BANTAM AND BIDDY
4800 FIRST COAST HWY STE 470, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034
License #5501178
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →BANTAM AND BIDDY in FERNANDINA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 94.8 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 1, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 10 total violations — 4 critical, 3 major, 3 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on October 1, 2025 included 4 critical violations, 3 major, and 3 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Administrative complaint recommended
- [01B-24-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Corn in reach in cooler at end of front line was date marked 09/21/2025. Manager disposed of corn.
- [09-01-4] 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. Employee cook line handled ready to eat bread for toast with bare hands. Discussed with operator.
- [14-12-4] Utensils in poor condition. Cutting board on fryer cook line melted
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener in prep area soiled
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach in cooler door gaskets soiled on cook line. Hood suppression system with grease build up
- [35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found 1 small flying insects found in prep area on cutting boards
- [36-73-4] Floor, walls and or ceilings has accumulation of debris. All floors in kitchen area where soiled, Multiple ceiling vents in kitchen area are soiled
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Brunswick stew In walk in cooler not date marked. Manager placed a date make of 9.28.25.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cook line had excess food debris in it.manager cleaned the sink. Hand wash sink at frontline counter had pieces of plastic in it. Manager cleaned the sink
- [12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee on cook line handled soiled dishes then changed gloves and began working with food no hand wash step. Employee handled cell phone then placed on gloves to work with food no hand wash. Discussed with operator.
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