J NEWS BBQ AND GRILL
3320 22ND AVENUE SOUTH · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33712
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee leave kitchen area and go outside of establishment then return and dining gloves without washing hands. Discussed with operator proper hand-hygiene techniques. **Corrective Action Taken**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open and operating. License expired on 02-01-2025.
Intermediate 5
11-01-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to notify the division of employee diagnosed with Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) or Salmonella (nontyphoidal). Will email DBPR Form 5030-104. Cleanup Of Vomit and Diarrheal Events.
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. All cutting boards in kitchen are soiled with food buildup.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic containers stored inside bowl of hand wash sink on cooks line. Employee removed pans. **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Basic 4
14-09-4Basic – All cutting boards in kitchen has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverages on prep table on cooks line. Operator discarded beverages cleaned and sanitized prep table. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on reach-in cooler doors on cooks line.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Multiple containers of raw chicken not covered in reach-in freezer near cooks line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 1:21 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.