JR'S SPORTS PUB
5858 ROOSEVELT BLVD, Largo FL 33760
Last inspected Dec 3, 2025 · 6 visits since March 2024
□ Not on the state's active licence list
This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.
MAR 24
AUG 24
JAN 25
DEC 25
≈ ERRATIC
4 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator paid for renewal during inspection and confirmed license is current on myfloridalicense.com
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Dec 3, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority5 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 12 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator paid for renewal during inspection and confirmed license is current on myfloridalicense.com
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Disinfectant spray bottles stored on shelf near ice machine next to single use sugar packets and coffee. Operator moved to chemical shelf.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board next to flip top cooler stained and grooved.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. To go boxes stored in sink. Operator removed.
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Operator replaced.
No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Reach in freezer in back room near beer walk-in cooler is lined with cardboard at bottom of shelf.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Food stored on floor. Containers of frying oil stored on floor.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in bar area. Bartender relocated to bins outside of ice bin.
Interior of microwave has accumulation of food debris. Microwave next to back door accumulated with food debris.
Jan 14, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority3 Intermediate8 Basic
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At cook line. Boxes in way.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.employee replaced
No soap provided at handwash sink. Employee replaced
Ceiling tile missing. Near walk in cooler.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. During inspection employees beverage on shelf above deli cooler. Employee moved.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups at bar stacked before drying. Employee moved during inspection.
Food stored on floor. Box of can beans in floor at dry storage. Employee moved. Box of oil on floor at cook line. Employee moved.
No copy of latest inspection report available.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service plates stored in dry storage on top of refrigerator. Employee moved.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Inside mop sink.
Sep 10, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stacked at bar with moisture between. Reviewed with manager.
Aug 30, 2024Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 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. Run three times measured at 25 ppm. Triple sink set up for use until dishwasher machine is running properly needs to be serviced.
Food-contact surface ( cutting board ) soiled with food debris.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink or wiping cloths for quaternary
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable at cook line
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stacked at bar with moisture between. Reviewed with manager.
Aug 29, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 19 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority7 Intermediate10 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. Run three times measured at 25 ppm. Triple sink set up for use until dishwasher machine is running properly needs to be serviced.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Pulled pork 86 F hot holding, Mac and cheese 79 F hot holding, backed bean 79:F on counter Food cooked at 3 hours and 45 minutes. Employee placed on grill to reheat. Recheck : Pulled pork 176 F hot holding, Mac and cheese 187 F hot holding, backed bean 187:F
Food-contact surface ( cutting board ) soiled with food debris.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bags of towels stored in front of hand wash sink,. Employee relocated towels. Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks must be accessible at times.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice cubes inside hand wash sink at bar. Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks are for washing hands only
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink or wiping cloths for quaternary
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen. Reviewed with manager. Employee placed paper towels in dispenser
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in hand wash sink area in kitchen
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris in kitchen area -Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust in kitchen
Ceiling tile missing in kitchen
Clean equipment/utensils ( ice bucket) not stored at least 6 inches above the floor.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable at cook line
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stacked at bar with moisture between. Reviewed with manager.
Food stored on floor in storage area. Open bags of flour in food prep area. Buckets of pickles and box of chicken in walk in cooler Reviewed with manager
Food( shrimp) stored in undrained ice in cooler at cook line. Reviewed with employee. Employee drained water
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler at bar
Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. Reviewed with manager. Employee relocated straws to back area of bar
Water leaking from pipe under triple sink into a bucket
Mar 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Ceiling tile missing. Ac room, mop sink, front above storage.
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.