DUVAL FISH & CHICKEN
4250 MONCRIEF RD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32209
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 5
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. June 01, 2025. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach on hot water heater near three compartment sink. Person in charge cleaned and disposed of live roach. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed multiple food items in walk-in cooler at temperatures of 58-62F. Ambient walk-in cooler temperature was 60F. Person in charge stated food items were left in walk-in cooler over night. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed multiple food items in walk-in cooler at temperatures of 58-62F. Ambient walk-in cooler temperature was 60F. Person in charge stated food items were left in walk-in cooler over night. Raw food items were chicken, shrimp, catfish, snapper, grouper, flounder, whiting, chicken liver, chicken thighs, scallops, beef, and chicken wings. Stop sale issued for all items. Raw chicken items, raw fish items (58-62F – Cold Holding) **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cooked wings at temperatures of 78-82F on cook line. Person in charge stated wings were cooked 45 minutes prior for busy period and intended to be kept hot. Cooked chicken wings (78-82F – Hot Holding) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed plastic bucket stored in hand wash sink by three compartment sink. Employee removed bucket. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand wash sink on cook line. Person in charge provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 7
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. Observed multiple packages of raw snapper thawed in original commercial packaging stored in walk-in cooler. Package indicates to removed from packaging before thawing. Stop sale issued. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed multiple employees beverages stored on prep table by food items near to-go window. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed 1 employee engaging in food preparation with no hair restraint.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed; box of fries stored on floor near cook line. Multiple boxes of food items stored on floor in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs hanging on oven door handle on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels stuck to clean containers stored on drying rack by three compartment sink.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen raw fish thawing at room temperature near three compartment sink.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 7:34 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.