ISLAND WING GRILL AND BAR
With 10 documented inspections, ISLAND WING GRILL AND BAR in JACKSONVILLE has achieved a 3.3/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.
Last inspection: 3 weeks ago · 10 reports on file
4409 Southside Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5)
Based on 10 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
2/18/2026· 3w ago
Visit ID: 13574150
Met Inspection Standards1 high, 2 int, 10 basic
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cook line with dust on ceiling tiles Repeat Violation
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at make table with cut marks Repeat Violation
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal drink bottle stored on top of frozen fries in reach in freezer on cook line
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees keys and hat stored on top of reach in cooler at bar area Employee phone on prep table on cook line
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee on cook line preparing food with bracelet on wrist Repeat Violation
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Server employee preparing food with no hair restraint
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket. Microwave handle in disrepair at wait station Repeat Violation
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Beer walk in cooler with standing water. Front wait station in dining area with standing water near drink station
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean pans at ware washing area Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In 1st reach in cooler on cook line. At wait station reach in cooler
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked wings (51F - Cold Holding), stored in double door cooked wings reach in cooler in far area of cook line. Place there from main walk in cooler approximately 3 hrs ago. Unit ambient temperature reading 50F. Door was slightly open at times. Manager removing wings from unit and placing in walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
- 13-06-4:Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Server employees preparing food with nail polish and not wearing gloves
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line hand wash sink. At ware washing hand wash sink. At front wait station hand wash sink. Manager provided paper towel Corrected On-Site
11/12/2025· 4mo ago
Visit ID: 10877959
Met Inspection Standards9 basic
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile and vent with dust build on cook line. Vent with dust build up on wait station area.
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at main make table on cook line Repeat Violation
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer with torn gasket. Reach in freezer on cook line with torn gasket Repeat Violation
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in front of entrance to walk in freezer in disrepair
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Second microwave on cook line with interior soiled with food debris. Interior second oven on cook line with black build up
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean pan on clean equipment rack area
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall near wing sauce area with dust build up Repeat Violation
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not hung to dry at mop sink
5/14/2025· 10mo ago
Visit ID: 8726993
Met Inspection Standards5 basic
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on make table with cut marks
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee put on hair net Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket Repeat Violation
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall and ceiling tile on cook line with dust build up over sauce area
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled spray bottle with yellow solution on cook line make table. Manager stated it's oil and had employee label it Corrected On-Site
12/9/2024· 1y 3mo ago
Visit ID: 8997171
Follow-up Inspection Required1 int, 1 basic
- 35B-05-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-09: Still the same. Operator has not started any process to implement changes to add air curtains to all garage style doors in restaurant dining area. Admin Complaint
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Reviewed with operator reminding them that the establishment is not allowed to have any of the garage style doors open in dining room area unless air curtains are installed over all areas covering the entire length of the openings at each garage style doors. This was previously discussed with management after licensing in 2020 and on multiple previous inspections Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-09: Still the same. Operator has not started any process to implement changes to add air curtains to all garage style doors in restaurant dining area. Admin Complaint
10/7/2024· 1y 5mo ago
Visit ID: 8997106
Follow-up Inspection Required1 high, 1 int, 1 basic
- 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed Warning
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed Warning
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Reviewed with operator reminding them that the establishment is not allowed to have any of the garage style doors open in dining room area unless air curtains are installed over all areas covering the entire length of the openings at each garage style doors. This was previously discussed with management after licensing in 2020 and on multiple previous inspections Warning
9/17/2024· 1y 5mo ago
Visit ID: 8683024
Met Inspection Standards5 basic
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Blue bin with stored ice scoop in kitchen soiled with black build up residue
- 32-02-4:Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Men's restroom door left open
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employees preparing food with watch on wrist
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket torn Repeat Violation
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Under grill reach in cooler bottom drawer
4/18/2024· 1y 10mo ago
Visit ID: 8655636
Met Inspection Standards- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
2/26/2024· 2y ago
Visit ID: 8491793
Met Inspection Standards1 high, 1 int, 4 basic
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards at make table on cook line with excessive cut marks Repeat Violation
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket Repeat Violation
- 14-10-4:Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Operator has non-food grade drill hanging on wall with spindle in back prep kitchen area that is used to prepare food
- 10-18-5:Basic - In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Multiple utensils stored in sanitizer water in back prep kitchen area. Employee discarded water Corrected On-Site
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Back flow preventer installed incorrectly at splitter at mop sink. Manager fixed during inspection and removed splitter Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards at make table on cook line stained
9/29/2023· 2y 5mo ago
Visit ID: 8508888
Met Inspection Standards- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
9/5/2023· 2y 6mo ago
Visit ID: 8348733
Met Inspection Standards3 int, 9 basic
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile next to oven on cook line with dust build up
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean plates at ware washing dry storage rack not inverted
- 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At make table reach in cooler and at pantry reach in cooler station on cook line
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On cook line above prep table. At wait station above prep table. All items removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-48-4:Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employee cutting lemons in dining room area. Reviewed with manager and employee brought lemons to wait station to cut Corrected On-Site
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist Repeat Violation
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee restrained hair Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket Lid on make table at pantry reach in cooler on cook line in disrepair Microwave door handle at wait station in disrepair Repeat Violation
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On clean equipments at dry storage shelf next to walk in cooler. Manager removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At make table reach in cooler and at pantry reach in cooler station on cook line with cutting board stained Repeat Violation
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Operator has no device to measure hot water as sanitizer
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At left side hand wash sink on cook line and at bar hand wash sink. Manager provided paper towels at both locations Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation