SAMWON GARDEN
4345 1 UNIVERSITY BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32216
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee cutting cabbage in kitchen area with bare hands and placing in container for later storage in make table reach in cooler to be used. Reviewed with person in charge and employee put on gloves **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pan of prep beef stored over pan of cooked pork in bottom make table reach in cooler on cook line. Employee properly stored. Raw fish stored over uncovered cooked tofu in double door glass reach in cooler on shelf. Employee properly stored **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter (61F – Cold Holding), stored in small pan on cook line, place there from main walk in cooler approximately 15 mins ago as per employee to maintain cold. Discuss placing item on Time and added to Time paperwork. cooked pork (65-66F – Cold Holding), stored in cooking pan on stove top, place there at 10am as per employee and left sitting until they open at 11am and when customer to order and then will reheat. Provided technical assistance. Employee reheated to 169F kimchi (46-47F – Cold Holding), stored in upright double door glass reach in cooler on cook line and place there from other reach in cooler around 8am but employee left out prior to putting away **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. Soup (109-122F – Hot Holding, re-temp 189F), stored on cook line, place there around 8 am after reheating for hot holding as per employee. Employee reheated. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Kitchen hand wash sink with bowl inside. Sushi bar hand wash sink with bowl inside. All items removed by employee **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 10
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two CO2 tanks next to ice machine not secured
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Over sushi bar area
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at make table with excessive cut marks **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink bottle stored on prep table in kitchen. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Multiple employees personal belongs stored on front line cook area next to food. Employee removed **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint in kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Multiple in use utensils stored in standing water at 108F on cook line. Employee turn up heat and now at 178F **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior microwave on cook line with food debris
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease build up
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler uncovered **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:34 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.