Dave's Hot Chicken
10261 River Marsh Dr Ste 137, Jacksonville, FL 32246 · Permanent Food Service · License 2616392
What drove the grade
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 16 complaint inspection4 basic (2 repeats)-6
- Safety score94
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Inspection history
2 inspections · 2 visitsLatest inspection
Complaint inspection
- First visitSep 16, 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.
4 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Basic4
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employee on cook line with facial beard preparing food without beard guard
Repeat violation
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
Employee on cook line preparing food with bracelet on wrist
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Interior of hot food warmer on cook line with food debris. Interior of raw chicken reach in cooler with food debris
Repeat violation
Code 40, Employee personal belongings: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items.
Employee apron stored next to soda bib box
Reporting only1
Code 46, Exits: Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked.
For reporting purposes only. Back kitchen door blocked with stored card board boxes for trash. Employee removed boxes
Earlier inspections 1
A91Routine inspection6 violations No follow-up needed
- First visitAug 5, 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.
6 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate2
Code 03, Food out of temperature: No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.
Operator has coleslaw on front line under time mark but no written plan. Completed TPHC paperwork during inspection
Fixed on the spot
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: Food manager certification expired.
A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager Ahmad Abdali with expired manager certificate on 7-2-26
Basic4
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employee with facial beard preparing food on cook line with no beard guard
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Cover on top of shake machine has chip lid in disrepair
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Interior of reach in freezer on cook line soiled with food debris
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Exterior of reach in cooler soiled with food debris
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.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.