🪰78,010 violations tracked across 67 Florida counties

BONO'S PIT BAR B Q

5903 NORWOOD AVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL 322084345

License #2608119

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82 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection
July 13, 2026 · 15 findings · 2 critical
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Inspections on file
1
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
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The latest inspection on July 13, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 2 critical, 3 major, and 7 minor.

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  • Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over grill area with burned dust/debris/grease.
  • [24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice buckets stored next to bulk ice bin not inverted or covered for protection. On shelf opposite three compartment sink, clean metal pans and pots not inverted or covered.
  • [36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. Broken missing ceiling tiles over walk in cooler.
  • [41-15-5] Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. At front counter and smoke pit area, chlorine sanitizer solution over 200ppm bleached test strips. Employees corrected to 100ppm.
  • [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Stand up reach in cooler by fryers and table top reach in cooler at front counter with torn door gaskets. Ice build up on seal of two reach in chest freezers in storage hallway.
  • [31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink at front counter. Employee provided soap.
  • [01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In bulk ice bin, ice cube dispensed from chute with dust attached. Employee removed surrounding ice cubes and discarded.
  • [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on corner of in use prep table. Employee relocated.
  • [03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment unable to provide procedures for time as public health control being properly utilized for cut lettuce/premade salads. Provided written procedures
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Portion cups in smoker area used for dry seasoning soiled with accumulation of dry seasoning.
  • [08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. In standup reach in cooler by fryers, uncovered containers of corn and chicken wings. Employee covered.
  • [24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf opposite three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet.
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