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FAMOUS SANDWICHES

1185 CASSAT AVENUE, Jacksonville FL 32205 · 904.384.4429

Last inspected Mar 2, 2026 · 6 visits since October 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats18
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA2609161
Grade history
MAR 24
JAN 25
MAY 25
OCT 25
MAR 26
≈ ERRATIC

5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.

Worst finding on record
Live, small flying insects found 1 flying insect on storage area.
High priority/35A-02-7
Badges — 1 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Inspection history

6 visits, newest first

Mar 2, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Two dented cans of mushrooms.
High priority/01B-01-4
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. No beard guard on employees preparing food items.
Basic/13-04-4
Food stored on floor. Bucket of prepped onions stored on floor, employee properly stored bucket of onions.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease on frame behind and the rides where hood filters are located.
Basic/23-03-4
Oct 23, 2025Inspection 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 ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. steak (63F - Cold Holding) employee reheated steak to 170F hot hold.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Water damage on a few ceiling tiles in kitchen area.
Basic/36-32-5
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers dusty in walk in cooler.
Basic/23-03-4
May 8, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 8 violations recorded, 4 high priority.

4 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 8 findings ▾
Live, small flying insects found 1 flying insect on storage area.
High priority/35A-02-7
Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. At Triple sink.
High priority/29-37-4
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking on shell eggs, manager wrote time marking 8am
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bug spray stored on shelf with dry storage paper products and dry storage food items.
High priority/41-10-4
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys stored on dry storage shelf with food items.
Basic/40-06-5/Repeat Violation
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraint on employee preparing food items
Basic/13-03-4
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Black debris on floor in the walk in freezer.
Basic/36-73-4/Repeat Violation
Food stored on floor. Large portion of beef Fountain drink bag hanging on floor near register. Employee properly stored food items
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Jan 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking on eggs, manager wrote time marking during inspection
High priority/03F-02-5/Corrected On-Site
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on shelf with single service items
Basic/40-06-5
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in freezer black debris
Basic/36-73-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dust on Fan covers in the walk in cooler
Basic/23-03-4
Mar 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 5 findings ▾
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan provided, emailed operator time as public health control paperwork during inspection.
Intermediate/03F-10-5/Repeat Violation
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Slight build up on interior of ice machine, slight build up on ice chute in dining area.
Basic/22-20-5
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jacket stored on shelf with dry storage canned foods, employee moved jacket
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Food stored on floor. Package of beef stored on floor, manager properly stored beef during inspection
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Rust on walk in cooler shelves
Basic/14-17-4
Oct 13, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed operator written plan
Intermediate/03F-10-5
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On shelf with dry storage food items, employee moved beverage
Basic/12B-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraints on employee preparing food items
Basic/13-03-4
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet clean dishes stacked on shelf above triple sink
Basic/24-08-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Debris on walk in cooler shelves, dust on light cover in walk in cooler
Basic/23-03-4/Repeat Violation
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled blue container stored in storage room, employee labeled container Sugar
Basic/02D-01-5/Corrected On-Site

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.