DOWN UNDER RESTAURANT
96106 WADES PL · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
22-41-4High 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. Dishmachine tested at 0ppm chlorine. Employee changed out chemical and retested at 100ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed house made buttermilk ranch (61F – Cold Holding); whipping cream (66F/60F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (53F – Cold Holding); raw scallops (60F – Cold Holding); fish (54F – Cold Holding); half shell oysters (59F – Cold Holding); butter (54F – Cold Holding); house made bleu cheese dressing (61F – Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (49F – Cold Holding); cut tomato (46F – Cold Holding); cheese (60F – Cold Holding); beef patty (45F/47F/46F/47F – Cold Holding)in flip top reach in cooler. All products have been in the unit overnight. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Observed cut tomato (58F – Cold Holding); sausage (62F – Cold Holding) in flip top reach in cooler. Per employee, both placed in unit at 10:00am. Temperature taken at 1:45pm. Both moved to walk in cooler. Also, observed house made buttermilk ranch (61F – Cold Holding); whipping cream (66F/60F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (53F – Cold Holding); raw scallops (60F – Cold Holding); fish (54F – Cold Holding); half shell oysters (59F – Cold Holding); butter (54F – Cold Holding); house made bleu cheese dressing (61F – Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (49F – Cold Holding); cut tomato (46F – Cold Holding); cheese (60F – Cold Holding); beef patty (45F/47F/46F/47F – Cold Holding)in flip top reach in cooler. All products have been in the unit overnight. **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Four tags from July not marked with last day served. Five tags from June not marked with last day served. Three tags from May not marked with last day served. Also, tags from June and May not kept in chronological order.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener has debris on the blade. Employee took opener to dish room for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 9
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Observed 67 packages of completely thawed and sealed tuna with labeling stating to remove from packaging before thawing. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floor/wall/ceiling/ceiling vents soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under fryers, in walk in cooler and in walk in freezer are soiled. Wall at suppression system is soiled. Fan guards in beer walk in cooler are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door handle. Employee moved tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
14-36-5Basic – Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Left interior door of stand up reach in cooler by mixer has whole panel missing and insulation showing. Also, same left door has a torn gasket.
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster available. Provided DBPR Form HR 5030-105 and operator posted. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease accumulation. Gasket on small reach in freezer across from fryers is soiled. Sides of fryer have accumulation of grease. Walk in cooler gasket is soiled. Area around soda nozzles on soda machine is soiled.
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee beverage in top of reach in cooler in the kitchen. Employee removed beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water observed in all three flip top reach in coolers in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
08B-74-1Basic – Water softener salt (food) stored in a location that is not clean and dry. Bags of water softener stored on the ground outside by beer cooler.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 11:47 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.