DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHOUSE 514

4907 Gate Parkway
Jacksonville, Florida, 32246
Duval County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/21/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10758740

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Two (2) blue ice buckets stored by ice machine. Buckets inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two (2) cooks working in kitchen have no beard guard. Both placed on guards. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean storage pans stored on rack/shelf near walk in cooler and in dish area. Repeat Violation
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Ceiling vent covers above server area in kitchen are dusty.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of coffee packets stored on floor in front storage/server area. Coffee moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 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 of scoop lying in bulk sugar in back kitchen area. Handle moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink in front storage/server area in front of establishment. Sign posted. Corrected On-Site
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Multiple cases of single use items stored on floor in front storage/server area. Items moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-38-4:Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Red sanitizer bucket stored directly on floor in bar. Bucket placed inside another bucket. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of salt in back kitchen area. Salt labeled. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee in dish area handled soiled pans and was scrubbing them, and then immediately handle clean utensils from dish machine without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee at hand washing sink in server area washed hands for approximately three (3) seconds. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. One (1) live fly on cook line in kitchen.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line in reach in cooler, cut tomatoes 51F. Tomatoes were overfilled and placed into service approximately 60 minutes prior. Tomatoes moved to reach in cooler to cool. In server area by soups, butter 51F. Butter was overfilled and placed into service approximately 15 minutes prior. Butter moved to reach in cooler to cool. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer in back kitchen area. Multiple plates on bottom shelf on server side on expo line. Plates removed and placed in dish area. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. One (1) record is a photocopy.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored in bar. Bottle labeled. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/13/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8747541

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards on cook line and at front service line chipped/ in disrepair.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked pans on storage shelf next to walk-in-cooler unable to properly air dry Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Handles on two microwaves on cook line in disrepair/ duct taped. Also, red handled spatula burned/ in disrepair next to grill.
  • 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to use. Avocados in prep area being prepped not washed prior. Avocado still has stickers adhered to avocado. Spoke with employee and employee washed avocados **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at closed end of bar soiled. Also, water spigots on front service line soiled/ has accumulation of debris. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cook line used to store spatula. Operator removed spatula from hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 6/7/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8610402

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked pans on storage shelf across from prep area unable to properly air dry Repeat Violation
  • 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Cutting board on cookline chipped at corner, not constructed in durable manner.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on multiple reach-in cooler drawers and on walk-in-cooler soiled. Operator stated new gaskets are on order and expected 7/1. Also, under reach-in cooler drawers on cook line has accumulation of food debris. Also, multiple filters above grill and fryer equipment has accumulation of debris, dust, grease. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe under dishwashing machine leaking. Water pouring out and unable to get sanitizer to more than 0 ppm. Plumber arrived during this inspection to change out leaking pipe. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed can of ripe olives on dry food storage shelf, dented and crimped on top and bottom rim of can. Stop sale.
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Observed water pouring out of bottom of machine. Operator called to have serviced. Discussed with operator for triple sink to be set up until machine able to dispense sanitizer properly. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One flying insect observed on cookline near microwave. Also, observed flying insect on front service line.
  • 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. Open Container of milk opened 5/27 not consumed within 7 days from opening. Stop sale
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chutes in large ice machine soiled. Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Two Unlabeled Spray bottle containing toxic substance stored in to go area and at front host stand. Operator labeled both spray bottles of cleaners/ sanitizer. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 2/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8364095

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked pans on clean storage shelf across from steamers in prep area unable to properly air dry
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on top left door of four door reach-in cooler on cookline torn. Also, handle of microwave on cookline missing/ in disrepair. Also, handle on sliding top of cooler on front service line next to house made soda dispensers missing on right sliding door.
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in bar area. Operator stated a call has already been made to plumber. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute of large ice machine soiled.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink on front service area. Operator replenished paper towels.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled Spray bottle containing toxic substance stored in bar area. Operator labeled spray bottle of sanitizer. Corrected On-Site