THE CAGE BAR & GRILL

Name: THE CAGE BAR & GRILL
Address: 6870 STIRLING RD, HOLLYWOOD, FL, 33024, US
Rating: 73.3

6870 STIRLING RD, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33024

License #1615712

🍽️ American ℹ️

73.3 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection

March 11, 2026 · 8 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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THE CAGE BAR & GRILL in HOLLYWOOD currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 73.3 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 10 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 11, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 52 total violations — 17 critical, 6 major, 29 minor.

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March 27, 2025

The latest inspection on March 11, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 1 critical, 0 major, and 7 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed of ice machine outside back door of restaurant interior dirty. Operator cleaned during the inspection.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In flip top next to stove , bowl with no handle used to dispense cooked corn . Operator discarded during the inspection.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On low boy cooler opposite cook line cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed at cook line, bottle of oil in box on floor. Operator elevated during the inspection.
[10-07-4] In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at cook line downstairs, knives in standing water at 112F. Operator placed on stove top to 149F.
[31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sink at bar.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around cook line soiled with food debris. Operator cleaned during the inspection.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in flip top at cook line downstairs, raw shell eggs stored over shredded cheese. Operator reorganized storing raw shell eggs to the lower shelf of flip top.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed no handle bowl used to scoop corn in low boy cooler next to cook line.
[06-09-1] 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 tuna thawed reduced oxygen package in walk-in cooler.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee beverage stored in dessert freezer in preparation area. Operator removed.
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed spoon handle not stored above coleslaw iat sandwich station. Employee removed spoon.
[02C-01-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Observed no date marking on chimichurri prepared 4/29/24. Employee date marked.
[01B-02-5] 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. Observed white rice (50F - Cold Holding); spinach dip (50F - Cold Holding); butter (53F - Cold Holding); mozzarella cheese (48F - Cold Holding); chimichurri (48F - Cold Holding). Per operator, items have been in cooler since the day prior to inspection. Items were not prepared or portioned today. Items have been out of temperature for more than 4 hours. See stop sale.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed white rice (50F - Cold Holding); spinach dip (50F - Cold Holding); butter (53F - Cold Holding); mozzarella cheese (48F - Cold Holding); chimichurri (48F - Cold Holding). Per operator, items have been in cooler since the day prior to inspection. Items were not prepared or portioned today. Items have been out of temperature for more than 4 hours. See stop sale.