JJ'S BAR & GRILLE
6520 N US HWY 41 · APOLLO BEACH · Hillsborough County · FL 33572
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 2
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee put on gloves to begin food preparation without washing hands.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 2/1/2025.
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda machine.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Soap and sanitizer tablets in handwash sink next to 3 compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer in bar handwash sink. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink ext to 3 compartment sink.
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup in coleslaw in reach in cooler.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on drink on prep table, employee removed at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in walk in cooler.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Dish machine out of order. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Pickles on floor in walk in cooler.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up in reach in freezer.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters.
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket on shelf with cups. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers breading not labeled on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 2:16 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.