CELENO'S BISTRO
3820-1 SOUTHSIDE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32216
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed server handling soiled plates and then preparing drinks and handling clean equipments without washing hands **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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 storage slice tomatoes with bare hands that will be used later to make salad. Employee put on gloves **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs – stored over chicken base in walk in cooler. Employee properly stored **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Homemade pizza sauce (49-51F – Cooling), stored in deep huge white container with lid in walk in cooler and was prepared yesterday as per employee with no TCS ingredients and only seasoning and was not heat treated during process. Stop sale issued.
03D-06-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Homemade pizza sauce (49-51F – Cooling), stored in deep huge white container with lid in walk in cooler and was prepared yesterday as per employee with no TCS ingredients and only seasoning and was not heat treated during process. Stop sale issued.
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 **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 5
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Homemade pizza sauce (49-51F – Cooling), stored in deep huge white container with lid in walk in cooler and was prepared yesterday as per employee with no TCS ingredients and only seasoning and was not heat treated during process. Stop sale issued.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sink next to pizza oven in kitchen **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sink next to pizza oven in kitchen
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Homemade marinara sauce in walk in cooler not date marked. Employee stated made 2 days ago
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. At hand wash sink next to pizza oven in kitchen, both hot and cold water is valve is turned off
Basic 7
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on slicer in back kitchen
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Under three compartment sink
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door handle. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-02-4Basic – In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Pizza paddle stored on top of soiled pizza oven **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of fryer soiled
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Multiple foods in walk in cooler uncovered
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:19 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.