A Joy Wallace Catering
18001 Old Cutler Rd Ste 362, Miami, FL 33157 · Catering · License 2329992
What drove the grade
Dented can of tomato sauce.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 18 routine inspection3 high priority (2 no follow-up needed, 1 fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 4 basic (2 repeats)-17
- Safety score83
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 18, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Dented can of tomato sauce.
See stop sale.
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.
Observed raw chicken stored above raw beef inside the walk in cooler. Operator placed chicken at the bottom of the.
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Observed a hose connected at the time of the inspection by the dishwasher area.
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed can opener soiled. Operator send it to wash.
Fixed on the spot
Basic4
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
Observed employee wearing a watch while engaged in food preparation. Employee removed it.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Observed blast chiller gaskets torn.
Repeat violation
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Repeat violation
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler by the blast chiller.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.