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BACKYARD BUFFALO

1435 NALDO AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207

License #2652844

95.3 Grade A / 100

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Latest inspection
August 19, 2025 · 11 findings · 2 critical
Food-Licensing Inspection
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The latest inspection on August 19, 2025 shows 11 observation rows: 2 critical, 4 major, and 5 minor.

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  • Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
  • [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Gasket is torn in upright cooler
  • [50-04-4] Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle. Numbers dont match
  • [35B-14-4] Mobile food dispensing vehicle service opening not kept closed except during food service. Door and window
  • [51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed one
  • [02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powder, employee stated its salt
  • [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Soap dispenser above clean utensils, employee moved it
  • [41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. +200 ppm chl in bucket, test strip turned dark blue and then white because its too strong and bleach out, employee discarded it
  • [16-33-4] Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. For bucket
  • [11-27-4] Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. The one she has is incomplete, it doesnt say how much bleach per gallon of water and she said shell do 200ppm, explained to her and emailed one
  • [05-08-4] No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
  • [27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. 82f at hand sink and 72f in triple sink, employee fixed it, 140f
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