DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

PDQ RESTAURANT - JACKSONVILLE, RACETRACK & SAN JOSE

194 State Road 13
Florida, 32259
Saint Johns County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/1/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10829084

  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Approximately 10 live flying insects inside cabinet under hand wash station on island at front counter. 2 live flying insects in office next to cook line. 1 live flying insect in dining area. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-05-01: 1 live fly in cabinet under hand wash station at island at front counter, per manager they have EocLab coming out later today for cleaning. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 4/29/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8731334

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Lid of reach in freezer chest in prep area closest to warehouse washing area.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of flour and cooking oil by fryers on cook line.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Along door frames of reach in cooler across from fryers on cook line. Around gaskets of reach in freezer chests in back prep area. Inside of cabinets in middle island cabinets at front counter, counter cleaned. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 03C-44-5:High Priority - Cooked poultry not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken fingers (147F-157F - Cooking, retemp at 177F-197F) cooking in fryer on cook line, employee redropped chicken fingers immediately and second temperature check at 177F-197F. Corrected On-Site
  • 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scratched face with bare hands then continued to handle clean equipment without washing hands first. Also same employee sitting on prep table in kitchen on phone at start of inspection then got up and began to handle clean utensils and equipment without washing hands first.
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Approximately 10 live flying insects inside cabinet under hand wash station on island at front counter. 2 live flying insects in office next to cook line. 1 live flying insect in dining area. Warning
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles of sanitizer and detergent stored next to to go lids at front counter. Spray bottle of detergent stored on rack hanging over to go cups in drive through area. All bottles moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing from splitter at mop sink on hose side.
  • 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. Open container of milk in reach in cooler at dessert station at front counter, per manager it was opened Saturday.

Inspection Date: 3/11/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8586062

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 1/8/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8441806

  • 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. One employee with bracelet on cook line. One employee with watch on make line.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under fryers on cook line.
  • 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of cabinets at drink station in dining room. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Various dessert topping items at dessert station near front counter not covered when not in use.
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitation buckets on cook line reading 0ppm, employee remade all buckets to 200ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk wash (47F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter on make line in very shallow ice bath, per manager milk has been sitting out for approximately 3 hours, ice added. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Establishment holding honey butter on time but does not have any markings, butter marked. Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Manager unable to find any employee training for any employees. Warning

Inspection Date: 7/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8352627

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the three compartment sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in chest freezer in the prep area closest to the warewashing area has a separating door gasket.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in chest freezer closest to the drive through window area has build up of mold like substance where the door gasket meets the reach in freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed three flies on the push cart in the warewashing area.
  • 41-18-4:High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Three compartment sink quaternary sanitizer over 500ppm at time of inspection. Color of test strip not on color concentration chart. Operator added water to solution and brought into proper range. Corrected On-Site