BBQ BILL'S

Name: BBQ BILL'S
Address: 1901 N YOUNG BLVD, CHIEFLAND, FL, 32626, US
Rating: 75.3

1901 N YOUNG BLVD, CHIEFLAND, FL 32626

License #4800212

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75.3 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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BBQ BILL'S in CHIEFLAND currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 75.3 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 4, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 23 total violations — 7 critical, 1 major, 15 minor.

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The latest inspection on March 4, 2026 included 3 critical violations, 0 major, and 7 minor.

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[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Ceiling at cookline soiled with grease. 2. Ceiling throughout kitchen stained with grease.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Shelving below grill soiled with grease. 2. Back of equipment at cookline soiled with grease.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 1. Employee purse and jacket stored beside and on top of single-use lids in server station. 2. Employee jackets stored on canned foods on can rack in back of kitchen. Manager removed all personal items during this inspection.
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Box containing frozen ham thawing at room temperature at cookline. An employee moved the ham into the walk-in cooler to continue to thaw.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested drink cups on shelf beside ice machine.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lids on bean and sugar bins cracked.
[33-38-4] No waste receptacle installed at handwash sink provided with disposable towels. No trash can near either handwash sink at cookline. An employee replaced the trash cans during this inspection.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sliced cheese (72F - Cold Holding). The cheese is stored at room temperature sitting directly on top of raw shell eggs at the cookline. An employee stated the eggs have been sitting out for approximately 20 minutes and voluntarily discarded the cheese during this inspection.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1. Sliced cheese sitting directly on top of raw shell eggs at the cookline. An employee voluntarily discarded the cheese during this inspection. 2. Raw beef stored on shelf directly above cooked sausage inside reach-in cooler at cookline. An employee moved the cooked sausage to a higher shelf during this inspection.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Clear bag containing several bottles of medicine stored on shelf directly beside sweetener packets in server station. Manager removed the medicine from the shelf during this inspection.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 1. Employee phone on top of scale on prep table at cookline. 2. Employee phone on shelf directly above prep table near walk-in cooler. 3. Employee purse on shelf above condiments in canned goods storage. Manager removed the purse from the shelf during this inspection. 4. Employee purse stored on top of bacon bits in salad prep area. Manager removed purse from the area during this inspection.
[42-03-5] Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Hammer and vise grips stored on top of cutting board prep table at cookline.
[33-29-4] Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Grease receptacle lid left open. Manager closed the lid during this inspection.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw ground hamburger meat stored on she,f directly above cases of raw shell eggs inside walk-in cooler. Employee moved the raw hamburger meat to the bottom shelf during this inspection.
[22-41-4] Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine 0ppm. Employee primed machine, then 50ppm. Inspector instructed employee to resanitize all dishes that have been sanitized in the dish machine today.
[24-17-4] Silverware/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. Dishwasher manually drying bowls with cloth towel. Inspector had employee resanitize the bowls during this inspection.
[05-08-4] No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Manager unable to locate a probe thermometer capable of measuring temperatures below 50F.
[36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1. Ceiling throughout kitchen stained. 2. Cobwebs around perimeter of ceiling in exterior storage room. 3. Floor in exterior storage room soiled with dirt and/or debris. Manager had an employee sweep the area during this inspection. 4. Fan on ceiling in warewash area soiled with dust.
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee at cookline pulled up shorts with bare hands, then put on gloves without first washing hands. Manager had employee wash hands and put on new gloves before continuing to work at cookline.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1. Back of equipment at cookline soiled with grease. 2. Plastic cart at cookline soiled with grease.
[14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lids on bins containing dry beans and flour in kitchen near walk-in cooler.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle containing dish soap stored directly beside bottle of honey and on shelf above prep table in kitchen near walk-in cooler. Manager removed the dish soap from the shelf during this inspection.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two co2 tanks not secured behind building, near storage area.

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