JOHNNY'S BAR B Q
7411 SR 21, Keystone Heights FL 32656 · 352-473-4445
Last inspected Jul 31, 2026 · 10 visits since July 2023
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JUL 26
— STEADY
5 inspections within 13 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies observed flying around the dirty dish area.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
10 visits, newest first
Jul 31, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate9 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 12 findingsThe state's own report →
Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine dish machine at 0ppm after multiple attempts to prime. Operator placed call for maintenance, dish washing employee able to prime dish machine to 50ppm.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Tray warming oven at pass through window with burned on cheese debris to bottom of tray. Green cutting board in use in prep table with black residue staining. Yellow cutting board in clean dish storage area with black food residue staining.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two food handling employees with expired food handler training.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf next to microwave over pass through window meat prep line.
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf opposite ware washing area, clean metal and plastic containers stacked while wet.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice build up on guard of walk in freezer fan. Walk in cooler door with torn door gasket and lifted metal interior with exposed insulation. Rice cooker repaired with duct tape. Walk in cooler shelves with rust pitting the surface.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bulk sugar container with scoop handle in contact with the product.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink by the dish machine.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Backside fryer exhaust with grease/debris build up. Cook line hood filters with dust build up over fryers. Tubing of dish machine with dust build up. Fan of warewashing area blowing towards dish machine with dust build up.
Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Ripped tin foil lining bottom shelf of prep tables.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at base of flip top reach in cooler at the pass through window. Establishment has cloths at base of oiler to attempt to absorb.
Stored food not covered. In walk in cooler, uncovered tubs of chicken and ribs. Operator covered.
Feb 27, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 26, 2026Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 4 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Severs bussing tables in dining room then continued to run food orders to other tables and make drink orders without washing hands between tasks.
Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Floor drain in middle of cook line and middle of server area backup when hand wash sinks, dish machine, and triple sink are ran. Employee snaked out drains and ran multiple sinks and drains did not back up. Also per management discolored standing water build up in front of dumpsters is from cleaners cleaning out hood vents and waste water draining to dumpster enclosure, employees began to clean up waste water during inspection.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Bottom interior of oven in middle of kitchen has a build up of food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of white and black substance on racks and fan covers in outside walk in coolers.
Jul 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Live, small flying insects found. Observed live fly at pass through window and on dish area trash can. Per operator had door open while attempting air conditioning repair.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on standup reach in freezer door at side of cook line.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean containers stacked while wet on shelf opposite dish area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Backside of fryers has debris build up around the vent. Grease drips forming under cookline hood filters.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of single service gallon jugs on the floor of the dry storage room. Operator relocated.
Utensils in poor condition. Multiple containers with melted edges in use.
Jan 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink by back door.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Build up of dust on ceiling around air vents.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on shelf over clean prep table. Operator relocated the jacket.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf by warewashing area, clean containers stacked while wet.
Food stored on floor. Box of fries on the floor of the walk in freezer. Operator relocated the fries.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dust build up on cook line hood filters, grease dripping on side over flat top grill.
Utensils in poor condition. Multiple plastic containers and lids with melted edges.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Two sanitizer buckets at 0ppm quaternary. Operator replaced with sanitizer at 200ppm quaternary.
Sep 12, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Outdoor mop sink red hose connected to splitter with no backflow preventer. Operator switched hose to vacuum breaker connection.
Combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to the date the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety ingredient was opened/prepared. In the walk in cooler, Brunswick stew date marked 09/11 per operator meat cooked 09/10. Discussed with operator and corrected the date marking for the container.
Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Prep area ceiling vents have dust around the vents on the ceiling. Ceiling air vent by the walk in cooler missing. Per operator repairs being made to the ceiling.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current license displayed expired 06/01/2024, operator printed and posted the correct menu.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelves of the ware washing area, clean metal and plastic containers stacked while wet.
Equipment in poor repair. Waitstation reach in cooler it's a torn cooler door gasket. Microwave on cook line with peeling coating inside the microwave.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink by the rear exterior door. Operator posted signage.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Back side of cook line fryers has build up of grease debris along back by the vents. Hood system back side closest to prep area has grease drips forming.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table by the steam well.
Apr 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 2, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Mar 29, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 13 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority1 Intermediate9 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. At time of inspection chlorine dish machine at 0ppm, establishment has 2 rinse additives attached and sanitizer. Operator set up three compartment sink and will utilize for sanitizer step till chlorine can be replaced.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies observed flying around the dirty dish area.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle hanging on shelf over dishmachine washboards with nozzle facing clean containers. Operator relocated the chemical spray bottle.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap available at hand wash sink by the rear exterior door.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Build up of dust around kitchen ceiling vents.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee lunch stored over Stella bar glasses in the front counter reach in cooler.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf over the dishmachine and opposite the dishmachine, clean containers stacked while wet.
Equipment in poor repair. Bottom door of the hot box on the main cook line has a torn door gasket. Prep area hotbox with broken/missing door handle.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of food debris on the backside of the cook line fryers.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the shelf opposite the dish machine, clean containers with old labels attached.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid left open.
Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Ripped tin foil used to line bottom shelf of prep tables.
Stored food not covered. In the reach in freezer,uncovered and unwrapped country fried steak stored in direct contact with the shelf. Operator provided container for the steaks.
Jul 27, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 11 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed dented cans of evaporated milk, fruit salad, beans in dry storage shed with dents along seam.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken no longer commercially packaged stored over raw fish no longer commercially packaged in reach in freezer. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Feta cheese dated 7/17.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Beans in hot holding unit at 121F, person in charge began reheating.
No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. Color concentration chart worn off of bottle.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Tape utilized to fix wall by back door hand wash sink.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Multiple items wet nesting in clean dish area. Also cups at server area wet nesting.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under cookline with debris buildup.
Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Left sided dumpster, left side lid with damage.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease buildup. Person in charge states has someone coming to service.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels observed on clean dishware.
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