ASPENDOS ITALIAN CUISINE
9542 ARGYLE FORESTS BLVD C19, JACKSONVILLE 32222
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/4/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On dry storage rack near bag- in- box soda rack, bowl used as scooper in container of sugar and cornmeal. Manager removed both bowls from products. **Corrected On-Site**
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Establishment currently has expired license displayed. Owner stated he will log into account today and print out current license to display. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. On flip top reach in cooler and reach in freezer on cook line gaskets are torn.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk-in freezer, one case of French fries and one case of chicken stored on floor. Owner removed from floor and put on shelves. **Corrected On-Site**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler at pizza station at front counter gaskets are soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of flip top cooler on cook line has build up of food debris.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. On shelf above reach in freezer on cook line, metal to go bowls not inverted. Manager flipped to go containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In walk-in freezer, raw steaks plastic wrapped on shelf above cooked chicken and vegetables in ziploc bags. Owner moved cooked chicken to not be under any raw food. **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler, cooked ground beef (44F - Cold Holding). Employee stated it was out earlier in the day for a little bit then put back into walk-in cooler.
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen near triple sink, fruit fly spray bottle on prep table next to clean equipment. Manager removed spray bottle from table. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink next to soda machine at front counter. No paper towels at handwash sink on cook line. Manager stocked paper towels at both hand sinks. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/4/2025 revealed 11 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 9/24/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
6
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In stored container of sugar and flour under prep table on make line using to go bowls as scoopers. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 33-19-4:Basic - Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. At shared dumpster, bagged and unbagged trash on ground around enclosure.
- 33-23-4:Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Shared grease receptacle stored on soil/grassy area next to garbage enclosure.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Two tongs on oven door handle. Manager removed from handle. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach in cooler of pizza station soiled with food debris.
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stored on rack above hand wash station on make line, to go containers not inverted. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-29-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee pull phone out of pocket on cook line, then Immediately go back to food prep without washing hands or changing gloves. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing techniques. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one flying insect at triple sink next to back door.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwave on make line is soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash station on make line. Manager supplied. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/24/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic).