Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar
5055 J Turner Butler Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32216 · Permanent Food Service · License 2612301
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 6 routine inspection4 high priority (fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate, 7 basic-22
- Safety score78
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 2 visitsRoutine inspection
- Follow-up visitAug 10, 2026 Fixed at follow-up
The inspector came back and found the problems fixed.
All earlier violations corrected.
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website - First visitAug 6, 2026 Warning issued
Problems were found that had to be fixed. The inspector will come back to check.
12 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority4
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Food with mold-like growth.
One blueberry that has been washed, discarded by manager
Fixed on the spot
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
58-60f cheese, pico de gallo, beans salad, 46-50f Mac and cheese, soup, rice cheese, all in prep cooler by fryer, all placed here at 10:30ish, manager wrote time and called maintenance
Fixed on the spot
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature.
Raw tenderized steak on shelf above raw bacon in walk in cooler, manager will rearrange it later
Fixed on the spot
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found.
2 flyers in back prep area, killed by manager
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Grease build up on drawer where nacho chips go, cook line
Basic7
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken.
Cracked lid for spice mix, manager changed lid, storage shelf in back prep area
Fixed on the spot
Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system.
Gap in between them by broiler, manager fixed it
Fixed on the spot
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Shelf with blackish build up in prep cooker by grill, also vent
Code 25, Single-service items: Single-service articles improperly stored.
To go containers in box on floor, outside storage, manager placed them on shelf
Fixed on the spot
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles.
Strawberries washed and left in conditioner that they came unwashed, manager placed them in other container
Fixed on the spot
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle.
Pipe by dish machine dripping
Code 50, Current license displayed: Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
Could not find it
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Time/temperature control for safety food
- Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.