Monticello, Jefferson County

VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE

1403 S JEFFERSON ST, Monticello, FL 32344

FoodSeating
Latest violations
2
1 Intermediate
Mar 5, 2026
City
Monticello
County
Jefferson
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
6

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.

Mar 5, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

02C-02-5

Detail 24419645

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked meats. Dated during inspection. Corrected On-Site

06-09-1

Detail 24419644

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. Removed from package during inspection . Corrected On-Site

Aug 15, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 3Total: 5

22-41-4

Detail 23961916

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

Detail 23961917

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

14-74-7

Detail 23961919

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

Detail 23961918

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Glass front of thermometer broken. Discarded. Corrected On-Site

05-09-4

Detail 23961915

Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Small reachin on line.

Apr 10, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

22-41-4

Detail 23698098

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

Aug 29, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

22-41-4

Detail 23110090

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

Mar 6, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

22-41-4

Detail 22699916

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

Detail 22699913

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

Detail 22699918

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.

02C-02-5

Detail 22699915

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.

08B-38-4

Detail 22699917

Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of potatoes in walk-in cooler.

08B-12-5

Detail 22699914

Basic - Stored food not covered. Baked Potatoes.

Oct 31, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.