CELENO'S BISTRO
3820-1 SOUTHSIDE 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 6
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 and preparing green peppers with bare hands and placing in container to be used for later use for making salads. Some peppers can may be used for toppings on pizza. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Case of raw shell eggs stored over cheese in walk in cooler. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed server handle soiled plates and then return to pick up plated foods without washing hands **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lasagna, cooked meatballs, cooked chicken, ricotta cheese, milk, raw shell eggs, cooked sausage, homemade pizza sauce, raw chicken and cheese cake (46-47F – Cold Holding), all stored in walk in cooler. Operator has delivery today and had walk in cooler door open and also unit has torn gasket and gap under door of cooler. Ambient temperature in walk in cooler reading at 41F. Inspector ambient reading at 45F in front of cooler and 43F in back of cooler. Operator turn thermostat dial down colder cooked meatballs (55F – Cold Holding), stored sitting out on flat top area, place there from reach in cooler approximately 20 mins ago. Employee place back in reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Can of Ajax cleaner stored next to case of non TCS food under shelf in kitchen. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Missing back flow preventer at non-chemical side of splitter at mop sink **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Multiple hand wash sink in kitchen and in employee restroom in kitchen with no paper towel. Manager provided paper towel for kitchen hand wash sinks **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Provided and completed paperwork for TPHC for slice pizza on cook line.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Operator has 8 employees training certificate and all are a copy. Manager had new books and completed 2 of the certificates in books during inspection **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 7
32-04-4Basic – Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Employee restroom in kitchen area not self closing.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. To go containers stored on shelf not inverted at storage area
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. Walk in cooler with gap under door and with torn gasket. Ambient temperature in walk in cooler reading at 41F. Inspector ambient reading at 45F in front of cooler and 43F in back of cooler. Operator turn thermostat dial down colder. Ambient temperature reading now at 36F. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket and gap under door of walk in cooler
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Single tong stored on oven door handle
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. To go pizza boxes stored on floor in back storage area
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw case of chicken thawing at 34F in prep area on prep table. Employee place back in walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 23, 2026 1:19 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.