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CAFE BVR & CATERING

CAFE BVR & CATERING has 8 health inspections on file for its LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE location, with an overall rating of 3.5/5. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

Last inspection: 1 months ago · 8 reports on file

4404 BOUGAINVILLA DR, 4400, 4402 & 4404

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

1/13/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 13493150

Follow-up Inspection Required

4 high, 1 int, 4 basic

  • 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating bacon while preparing food. Reviewed proper procedures. Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 3 Cookline employees. Each put on hats. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler - cases of plastic water bottles on floor. Warning
  • 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop in visibly soiled container between uses. Operator removed and cleaned during inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-43-4:High Priority - Eco lab sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (ecolab sanitize 0ppm). Operator converted to chlorine. Chlorine 100ppm. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside, put on gloves and handled clean equipment without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Reach in freezer by Cookline - raw beef stored over ready to eat dessert. Operator stored all items properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cookline drawers - raw beef and raw chicken stored over ready to eat vegetables, ham and cooked clams. Operator stored all items properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. No hand sink in back of kitchen next to ice machine, as per plans. Refrigerator and chest freezers located outside under overhang - no wall protection. Repeat Violation Warning

10/24/2025· 4mo ago

Visit ID: 13510663

Met Inspection Standards

1 int

  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-03: Observed same. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-24: Per Robin plan review plans submitted but not yet approved awaiting correspondence from operator. **Time Extended**

9/3/2025· 6mo ago

Visit ID: 13492638

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 int, 1 basic

  • 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Front line reach in cooler gaskets soiled. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-03: Observed same. **Time Extended**
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-03: Observed same. **Time Extended**

8/14/2025· 7mo ago

Visit ID: 10891581

Follow-up Inspection Required

2 int, 2 basic

  • 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use frozen in reach in drawer unit thawing, and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Reviewed reduced oxygen packaged fish thawing procedure, operator removed from packaging. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Front line reach in cooler gaskets soiled.
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/.
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked peppers and cooked garlic made on Tuesday in standing reach in cooler not date marked. Operator date marked. Corrected On-Site
  • 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Fire extinguisher next to kitchen exit door

5/13/2025· 10mo ago

Visit ID: 10819938

Met Inspection Standards
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

4/16/2025· 11mo ago

Visit ID: 10786064

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 int

  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-16: Observed same **Time Extended**

2/24/2025· 1y ago

2 high, 4 int, 2 basic

  • 06-09-1: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. -Operator removed partially frozen fish from packaging. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -Cookline; drink container with no lid on top shelf over flip top unit. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -walk in cooler; raw shell eggs over ready to eat bell peppers. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. -Cookline reach in cooler; raw shell pooled eggs over cartons of pasteurized ready to eat eggs. Operator stored properly. Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -Cookline: food debris in hand washing sink. Reviewed proper hand washing sink usage. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No Quaternary chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Warning
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. -Reviewed time as a public health control, operator agreed to use time for butter pats at wait station and Cookline butter. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Warning

11/14/2024· 1y 3mo ago

1 int, 1 basic

  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -Front Bar hand washing sink. Operator provided. Corrected On-Site
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. -onion soup 52F at 11:30am (cooling for 30 minutes) to 51F at 12:00 pm , observed cooling in a deep container. At this rate proper cooling will not occur, Operator placed in shallow containers, and placed in freezer to quick chill **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. -Kitchen next to handwashing sink.