RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE

Name: RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE
Address: 1201 RIVERPLACE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32207, US
Rating: 63.4

1201 RIVERPLACE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207

License #2612188

🥩 Steakhouse ℹ️

63.4 Grade F / 100

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March 19, 2026 · 8 findings · 2 critical

Routine - Food

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RUTH'S CHRIS STEAK HOUSE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 63.4 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 19, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 70 total violations — 17 critical, 14 major, 39 minor.

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March 12, 2025

The latest inspection on March 19, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 2 critical, 2 major, and 4 minor.

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Disposition: Warning Issued
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. One live fly by server station
[36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. By triple sink, employee cleaned it
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Old build up in microwave
[32-17-4] Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken. Employees restroom not closing all the way
[29-11-4] Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Base of handle in triple sink
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken and ground beef on shelf above raw shrimp in upright cooler, manager rearranged
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Container in hand sink at little bar/storage, manager removed it
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at pantry area, employee brought some

Disposition: Warning Issued
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dish washing area
[24-26-4] Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. Chill sticks in walk in freezer, manager took them to triple sink to be washed
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Working with open foods, put one on
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Portioning butter, got hat
[14-42-4] Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Gap in between them
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven handle, employee moved them
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Manager removed them
[12A-29-4] Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked tongs from floor and then scooped cit lettuce, explained to him and washed hands
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found By broiler
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs on shelf above salad, employee rearranged
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 50f cheese above fill line, employee rearranged
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Butter at cook line, employee wrote time on
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. On 4 sides of splitter
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One expired in July 2025
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Red liquid, employee discarded it, didnt know what it was

Disposition: Warning Issued
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around nozzles
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dumping ice in hand sink at bar
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink by cook line, employee brought some
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Raw tuna, employee punctured them, 42f
[36-03-4] Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Broken by ice bin, little bar used for storage
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above prep sink, employee moved it, 2 open drinks at bar, discarded
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook handling foods
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. By upright cooler in little bar
[10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In server area, mgr moved it
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Crust for sweet potato, mgr moved it
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan by cook line
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. By dish machine
[21-38-4] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. By prep sink, employee placed it on crate
[12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee loaded dish machine with dirty dishes and then grabbed clean dishes, explained to him and he washed hands
[03F-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. Giving 5 hrs to butter on server area, employee changed it
[29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. On prep sink in back kitchen, mgr removed attachment that needed it