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CATERING BY CHEF TONY

9501 ARLINGTON EXPRESSWAY FC 7, Jacksonville FL 32225

Last inspected May 29, 2025 · 5 visits since October 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence2615729
Grade history
OCT 23
APR 24
NOV 24
MAY 25
▼ IMPROVING

4 inspections trending up, 18 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 tiny flies in kitchen.
High priority/35A-02-6
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

5 visits, newest first

May 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk in reach in cooler
Intermediate/02C-03-5
Nov 7, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Fan covers in wall in cooler
Basic/23-24-4
Apr 30, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 tiny flies in kitchen.
High priority/35A-02-6
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ghee 70° in kitchen. Placed few hrs ago. Moved by manager to cooler.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle, sanitizer, by Single Service gloves. Moved by manager.
High priority/41-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket by food containers. Moved by manager.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Dec 12, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Oct 19, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection

Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.

1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Garlic bread stored in plastic non food grade bag in kitchen area in reach in cooler. Employee removed and stored in pan
High priority/14-31-5/Corrected On-Site/Warning
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Operator has no proof of manager certification and no other CFM employee at this establishment
Intermediate/53A-02-7/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Operator has 3 food handlers employees hired over 60 days but 1 with training certificate incomplete and other 2 with no proof of training certificate. Operator has training books to be completed
Intermediate/53B-10-4/Corrective Action Taken/Warning
Ceiling tile missing. On front line at dry storage paper good area
Basic/36-36-4
Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. At dry storage area next to manager office
Basic/38-07-4

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.