BIG O'S ISLAND VYBZ
7 SE 22 AVE, Pompano Beach FL 33062
Last inspected Feb 17, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Business license expired on December 1, 2025. Manager renewed license at time of inspection.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 2 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Business license expired on December 1, 2025. Manager renewed license at time of inspection.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs store over cooked rice and beans in reach in cooler in back area. Manager rearranged for proper storage.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee training certification expired for employee, only 1 employee at establishment.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry wiping cloths stored on counter in kitchen. Employee removed from counter.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels provided at handwashing sink in kitchen
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. On prep counter, soiled wiping cloth stored.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler, cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (54F - Cold Holding). Operator stated held less than two hours. Moved to different cooler
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. By steam table, toaster oven solid with food debris.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. In employee bathroom, Raid ant killer stored.
Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed to operator
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In reach in cooler, milk not dated after opening held for more than 24 hours.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed to operator
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. By back door, in reach in refrigerator raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat vegetables. Operator moved eggs to bottom shelf.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked rice (50F - Cooling) in one door cooler in back of kitchen. Operator states rice not prepped or portioned today. Covered in large pot. Food did not reach 41F within 6 hours.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. cooked rice (50F - Cooling) in one door cooler in back of kitchen. Operator states rice not prepped or portioned today. Covered in large pot. Food did not reach 41F within 6 hours.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with degreaser under triple sink. labeled.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen
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.