CAFE BVR & CATERING
4404 BOUGAINVILLA DR, 4400, 4402 & 4404 · LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SE · Broward County · FL 33308
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
22-43-4High Priority – Eco lab sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (ecolab sanitize 0ppm). Operator converted to chlorine. Chlorine 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside, put on gloves and handled clean equipment without first washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Reach in freezer by Cookline – raw beef stored over ready to eat dessert. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Cookline drawers – raw beef and raw chicken stored over ready to eat vegetables, ham and cooked clams. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. No hand sink in back of kitchen next to ice machine, as per plans. Refrigerator and chest freezers located outside under overhang – no wall protection. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 4
12B-01-4Basic – Employee eating bacon while preparing food. Reviewed proper procedures. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 3 Cookline employees. Each put on hats. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler – cases of plastic water bottles on floor. **Warning**
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop in visibly soiled container between uses. Operator removed and cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 7:42 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.