DOWN UNDER RESTAURANT

Wade Place
Florida, 32034
Nassau County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports

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All Inspection Reports

Inspection on 3/7/2025

High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food Inspector #10793930
2025-03-07
★★★★★ 5.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/7/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).

Inspection on 3/6/2025

High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Facility Temporarily Closed

Inspection Details:

  • 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed four (4) dead roaches in bar area: three (3) in glue trap under bar top and one (1) on floor in small closet near bar. Dead roaches discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plastic cups in server area near kitchen entrance. **Repeat Violation**
  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap at top of rear exit door in kitchen.
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall/door. Bottom of door to employee restroom is damaged. Cove molding in disrepair for wall near entrance to kitchen by ice machine. **Repeat Violation**
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle for scoop inside bulk sugar container in pass through area. Scoop removed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of fryers/cooking equipment on cook line.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Gray dumpster on west side of property - lid and side are open. Both lid and side closed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
  • 08B-63-4:Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Reach in cooler in outside area is unlocked with shucked oysters inside. Cooler locked. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of rock salt on shelf below prep table in kitchen near cook line. Container labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In cooler drawers on cook line, raw ground beef stored over raw whole in tact steaks. Items moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In walk in cooler, herb butter, cooked shallot sauce, and blue cheese dressing prepared nine (9) days prior. Items discarded.
  • 35A-04-4:High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately eighty (80) rodent droppings in establishment: sixty (60) droppings on floor in bar and small closet near bar and approximately twenty (20) droppings in back kitchen area near rear exit door/employee restroom. **Warning**
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Breaker missing for faucet in mop sink closet near restrooms where green hose is attached. Breaker placed on faucet. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting boards on cook line in front of flip top coolers. Manager states new boards are on order. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food Inspector #10706970
2025-03-06
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/6/2025 revealed 14 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).

Inspection on 10/29/2024

High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards

Inspection Details:

  • 06-09-1:Basic - 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. On cook line in kitchen, thirty (30) packages of thawed tuna present inside sealed packages. Tuna discarded. See stop sale.
  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Unisex restroom for employees in kitchen.
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In reach in cooler in server station, multiple employee food items segregated but not identified. Items identified. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clear plastic cups in server station.
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Walk in cooler floor.
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall/door. Bottom of door for unisex employee restroom in kitchen.
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Clean storage pans stored on rack/shelf near dish area.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Gray dumpster outside establishment. Lid closed. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Reach in cooler across from fryers on cook line. Manager asked employee to remove water. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three (3) live flies observed in bar area and one (1) live fly observed in kitchen area.
  • 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 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. On cook line in kitchen, thirty (30) packages of thawed tuna present inside sealed packages. Tuna discarded. See stop sale.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - 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. On cook line across from grill, container of guacamole (with cut tomatoes) 50F stored overnight. Guacamole discarded. See stop sale.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line across from grill, container of guacamole (with cut tomatoes) 50F stored overnight. Guacamole discarded. See stop sale.
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Three (3) spray bottles containing chemical cleaner stored on shelf in server station next to single use to cups. Bottles moved and stored correctly. Canisters of butane fuel stored in shelf in upstairs bar over clean glassware and condiments. Fuel moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In small reach in cooler near pass through window, containers of ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing, and butter prepared two (2) days prior not dated. Items date marked. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored across from dish machine in kitchen. Bottle labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Food Inspector #8719576
2024-10-29
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0/5
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/29/2024 revealed 16 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).