ISLAND JOE'S CAFE

4201 RAVENSWOOD RD, FORT LAUDERDALE, Broward County. DBPR licence 1624460. 9 inspection visits from 2024-01-16 to 2026-10-16.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-16: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

1 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-10-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-10-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	10	5	8	1.48	16 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x3) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.25	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2)
2025-08-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.25	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-02-20	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	0	1.22	1 area 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-09-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.22	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-03-18	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	1	0	1.26	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-16	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-01-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	0	1.26	2 areas 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.