J NEWS BBQ AND GRILL
3320 22nd Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33712
Highland Oaks
Pinellas County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 2/7/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8721052
- 14-09-4:Basic - All cutting boards in kitchen has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverages on prep table on cooks line. Operator discarded beverages cleaned and sanitized prep table. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on reach-in cooler doors on cooks line.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple containers of raw chicken not covered in reach-in freezer near cooks line.
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee leave kitchen area and go outside of establishment then return and dining gloves without washing hands. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open and operating. License expired on 02-01-2025.
- 11-01-5:Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to notify the division of employee diagnosed with Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) or Salmonella (nontyphoidal). Will email DBPR Form 5030-104. Cleanup Of Vomit and Diarrheal Events.
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. All cutting boards in kitchen are soiled with food buildup.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic containers stored inside bowl of hand wash sink on cooks line. Employee removed pans. Corrected On-Site
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Inspection Date: 9/13/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8343079
- 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Kitchen, operator has plans to redo floor this month.