JOHN SEAFOOD
6399 N 9 AVE, Pensacola FL 32504 · 850-332-5888
Last inspected May 18, 2026 · 8 visits since November 2023
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▼ IMPROVING
5 inspections trending up, 12 points better than where it started.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk wash at cook line 58F for 1 hour. Employee iced wash to rapidly chill.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
May 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food while the establishment is under a foodborne illness investigation. While under foodborne illness investigation, watched employee grab cooked potatoes and cooked corn with bare hands after handling pan stored in raw shrimp.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food and personal items stored on lid for cornmeal. Manager removed items during inspection.
Employee using tongs to handle raw animal food and then ready-to-eat food without first washing, rinsing and sanitizing tongs. Watched cook use tongs that are left in raw shrimp being used to grab cooked potatoes and corn. Tongs not cleaned between raw shrimp and ready-to-eat items.
Jan 12, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operators unable to locate proof of training. Some food handling employees under 60 days.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverages on in use pan, on sauce bucket lid, and on flour container lid. Operator removed items during inspection.
Sep 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No automatic vacuum breaker on either side of splitter attachment at mop sink. Operator has one, but is not installed.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone and ear buds case above reach-in cooler on make line. Operator removed items during inspection.
Jan 27, 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
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Crab legs on make line next to reach-in cooler at 54f for 1 hour. Operator moved crab legs to walk-in cooler to rapidly cool.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of catfish stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Operator corrected storage during inspection.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop in standing water at 66f. Operator emptied water during inspection and replaced scoop.
Sep 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw fish stored over potatoes in walk-in cooler.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Automatic vacuum breaker missing from both sides of splitter attachment at mop sink.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Handwashing sinks hot water shut off. Operator turned hot water back on during inspection.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used for rice in dry storage. Operator removed bowl during inspection.
Grease receptacle lid open. Operator closed lid during inspection.
Open dumpster lid. Operator closed dumpster during inspection.
Mar 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk wash at cook line 58F for 1 hour. Employee iced wash to rapidly chill.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop for spices in dry storage area behind cook line.
Nov 14, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 13, 2023Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw shrimp in walk in cooler. Operator changed places of shrimp and chicken during inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler across from fryers: shrimp at 45f, fish at 47f, separate container of fish at 45f. All for 3 hours.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter at mop sink missing automatic vacuum breaker from either side.
Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Dumpster lid broken. Per manager, trash company has been notified.
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
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.