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VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE

VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE located in MONTICELLO has undergone 5 health department inspections, achieving a 2.9/5 overall safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

1403 S JEFFERSON ST

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10938265

  • 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk-in cooler recorded at 60°F.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Glass front of thermometer broken. Discarded. Corrected On-Site
  • 05-09-4:Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Small reachin on line.
  • 22-41-4: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. 0 ppm chlorine, tubing adjusted rechecked at 100 ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork 59°F, chicken 60°F, Less than 4 hours per operator items put in walk-in freezer. Per operator cooler temperature was 38°F at 10:30. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 4/10/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8875991

  • 22-41-4: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. 0 ppm chlorine

Inspection Date: 8/29/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8790333

  • 22-41-4: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. Reading 0 ppm. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 3/6/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8540943

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of potatoes in walk-in cooler.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Baked Potatoes.
  • 22-41-4: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. 0 ppm.
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beans 130, greens 119, hot hold unit turned up. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
  • 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 ribs from previous day.

Inspection Date: 10/31/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8485424

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed