CANAL ST CHICKEN & SEAFOOD
6651 SAN JUAN AVE · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32210
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-05-4High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee eating on cook line, then continued to do food prep without washing hands.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 6 flying insects around both drive thru areas. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw chicken (60F,162F,64F – Cold Holding); sausage (64F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (64F – Cold Holding); raw chicken liver (66F – Cold Holding); raw chicken liver (61F – Cold Holding) Standing reaching cooler in kitchen, per employee doors have been constantly open for approximately 30mins, per operator cooler is working and just needs more Freon, all items move to different reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. shrimp and rice (110F – Hot Holding) in steamwell, kitchen area, per employee shrimp and rice was made one hour prior to temp check. Operator turned up temp of steamwell. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on table near drive through window. Interior of ice chute in soda machine next to drive thru window. **Repeat Violation**
27-19-4Intermediate – Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Hot water in bathroom
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips. **Repeat Violation**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Both employees on site do not have proof, employees signed report during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-38-5Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Operator ran out of bleach and doesn't have any other sanitizer in establishment.
Basic 10
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets of standing reach in cooler near drive thru area. Lid of reach in freezer chest was broken near office area. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floor/ceiling/walls soiled/has accumulation of debris. All floors through establishment. all walls in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Two bag in box soda by office. **Repeat Violation**
33-20-4Basic – Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. On bare ground behind building.
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in bathroom wall and window in bathroom.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash in kitchen. And bathroom. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior fryer in kitchen. Exterior of all reach in cooler and freezers in establishment. Exterior of fan in kitchen and near drive through next to reach in cooler. Bottom shelf of all tables in establishment. Under side of soda machine around nozzle at drive thru area. All gaskets of all reach in freezers in establishment. **Repeat Violation**
35B-03-4Basic – Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Side door to establishment.
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitation bucket reading 0ppm.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of sugar by office was not labeled. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:17 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.