PENMAN DINER
1289 PENMAN RD · JACKSONVILLE BEACH · Duval County · FL 32250
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
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 toast bread pull of toaster with are hands place butter on toast and hold toast with bare hands to cut in half to serve customer. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs stored in stand alone cooler over cooked potatoes. Manager removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed 1 cracked shell egg stored with raw shell eggs in stand alone stored in stand alone cooler. Manager discarded cracked shell egg. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in drink cooler 2 containers of Milk (46F – Cold Holding); Milk (57F – Cold Holding) on service line. Cooler has an ambient temperature of 41F. Manager removed and placed in 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. Observed on top of steam table Oatmeal (128F – Hot Holding); Cooked onions (91F – Hot Holding) in pan. Employee stated he keeps there as an extra amount when needed. Observed cooked fries in fry basket on cook line at 127F. Manager discarded fries. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Observed establishment with 7 employees engaging in food preparation without certified food service manager on duty.
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. Observed some employees food training expired. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle of window cleaner without label. Observed spray bottle with chemical substance without label. Manager placed labels on spray bottles. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 7
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed multiple employee drinks stored on prep tables throughout kitchen. Manager removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed multiple employees engaging in food preparation on cook line without hair restraints.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed pot of potatoes stored on floor of cookline. Employee stated they were going to place on stove. Manager had employee put on stove. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed In-use tongs stored on handle of stove on cook line. Manager removed tongs from stove. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in coolers on cook line soiled. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Observed dumpster lid open during inspection.
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed case of cutlery packets stored on floor near service line. Manager will store properly. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 8, 2026 2:45 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.