RUBY TUESDAY
1360 Airport Road
Jacksonville, Florida, 32218
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/15/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 11-15-5:High Priority - Excluded employee working at the food service establishment. Per manager (K. Amaral) present at today's inspection, he was working a shift on 4/12/2025 and was in the bathroom vomiting when guest saw him. Manager stated when he returned to kitchen, regional manager asked him how he was doing and he informed him he was not feeling well and vomiting. No one exclude him from working the remainder of his shift. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2025 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/3/2025
High Priority
5
Intermediate
2
Basic
12
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. In kitchen, top plate in ice machine has pink mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
- 24-27-4:Basic - Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to/under equipment, exposed to splash. At wait station, rack of coffee cups have splatter from tea dispensers on exterior of cups.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Expired license posted in office, only beverage license posted at bar.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At dish area, containers stacked before air drying.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under equipment throughout kitchen, dish area, wait station, bar and walk-in cooler soiled/build up. At dish area, walls have black mold-like substance. At wait station, ceiling vents/tiles have dust build up. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Multiple plastic lids and containers are cracked, chipped or melted spots
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach-in cooler/reach-in freezer gaskets and exteriors soiled. At cook line, hood filters have grease build up. At cook line, shelves and tables soiled. At prep area, dry storage shelves soiled. At bar, interior of dump sink has build up. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-64-5:Basic - Objectionable odors in bathroom or other areas of the establishment. Observed odor in men's restroom.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Multiple reach-in coolers/reach-in freezers throughout establishment including kitchen and bar have soiled interiors. **Repeat Violation**
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At wait station, multiple single service togo items not inverted. Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. At prep area reach-in cooler, care of unwashed grape tomatoes stored over containers of cheese. Manager removed to be washed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. At dish area, water pouring from under dish machine on floor, to floor drain. Operator stated they have service call in for repair. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. At wait station, observed 2 small flying insects.
- 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. In walk-in cooler, container of slaw prep date 8 days prior. Discard date has today's date.
- 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, container of slaw prep date 8 days prior. Discard date has today's date.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line steam table, mash potatoes (125F - Hot Holding). Employee stated potatoes were heated 30 minutes earlier in microwave. Employee reheated in microwave to 169f. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen at soda storage rack, jug of greasecutter stored leaning on bag-in-box soda. Manager moved chemical. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. In kitchen, multiple cutting boards including in reach-in coolers have black stains.
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All certificates available are expired. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/3/2025 revealed 19 total violations (5 high priority, 2 intermediate, 12 basic).
Inspection on 10/14/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/14/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 10/2/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. At wait station drink area, both ice bin interior top plates have black mold-like substance.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris Floors under equipment throughout kitchen, dish area, wait station and walk-in cooler soiled/build up. Walls on cook line and dish area soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- 33-20-4:Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. At dumpster enclosure, build up of grease around grease receptacle. **Repeat Violation**
- 10-06-5:Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. At cook line, scoops in chicken and cut lettuce on top section of reach-in cooler gphave handles touching product.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach-in cooler/reach-in freezer gaskets and exterior soiled. At cook line, hood filters have build up. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Multiple reach-in coolers/feezers at cook line and bar, soiled interiors. Also, shelves in walk-in cooler soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- 29-03-4:Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. At dish area, water pouring from under dish machine to floor drain.
- 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), operator attempted to get sanitizer working with no success. Operator called for service, setting up triple sink to sanitize. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line in reach-in cooler drawers, rice (58F - Cold Holding); chicken (48F - Cold Holding). Operator stated items in drawers 2 hours. Ice added to cool items. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At bar, soda gun has build up. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/2/2024 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).