Chowder Ted's

5215 Heckscher Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32226 · Permanent Food Service · License 2611835

Official report

out of 100

Grade A

Safety score 93 of 100

Latest visit: Sep 3, 2026

What drove the grade

No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.Intermediate · 4 other violations

How the score was calculated

Starting score100
Violations at the Sep 3 routine inspection
1 intermediate, 4 basic
-7
Safety score93

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Sep32026

Routine inspection

5 violations found

First visitSep 3, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
5 violations found:
- 1 Intermediate
- 4 Basic
What the inspector cited
Intermediate1
- Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
  Quat for dish washer
Basic4
- Code 06, Food properly thawed: Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package.
  See stop sale. Tuna thawing in vacuum seal in reach in cooler in back prep area, removed from vacuum seal
  Fixed on the spot
- Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
  Cup in sugar as a scooper, cups removed
  Fixed on the spot
- Code 24, Clean equipment storage and air drying: Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up.
  Yellow bucket under bottom of prep table with spoons facing up, person in charge washed and faced properly
  Fixed on the spot
- Code 33, Garbage and refuse: Open dumpster lid.
  Person in charge closed lid
  Fixed on the spot
Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

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

Food-contact surface: Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
Stop sale: An order that the food can’t be sold or served.