ISLAND WING GRILL AND BAR
4409 SOUTHSIDE BOULEVARD, Jacksonville FL 32216 · 904.416.1814
Last inspected Feb 18, 2026 · 10 visits since September 2023
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5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
Feb 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate10 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 13 findingsThe state's own report →
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked wings (51F - Cold Holding), stored in double door cooked wings reach in cooler in far area of cook line. Place there from main walk in cooler approximately 3 hrs ago. Unit ambient temperature reading 50F. Door was slightly open at times. Manager removing wings from unit and placing in walk in cooler
Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Server employees preparing food with nail polish and not wearing gloves
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line hand wash sink. At ware washing hand wash sink. At front wait station hand wash sink. Manager provided paper towel
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cook line with dust on ceiling tiles
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at make table with cut marks
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal drink bottle stored on top of frozen fries in reach in freezer on cook line
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees keys and hat stored on top of reach in cooler at bar area Employee phone on prep table on cook line
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee on cook line preparing food with bracelet on wrist
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Server employee preparing food with no hair restraint
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket. Microwave handle in disrepair at wait station
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Beer walk in cooler with standing water. Front wait station in dining area with standing water near drink station
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean pans at ware washing area
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In 1st reach in cooler on cook line. At wait station reach in cooler
Nov 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate9 Basic
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Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile and vent with dust build on cook line. Vent with dust build up on wait station area.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at main make table on cook line
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer with torn gasket. Reach in freezer on cook line with torn gasket
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in front of entrance to walk in freezer in disrepair
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Second microwave on cook line with interior soiled with food debris. Interior second oven on cook line with black build up
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean pan on clean equipment rack area
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall near wing sauce area with dust build up
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not hung to dry at mop sink
May 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on make table with cut marks
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee put on hair net
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall and ceiling tile on cook line with dust build up over sauce area
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled spray bottle with yellow solution on cook line make table. Manager stated it's oil and had employee label it
Dec 9, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Reviewed with operator reminding them that the establishment is not allowed to have any of the garage style doors open in dining room area unless air curtains are installed over all areas covering the entire length of the openings at each garage style doors. This was previously discussed with management after licensing in 2020 and on multiple previous inspections
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed
Oct 7, 2024Warning IssuedComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 3 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Reviewed with operator reminding them that the establishment is not allowed to have any of the garage style doors open in dining room area unless air curtains are installed over all areas covering the entire length of the openings at each garage style doors. This was previously discussed with management after licensing in 2020 and on multiple previous inspections
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed
Sep 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Blue bin with stored ice scoop in kitchen soiled with black build up residue
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Men's restroom door left open
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employees preparing food with watch on wrist
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket torn
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Under grill reach in cooler bottom drawer
Apr 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Back flow preventer installed incorrectly at splitter at mop sink. Manager fixed during inspection and removed splitter
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards at make table on cook line stained
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards at make table on cook line with excessive cut marks
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket
Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Operator has non-food grade drill hanging on wall with spindle in back prep kitchen area that is used to prepare food
In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Multiple utensils stored in sanitizer water in back prep kitchen area. Employee discarded water
Sep 29, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 5, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate9 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At make table reach in cooler and at pantry reach in cooler station on cook line with cutting board stained
No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Operator has no device to measure hot water as sanitizer
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At left side hand wash sink on cook line and at bar hand wash sink. Manager provided paper towels at both locations
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile next to oven on cook line with dust build up
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean plates at ware washing dry storage rack not inverted
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. At make table reach in cooler and at pantry reach in cooler station on cook line
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On cook line above prep table. At wait station above prep table. All items removed
Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employee cutting lemons in dining room area. Reviewed with manager and employee brought lemons to wait station to cut
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee restrained hair
Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket Lid on make table at pantry reach in cooler on cook line in disrepair Microwave door handle at wait station in disrepair
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On clean equipments at dry storage shelf next to walk in cooler. Manager removed
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