Eat SafelyIn Florida
Home/Monticello/VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE

VJ'S FLORIDA GRILL AND BARBECUE

1403 S JEFFERSON ST, Monticello FL 32344 · 239-823-0598

Last inspected Mar 5, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats80
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA4300182
Grade history
MAR 24
AUG 24
APR 25
AUG 25
MAR 26
▼ IMPROVING

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

Worst finding on record
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.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

1 case · $160

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
6--2019036361Apr 17, 2019Aug 21, 2019$160

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Mar 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
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.
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Corrected On-Site
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.
Basic/06-09-1/Corrected On-Site
Aug 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
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.
High priority/22-41-4/Corrected On-Site
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.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
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.
Basic/14-74-7
Equipment in poor repair. Glass front of thermometer broken. Discarded.
Basic/14-11-5/Corrected On-Site
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Small reachin on line.
Basic/05-09-4
Apr 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
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
High priority/22-41-4
Aug 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
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.
High priority/22-41-4/Repeat Violation
Mar 6, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
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.
High priority/22-41-4
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.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrective Action Taken
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
Intermediate/31B-02-4
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.
Intermediate/02C-02-5
Food stored on floor. Cases of potatoes in walk-in cooler.
Basic/08B-38-4
Stored food not covered. Baked Potatoes.
Basic/08B-12-5
Oct 31, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing 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.