BONO'S PIT BBQ
Skinner Lake Drive
Jacksonville, Florida, 33216
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/24/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
3
Basic
12
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open drink at cook line, employee discard it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee shirt on top of soda syrup boxes, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Working with open foods **Repeat Violation**
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. In warmer room, replaced by manager **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Toaster, exterior, also fan in bbq smoker area **Repeat Violation**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Washed sweet potatoes placed on same box that came in, employee placed them in different container **Corrected On-Site**
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box with plastic silverware, ice bin area, employee placed them on shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw ribs in staining water, employee turned water on **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed bananas on shelf above cut purple cabbage in walk in cooler, employee rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-12-4:Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Cracked scoop for ice, manager removed it **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood non food-contact surface not properly sealed. Peeling wood shelf above prep sink where food is at
- 13-06-4:Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Working with open foods, explained to her and she got the other glove on **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink in warmer room, employee placed some **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand sink in warmer room, employee placed some **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/24/2025 revealed 15 total violations (0 high priority, 3 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 9/23/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
5
Basic
14
Total
19
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. For spice and powder milk, **Repeat Violation**
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach in storage room/water heater room, employee cleaned it up **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open drink at server area, discarded by employee **Corrected On-Site**
- 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Making sandwiches **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Making sandwiches **Repeat Violation**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. By microwave
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. A couple are regular bulbs, prep room and cook line and a couple of shields cracked in back prep area **Repeat Violation**
- 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan, beverage area and cashier area, also by smoker **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Employee wrapping sweet potatoes for baking and they haven't been washed, explained to her, she unwrapped them and washed them **Corrected On-Site**
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box with to go cups on floor in storage, manager placed them on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed bananas on shelf above cut cucumber, manager rearranged walk in cooler, **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cook,line, employee placed it in sanitizer **Corrected On-Site**
- 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm in bucket, jug is empty, employee made new solution, 300 ppm quat **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 16-33-4:Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. For bucket
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Whipped cream opened on Friday, employee labeled it **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around nozzles **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. A couple have copies, he received the books a couple of days ago and will transfer information
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Counter by restroom, employee labeled it cleaner **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/23/2024 revealed 19 total violations (0 high priority, 5 intermediate, 14 basic).