UP IN SMOKE BBQ
2315 BEACH BLVD · JACKSONVILLE BEACH · Duval County · FL 32250
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
50-17-2High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Business license expired June 1st 2022 **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 1. coleslaw (82F); shredded cheddar (88F); shredded cabbage (66F) in prep reach in cooler near register. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 80F ontop part of cooler and 62F in bottom part of cooler. Employee stated coleslaw, and cabbage was brought from the stored and immediately placed in cooler approximately four hours ago. Shredded cheese was placed in cooler from main cooler at 10:30am. Main cooler has an ambient temperature of 54F and employee stated cheese was in cooler for seven days. Asked employee to discard food. 2. hotdogs (53-56F); butter (55F); sour cream (58F); shredded cheddar (57-58F); raw pork (50-51F); cream cheese (58F); Mac cheese sauce (59F); milk (58F) in main stand alone cooler. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 54F. Employee stated raw pork was brought from the store today and immediately placed in cooler approximately four hours ago, and everything else has been in the cooler for seven days. Asked employee to discard food. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1. coleslaw (82F); shredded cheddar (88F); shredded cabbage (66F) in prep reach in cooler near register. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 80F ontop part of cooler and 62F in bottom part of cooler. Employee stated coleslaw, and cabbage was brought from the stored and immediately placed in cooler approximately four hours ago. Shredded cheese was placed in cooler from main cooler at 10:30am. Main cooler has an ambient temperature of 54F and employee stated cheese was in cooler for seven days. Asked employee to discard food. See stop sale. 2. hotdogs (53-56F); butter (55F); sour cream (58F); shredded cheddar (57-58F); raw pork (50-51F); cream cheese (58F); Mac cheese sauce (59F); milk (58F) in main stand alone cooler. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 54F. Employee stated raw pork was brought from the store today and immediately placed in cooler approximately four hours ago, and everything else has been in the cooler for seven days. Asked employee to discard food. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. baked beans (131F); pork butt (106F) in steam well. Employee stated pork was cooked overnight and moved from pit to steam table approximately 30 minutes ago, beans were prepared and reheated in pit this morning and placed in steam table to hold hot approximately 30 minutes ago. Employee began reheating food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager certificate expired 07/03/2022 **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Box of light bulbs been stored inside handwash sink. Employee properly stored light bulbs. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
04-02-4Intermediate – Inadequate number/capacity of cold holding units to maintain time/temperature control for safety food at proper temperatures. MFDV does not have enough cold holding units working properly. Main stand alone cooler has an ambient temperature of 54F. Secondary prep reach in cooler has an ambient temperature of 80F ontop part of cooler and 62F in bottom part of cooler. Food stored in these coolers were stop sale. See stop sale. **Warning**
53B-02-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of any training provided for employees hired more then 60 days. **Warning**
Basic 5
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. 1. Main reach in cooler has an ambient temperature of 54F, cooler right side door gasket is torn and buildup of ice over coils. 2. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Main reach in cooler right side door gasket is torn and buildup of ice over coils. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Cases of cooking oil stored on floor near register. Employee properly stored oil. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-14-4Basic – Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service. MFDV large hydraulic window and service window kept opened throughout the day while operating. No screen attached to windows. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of main stand alone reach in cooler **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:03 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.