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Mixed Health Record
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WHISKEY CAKE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 83 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on August 4, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 12 total violations — 1 critical, 3 major, 8 minor.
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The latest inspection on August 4, 2026 shows 12 observation rows: 1 critical, 3 major, and 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Warning Issued
- [08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Flour uncovered on shelf at dry storage. Manager covered
- [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked prime meat in walk in cooler with no date marked. Manager said prepared on Sunday and date marked. Cooked chicken in reach in cooler on cook line not date marked. Manager stated prepared on Sunday and date marked it
- [03G-09-5] Cook-chill or sous vide reduced oxygen packaged food held more than 48 hours not labeled or with a label that lacks required information. All individually packs of sous vide pastrami and pork not individually labeled and dated as per their HACCP plan. Establishment does not use 48 hrs exception and pork was cooked on Sunday and pastrami cooked on Saturday.
- [10-08-5] Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At bar area in ice bin. Manager properly stored
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee put on hat
- [03G-50-2] Operator is conducting reduced oxygen packaging of frozen fish, raw meat, poultry, or fruit and vegetables, cured meat and poultry, hard or semisoft cheese with no ingredients added at the establishment, cook-chill packaging, or sous vide packaging without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. More information can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/special-process/. Operator conducting ROP sous vide cooking of pork and pastrami on site and paperwork submitted for review to the DBPR Division. HACCP plan submitted by corporate is based on Texas food code and has not yet been approved by DBPR OPQ. Operator has been made aware during previous inspection visits. EZ templates forms is made available for operator to use and follow and submit.
- [14-38-4] Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Crack lid on container with stored eggs in walk in cooler
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler on cook line soiled
- [36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cook line cooking equipment
- [22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Back of flip top lid at front line reach in cooler with old food debris Inside cook line reach in cooler drawer
- [14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Oven door handle in disrepair
- [35A-02-8] Live, small flying insects found. One live flying insects on cook line
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