Denny's 8004
8409 Blanding Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32244 · Permanent Food Service · License 2607840
What drove the grade
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 5 routine inspection1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 8 basic (3 repeats)-14
- Safety score86
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 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.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food.
Observed server bring dirty dishes to the dishroom, place on gloves and buttered toast without washing hands before placing on gloves.
Basic8
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Far left fan guard in walk-in freezer is missing.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
Ice buildup up observed in ice cream reach-in freezer and on the back of cooling unit in the walk-in freezer.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Multiple reach-in coolers in the kitchen interiors with food debris/soil residues.
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Shelving under grills with food debris. Last two and middle grill fronts are soiled with grease. Walk-in cooler gasket is soiled.
Repeat violation
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles.
Handles on microwaves in kitchen with soil residues. Underside of handles on large flip top reach in cooler in kitchen with dried food debris.
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Water draining onto floor surface.
Small leak in middle of server line dripping onto the floor from the ceiling. Also, small leak from ceiling at end of server line dripping water. Also, small leak from ceiling dripping water at microwave at beginning of cook line.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
Standing water observed in bottom of small flip top reach in cooler across from coffee machines.
Repeat violation
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor/wall/ceiling/vent soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Floors throughout kitchen with dirt and food debris with heavy debris under flip top reach in coolers. Walk-in freezer floor with heavy black build up. Walls at the stove, in the hallway between the dishroom/kitchen and under the duishmachine are soiled. Ceiling in kitchen with food debris. Floors on server line have heavy black build up around the baseboard area on the right side of the line.
Repeat violation
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
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.