TWISTED SPICES ASCENT
89 US 301, Jacksonville FL 32234 · 904.334.5120
Last inspected May 15, 2026 · 5 visits since August 2023
5 inspections trending up, 39 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by triple sink
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse stored on top of to go plates. Moved by manager.
Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler with torn gasket
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease build up. Manager has future date for cleaning set
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on small reach in cooler have multiple cut marks and stains.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Food stored on floor. Two containers of fry oil stored on floor next to fryers. Owner moved off of floor.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In silver reach in cooler, container of raw ground beef burgers stored over container of raw fish. Items moved and stored correctly.
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Plastic container with utensils stored inside is melted.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of flour on prep table not labeled. Containers labeled.
Met inspection standards. 15 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Quat tablets above prep table with food, mgr moved it
Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. He grabbed raw chicken then washed hands for 7 seconds, explained to him and he washed again
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by triple sink
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Buckets in it, mgr removed them
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. One employee here that runs the cash register
Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Not turning on at all
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooking
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in upright cooler
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked container for flour
Hotel and Restaurant license decal not displayed on mobile food dispensing vehicle.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Fryer baskets
Mobile food dispensing vehicle license number not permanently affixed on the side of the unit in figures at least 2 inches high and in contrasting colors from the background of the vehicle.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Cutting mushrooms that have not been washed
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. A couple of containers on shelf, white powder, he labeled them
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.