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CJ S KITCHEN AND GRILLE

2100 W GARDEN ST, Pensacola FL 32501 · 850 435 9543

Last inspected Jul 28, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats56
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA2705325
Grade history
JUL 24
JAN 25
JUL 25
MAR 26
JUL 26
— STEADY

5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.

Worst finding on record
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 06/01/2023.
High priority/50-17-3
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

2 cases · $600

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
6--2020038528Jul 22, 2020Nov 2, 2020$400
6--2019061303Nov 21, 2019Jan 10, 2020$200

Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Jul 28, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of beef over container of cheese inside upright reach in cooler back kitchen.
High priority/08A-05-6
Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed three small dead insects inside container of onions inside reach in cooler on make line. Operator voluntarily discarded items.
High priority/01B-03-5
Mar 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Held less than 4hrs: Shelled eggs on cook line ambient temperature 77f, operator placed items inside refrigerator.
High priority/03A-03-5/Corrected On-Site
Jul 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jan 8, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Multiple items inside upright reach in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-03-5
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
Intermediate/16-37-1
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees medication on dry storage shelf in kitchen.
Basic/40-06-5
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Packaged items thawing at room temperature in kitchen.
Basic/06-01-5
Jul 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shelled eggs over bread inside upright reach in cooler on cook line.
High priority/08A-05-6
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 inside upright reach in cooler.
Intermediate/02C-03-5
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee drink inside upright reach in cooler in kitchen.
Basic/40-06-5
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar bin in kitchen.
Basic/02D-01-5
Jan 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
Exhaust system operated with filters removed. No means to capture grease and/or condensation to prevent dripping. Back kitchen.
Basic/14-72-4
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. On cook line front kitchen.
Basic/36-01-4
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Upright reach in cooler on cook line.
Basic/14-33-4
Jul 6, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 06/01/2023.
High priority/50-17-3
Exhaust system operated with filters removed. No means to capture grease and/or condensation to prevent dripping.
Basic/14-72-4
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
Basic/02D-01-5

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.