RUBY TUESDAY
245 SW COMMERCE DR · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32025
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee came inside back door, put on gloves and started touching food without washing hands.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw tuna over brownie cookie in walk in cooler, manager moved tuna below. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese (46F – Cold Holding); noodles (46F – Cold Holding); ribs (48F – Cold Holding); blue cheese (48F – Cold Holding); fish (47F – Cold Holding); spinich dip (46F – Cold Holding) in walk in cooler, manager temped items this morning at 41F or below, freezer door kept open. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior hot holding drawers soiled with old food debris. Stained cutting board on reach in cooler on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 3
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket on top of soda box hook ups, manager moved jacket. **Corrected On-Site**
38-01-4Basic – Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Cracked light shield in dish machine area.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dust build up on top of reach in freezer on cooks line. Area around soda nozzles on drink machine. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:19 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.