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3-J CATERING LLC

100 SW 3 AVE, Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 · 786-328-1570

Last inspected May 20, 2026 · 6 visits since March 2024

Licence typeCaterer
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceCAT1620674
Grade history
MAY 24
NOV 24
MAR 25
AUG 25
MAY 26
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.

Worst finding on record
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. In the walk in cooler, butter was marked 4-30. The butter was discarded. See stop sale
High priority/02C-01-5
Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

May 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup around bottom of door and along frame of walk in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Aug 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside the salt the bins of grits and flour, quart sized containers were stored inside and used to dispense the food. The items were removed.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Mar 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1
Nov 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Food stored on floor. In the walk in freezer, the raw hamburger patties were stored on the floor. The operator moved the items off of the floor.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
May 8, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. In the walk in cooler, butter was marked 4-30. The butter was discarded. See stop sale
High priority/02C-01-5
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening. In the walk in cooler, butter was marked 4-30. The butter was discarded. See stop sale
High priority/01B-24-5
Mar 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.