KEN'S BAR-B-QUE
387 Southwest Saint Margarets Street
Florida, 32025
Columbia County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/28/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No-handle bowl used as scoop in bulk container of flour and hot held French fries.
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling vent covers missing over cookline. Repeat Violation
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling tiles and vents soiled with dust and grease accumulations. Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Bins wet nesting n back storage rack.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler gaskets torn. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances. Soda machine backsplash soiled with mold-like substance. Hood filters soiled with grease accumulation. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Right lid open.
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook picked up wrapped potato from floor while wearing gloves and continued food preparation without washing hands and changing gloves.
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cookline: hamburger (129F - Hot Holding); ; hamburger (174F - Reheating). Manager moved bin of burgers to grill to reheat. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Mold-like substance on back ice bin deflector plate. Flattop grill area soiled with grease accumulation. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2025 revealed 10 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 10/17/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling vent covers missing over cookline.
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling tiles and vents soiled with dust and grease accumulations.
- 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 phone on wire shelf over sweetener packets.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Plates wet nesting on back storage rack.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler gaskets torn. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris and mold-like substances. Hood filters and piping soiled with grease accumulation. Repeat Violation
- 14-12-4:Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Cookline knife handle melted.
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Three flies in kitchen.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cook-line reach-in cooler bottom and frame soiled with old food debris and mold-like substances. Flattop grill area soiled with grease accumulation. Ice bins soiled with mold-like substances. Repeat Violation
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at front kitchen hand wash sink. Manager replaced. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/17/2024 revealed 10 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 3/25/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
4
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened can of Gatorade on table next to/above Togo items, employee moved item. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler on cooks line the gasket is torn. Flat top on prep table on cooks line the finish is peeling away.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sink in middle prep area of kitchen. Inspector provided sign. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior reach in freezer on cooks line. Hood filters above grill/fryers.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over corn dogs in reach in cooler on cooks line, employee moved corn dogs to reach in freezer. Corrected On-Site
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. beef (109F - Hot Holding); chicken (118F - Hot Holding) items in hot box on cooks line, employee stated they reheat items in oven then place in hit box for hot holding, items were placed in smoker on cooks line to reheat items back to 165 then hot hold at 135. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Flat top grill whole area is soiled on prep table on cooks line. Sides and top rack of grill on cooks line.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/25/2024 revealed 7 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 11/14/2023
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 11/14/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/3/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
6
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in unisex bathroom. Observed no covered waste receptacle provided in employee unisex bathroom.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed two large containers with sauce not labeled in dry good area.
- 22-49-4:High Priority - Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed chemical dishmachine reading a 0ppm Cl Warning
- 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. Observed potato salad with a date of eight days ago and Cole slaw with a date of one month ago. Manager advised that both items had been prepared in the past two days and were improperly markded. Manager corrected dates Observed ribs and beef prepared three days earlier per cook that did not have a date label in walk-in-cooler.Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice dumped in hand wash sink by server station.
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed three food handler certificates expired
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/3/2023 revealed 6 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).