GEORGIA SMOKE
820 SADLER RD · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
28-12-4High Priority – Establishment operating with changed menu and/or increased seating without municipal approval for such change. Operator increased seating from 0 seats to 30 seats. **Warning**
03B-15-5High Priority – Hot time/temperature control for safety food received at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. These items located on the cook line where under temp. pork (119F – Hot Holding); ; beef (118F -Hot Holding); Brunswick Stew (137F – Hot Holding), the manager closed the lid to the hot holding area and a re temp of each item was taken after about 30 minutes each item was at 170F **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling , food to customers with an expired license. Expired 6/1/2025 **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit The following items where all above the required cold holding temp in reach in cooler in kitchen area potatoes (54F – Cold Holding); sausages (59F – Cold Holding),in prep area in small reach in cool. potatoe salad (47F – Cold Holding), in small area in reach in cooler behind the front counter. shredded cheese (69F – Cold Holding); cooked noodles (69F – Cold Holding) in sitting out on cook line. manager stated they had been out for an hour and lids had been opened for 1.5 hours **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Found Swiffee wet pads on bins brown sugar, multi purpose cleaner found hanging over pizza boxes on a rack in the kitchen area. All chemicals removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Brennan Pickren 12/23/2024
31A-01-4Intermediate – No handwash sink located in vending machine area where employees service bulk food machines. Straw found in handwashing sink behind the front counter. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Found a cooked brisket bone in reach in cooler in kitchen area employee stated that it was used in the making of broth and did not have a date, per operator bome was thawed out 2 days prior employee discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 4
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Found 1 dead roach by the water heated in kitchen area **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Found a pair of shoes on a rack with the pots and pans I. The kitchen near the back entrance **Corrected On-Site**
51-09-4Basic – Establishment did not report seating change that affects the license fee, Clean Indoor Air Act, sewage system approval or other related requirements. Increased from 0 to 30 seats **Warning**
33-15-4Basic – Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Garbage can lid is open on one side and has a missing lid on the other side
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 7:46 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.