CAFE VICO
3496 N OCEAN BLVD, Fort Lauderdale FL 33308
Last inspected May 16, 2025 · 6 visits since January 2024
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
JAN 24
MAY 24
FEB 25
MAY 25
≈ ERRATIC
4 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed during inspection.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
May 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 18 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority5 Intermediate9 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 18 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee handled soiled dishes and utensils and then picked up clean dishes without washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands.
Right cookline flip top - Raw fish stored over ready-to-eat cooked vegetables. Operator stored all items properly.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - tall US refrigeration unit - cooked pasta (56-64F); seafood ravioli (60F). Per operator items held in this unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline - tall US refrigeration unit - cooked pasta (56-64F); seafood ravioli (60F). Per operator items held in this unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale.
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Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in triple sink. Reviewed proper hand washing. Employee washed hands in proper sink.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Beef and salmon carpaccio. Operator began updating menus during inspection.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Back prep area. Operator replaced.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Several employees without food handler/CFM training. Reviewed Food Employee Reporting Agreement with operator.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Food stored under dripping water line. Upstairs - A/C unit dripping into collection container on top of chest freezer.
In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Upstairs ice scoop stored directly on top of ice machine. Operator stored properly.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Cookline - 1. in use knife between flip top and prep table. 2. in use knife stored under tabletop steam table. Operator removed.
Interior of the 3 cookline microwaves has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Operator cleaned during inspection.
Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Above entrance to walk in cooler.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Cookline - tall US Refrigeration unit.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Right side cookline flip top.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish and octopus thawing in countertop in back prep area. Operator moved to walk in to continue thawing process.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Cookline - Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator made new solution. Chlorine 100ppm.
Apr 15, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 3, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No tag on original container of raw, in-shell clams/mussels/oysters. Operator placed tag back in original container.
No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment.
Standing water in bottom of left reach-in-cooler at cook line.
May 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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No soap provided at west side of bar handwash sink.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed a total of four (4) signs missing between kitchen and bar hand wash sinks.
Waste line missing at soda gun holster in 3 locations.
Jan 30, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 22, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority7 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed during inspection.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over ready to eat cooked eggplant in right side cookline flip top. Operator stored all items properly.
Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served.
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. Provided handout to operator.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. 2 bar soda guns.
Handwash sink not useable at food preparation/dishwashing area. "Out of order" sign on Handsink next to downstairs triple sink.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. All employees without food handler/CFM training. Provided Food Employee Reporting Agreement to operator. Employees began filling out during inspection.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Walk in cooler - Mashed potatoes and lasagne - per operator prepared 2 days ago. Operator date marked.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Expo area. Operator stored properly.
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.