold-like substance on the reflector of ice machine in kitchen. Advised manager to clean and sanitize ice machine. Warning

29-49-6

Detail 24559383

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of flip top cooler on cook line. Warning

36-27-5

Detail 24559384

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled behind cook line. Warning

21-07-4

Detail 24559386

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Wiping cloth sanitizer stored in chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm. Manager corrected to 100 ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning

Jan 15, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 3Basic: 5Total: 11

12A-28-4

Detail 24305862

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 wiped hands on apron several times whilst preparing food, without changing gloves or washing hands. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures, and employee washed hands changed gloves Corrected On-Site

03E-02-5

Detail 24305871

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. In steam table, Meatballs (110F - Reheating)at 11:30 am, since 9 30 am. Educated employee on proper reheating procedures, and meatballs were placed on stove to reheat. Corrective Action Taken

41-27-4

Detail 24305870

High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizer at 200 ppm. Employee corrected to 100 ppm. Corrected On-Site

12A-03-4

Detail 24305863

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Cook washed hands in three compartment sink. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures and employee rewashed hands in handwashing sink. Corrected On-Site

53A-05-6

Detail 24305869

Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ No certified food manager with 5 employees present at establishment.

31B-02-4

Detail 24305867

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels provided at handwashing sink in kitchen. Employee provided paper towels at handwashing sink. Corrected On-Site

22-20-5

Detail 24305868

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with black mold- like substance. Advised person in charge to clean and sanitize machine.

14-01-5

Detail 24305864

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls stored in pans of ground beef and raw chicken in flip top cooler on cook line. Employee removed bowls from food. Corrected On-Site

36-34-5

Detail 24305865

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile vents soiled above ice machine and on cook line.

50-09-4

Detail 24305866

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

13-03-4

Detail 24305861

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees preparing food without hair restraints. Educated employees on wearing proper hair restraints whilst preparing food. Employees put on hair restraints. Corrected On-Site

Sep 8, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

35A-03-4

Detail 24014284

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. In back storage area, one dead roach. Operator removed and sanitized area.

14-11-5

Detail 24014283

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. On cook line, gaskets torn on flip top cooler.

Jun 11, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

36-17-5

Detail 23818599

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. In prep are by reach in cooler, floor tiles missing. Not easily cleanable.

Jun 5, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 3

08A-20-5

Detail 23810161

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In reach in freezer on cook line, raw burger patty's stored over raw fish. Not commercially packaged. Operator moved burger patty's to bottom shelf Corrected On-Site

31B-03-4

Detail 23810159

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap provided at handwashing sink by ice machine. Operator provided soap Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 23810160

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At prep area in kitchen , employee personal belongings stored on table where food is prepared. Employee removed items. Corrected On-Site

Nov 19, 2024

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 6, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Total: 2

22-02-4

Detail 23336759

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At three compartment sink, can opener soiled with food debris.

31B-02-4

Detail 23336758

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwashing sink by ice machine, no paper towels provided. Operator provided paper towels

Jul 19, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 5

11-07-5

Detail 22988922

Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed to operator. Printed out by operator and posted Corrected On-Site

11-27-4

Detail 22988925

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 to operator. Printed out by operator and posted Corrected On-Site

36-34-5

Detail 22988923

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Above cook line, vents soiled with grease, dust.

06-01-5

Detail 22988924

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. At three compartment sink, Iran being thawed in standing water.

02D-01-5

Detail 22988921

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At front counter, squeeze bottles not labeled with common name.

Dec 20, 2023

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

21-07-4

Detail 22527886

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. In prep area, chlorine sanitizer 10ppm. Operator re did sanitizer bucket to 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

Nov 29, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

41-17-4

Detail 22469288

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At front counter, spray bottle not labeled containing windex. Operator labeled Corrected On-Site

36-32-5

Detail 22469289

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. At cook line, vent in ceiling open/ broken.

36-34-5

Detail 22469290

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At cook line, vent soiled with grease, mold like substance.

Aug 25, 2023

Complaint Full

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 24, 2023

Complaint Full

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 6

12A-12-4

Detail 22230596

High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. At cook line; employee switched from cooking raw beef to handling buns, no glove change, no hand wash. Employee washed hands/changed gloves. Corrected On-Site Warning

12A-20-4

Detail 22230593

High Priority - Employee washed hands with no soap. At triple sink; employee washed hands with no soap. Employee rewashed hands with soap at hand washing sink. Corrected On-Site Warning

12A-03-4

Detail 22230595

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in triple sink. Employee rewashed hands in hand washing sink. Corrected On-Site Warning

36-34-5

Detail 22230592

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. At walk-in cooler; vents soiled with dust or mold-like substance. Warning

35A-03-4

Detail 22230594

Basic - Dead small flying insects on premises. 6 dead, small flying insects in dining room on floor and inside trash receptacles. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint

08B-38-4

Detail 22230591

Basic - Food stored on floor. At walk-in cooler; provolone cheese stored on floor. Operator moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning

Feb 4, 2023

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

Basic: 3Total: 3

36-32-5

Detail 21754917

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed exposed insulation and wires on ceiling in dry storage room as per evidence of damaged tiles; - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-04: Time Extended

14-11-5

Detail 21754916

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets at reach in drawers at sandwich table in disrepair/ torn; no longer closing properly - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-04: Time Extended

14-17-4

Detail 21754918

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. - From follow-up inspection 2023-02-04: Time Extended

Feb 3, 2023

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 2Basic: 8Total: 15

12A-05-4

Detail 21752593

High Priority - Employee drank then engaged in food preparation without washing hands. After employee drank from water bottle at front counter, employee proceeded to slice cheese and prepare sandwich. Gloves not changed and no hand wash before returning to work station; Educated operator; Employee washed hands; Corrected On-Site

01B-07-4

Detail 21752587

High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Observed approximately 5 moldy lemons in walk in cooler. See stop sale.

50-17-3

Detail 21752588

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Admin Complaint

03A-02-5

Detail 21752594

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Observed sliced cheese (47°F - Cold Holding) at flip top cooler on cook line. Food overstacked. Per operator, cheese stored in cooler for approx. 1 hour. Operator removed cheese and stored in reach in cooler to bring down to proper temperature. As per operator cheese received per-sliced ; **Corrective action taken. ** 2) Observed at display deli cooler pepperjack cheese (45°F - Cold Holding); whole provolone cheese (45 °F - Cold Holding); whole deli ham (46°F - Cold Holding) ; shredded lettuce (53°F - Cold Holding); foods not prepared or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; Foods moved to reach in cooler in the back to quick chill; 3) Sandwich station flip top cooler//shredded lettuce (50°F - Cold Holding) ; crab salad (46°F - Cold Holding); tuna salad (48°F - Cold Holding); hard boiled eggs (50°F - Cold Holding) as per operator food not portioned or prepared today; foods out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; operator moved foods to a working cooler at the back of the kitchen Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

03D-06-5

Detail 21752591

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. cut tomatoes (53°F - Cooling)at 10:15 to 53 F at 10:35 since 9:00 in deli display case at front counter; at this rate food will not reach 41° F within 4 hours; Food moved to different cooler to properly cool. Corrective Action Taken

53A-05-6

Detail 21752597

Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/

53B-01-5

Detail 21752590

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.

36-32-5

Detail 21752584

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed exposed insulation and wires on ceiling in dry storage room as per evidence of damaged tiles;

50-09-4

Detail 21752598

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

12B-02-4

Detail 21752589

Basic - Employee drinking in a food preparation or other restricted area. employee drank from water bottle at front counter where sandwiches are prepared; Operator educated

14-11-5

Detail 21752595

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets at reach in drawers at sandwich table in disrepair/ torn; no longer closing properly

08B-38-4

Detail 21752592

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed box of canned tomatoes stored on floor in dry storage room. Repeat Violation

02D-03-4

Detail 21752596

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Observed macaroni salad and potato salad with no labels, stored in self service reach in cooler at front counter. Operator removed foods from self service and stored at reach in cooler in kitchen. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

14-17-4

Detail 21752585

Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.

21-07-4

Detail 21752586

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at front counter, chlorine ppm at 10. Repeat Violation

Oct 26, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 5

03A-02-5

Detail 21528056

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed the following items inside Display deli cooler, whole cheese 45°F cold Holding, whole turkey 45°F cold Holding, whole ham 45°F cold Holding Per operator products not prepared or portioned today. Per operator products stored for approximately 1 hour. Operator closed door of display case Temperature revised 30 minutes later 44°FCorrective Action Taken Corrective Action Taken

31A-10-4

Detail 21528055

Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Ice machine water filter line drains into hand washing sink on kitchen area. Operator removed drain line Corrected On-Site

02D-03-4

Detail 21528057

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Small fridge with potatoes, macaroni salads

08B-38-4

Detail 21528058

Basic - Several boxes of water stored on floor. On back area. Operator stored properly Corrected On-Site

21-07-4

Detail 21528059

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.at 0 ppm Operator corrected to 100 ppm chlorine Corrected On-Site

Feb 18, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 3Total: 4

08A-05-6

Detail 20872600

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler, raw beef stored over cheese. Items swapped. Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 20872603

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At back line in ground pepper container. Item removed Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 20872601

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At back line, employee drink and electronic cigarette in prep table. Items removed and area cleaned and sanitized Corrected On-Site

29-11-4

Detail 20872602

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At hand sink next to ice machine

Nov 1, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 6Total: 8

22-02-4

Detail 20625134

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Can opener. Cleaned and sanitized. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

31B-02-4

Detail 20625131

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper are towels provided. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 20625128

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer with open bags of food. At cook line reach in freezer.

10-17-4

Detail 20625132

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At prep station. Removed and sanitized. Corrected On-Site

10-06-5

Detail 20625129

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Scoop handle in chicken salad. Removed. Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 20625133

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At front counter. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 20625130

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves at cook line soiled.

21-12-4

Detail 20625127

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Placed in sanitizer. Corrected On-Site