98 FORTY EAST BAR AND BISTRO

Name: 98 FORTY EAST BAR AND BISTRO
Address: 9840 TAPESTRY PARK CIRCLE, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32246, US
Rating: 85

9840 TAPESTRY PARK CIRCLE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32246

License #2614247

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85 Grade B / 100

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98 FORTY EAST BAR AND BISTRO in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 85 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 3, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 28 total violations — 9 critical, 5 major, 14 minor.

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The latest inspection on December 3, 2025 included 3 critical violations, 1 major, and 6 minor.

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[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) in bar area. Operator emptied bucket and remade solution. Retested at 400ppm.
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed ice bucket at ice machine not protected/ inverted. Operator inverted ice bucket.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Observed box with sealed individual bags of chips stored,on floor in dry food storage area. Also, observed sealed bag of ice on floor in walk in freezer. Operator removed items from floor to properly store.
[02D-03-4] Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Observed cut melon in grab and go display case not labeled with identity, date product packaged and name and address of where it was prepared/ packaged. Discussed with Shantil.
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl without handle used to dispense rice and,pasta sauce. Operator removed bowl and souflle cup from both foods.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gasket on walk-in-cooler soiled.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found Observed two flying insects in prep area and one flying insect of cook line.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed house made macaroni and cheese balls, house made pasta sauce, raw fish, house made crab dip, cooked chicken wings raw chicken, feta cheese crumbles, sliced Swiss cheese, sliced pepper jack cheese, raw beef (49F-54F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler across from grill. Operator stated items have been in reach-in cooler overnight and unsure when cooler stopped maintaining temperature of 41F and below.. See stop stale.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand wash sink in warewashing area used to store bar mats/ mats. Employee removed mats from hand wash sink.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed house made pimento cheese, turkey bacon, house made macaroni and cheese balls, house made pasta sauce, raw fish, house made crab dip, cooked chicken wings raw chicken, feta cheese crumbles, sliced Swiss cheese, sliced pepper jack cheese, raw beef (49F-54F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler across from grill. Operator stated items have been in reach-in cooler overnight and unsure when cooler stopped maintaining temperature of 41F and below.. See stop stale.

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