RUBY TUESDAY
245 SW COMMERCE DR · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32025
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched pants and continued preparing food.
09-20-5High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – ready-to-eat food intended to be heated as a sole ingredient not immediately heated to 145 degrees F after bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook touched zucchini with bare hands.
01D-01-5High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Salmon Proof provided during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Ranch Dressing made on cite dated 2/17
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Ranch Dressing made on 2/17/2025.
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook handled raw ground beef and rinsed gloved hands in the hand wash sink. Manager discussed proper procedures with cook. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line cooler: Pasta 44F Salad Bar: Chick Peas 49F Rice 52F Pico 46F Corn 48F Cole Slaw 49F Pasta placed in the walk in cooler. Corrective Action Taken **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Wait area hand sink.
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Birthdate missing from safe staff cards.
Basic 8
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like build up in ice chute.
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without handle in use scooping tater tots. Removed during this inspection.
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on reach in cooler door gaskets
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Door gaskets on two coolers. Several food container lids are cracked.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Salt on sidewalk outside. Placed in storage room during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels and food stuck to food containers after cleaning. Clean dish storage area.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of cook line fry cooler.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes stored over cut lettuce. Placed on shelving. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 2:13 PM.
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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.