TWISTING ROOT'S
8763 OLD KINGS ROAD SOUTH, Jacksonville FL 32217
Last inspected Mar 9, 2026 · 4 visits since December 2023
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.
4 inspections trending up, 42 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by cash register
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Multiple.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease food debris build up.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled Counters and shelves.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired. 06/01/2025
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled Counters and shelves at grill.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under fryer grease build up.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of standing white refrigerator soiled. Hood filter has grease build up.
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee grabbed raw shrimp then changed gloves and grabbed bread, explained to him and he washed hands
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by cash register
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Soap above to go containers by triple sink, employee moved it
Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Mgr on cellphone then washed hands in triple sink, put on gloves to make a sandwich, explained to him and he washed hands in hand sink
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fryer basket
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quat
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. Cashier here, has blank form
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pork cooked in commissary on Wednesday
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal no bag above paper towels, mgr rearranged
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in prep unit
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf above prep area and cook line
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. By cooking equipment
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet in triple sink
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On prep area
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.