J and R Jamaican Cuisine
11041 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32246 · Permanent Food Service · License 2616047
What drove the grade
Food prepared in a private home.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Sep 27 routine inspection3 high priority (no follow-up needed), 5 basic-14
- Safety score86
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitSep 27, 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.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority3
Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Food prepared in a private home.
See stop sale. Observed cooking of jerk chicken in oven at 84°F. Manager stated was first prepared on a grill at home to start grilling & jerk process & then finishing off remaining cooking in oven at restaurant. Stop sale issued. Discussed with manager to have grill added to plans & grill must be located on property with restaurant & no food to be prepared at home
Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source.
Observed cooking of jerk chicken in oven at 84°F. Manager stated was first prepared on a grill at home to start grilling & jerk process & then finishing off remaining cooking in oven at restaurant. Stop sale issued. Discussed with manager to have grill added to plans & grill must be located on property with restaurant & no food to be prepared at home
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use.
Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee wash, rinse & not sanitizing equipment & placing away at dry storage rack
Basic5
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employee on cook line preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee with facial beard on cook line preparing food with no beard guard
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food.
Employee preparing food with watch & bracelets on wrist
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Reach in cooler & reach in freezer gasket soiled Fan stored on top of reach in cooler with dust on fan cover
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance.
Dust on vent over stove top area
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 personal radio stored on top of reach in cooler
Reporting only1
Code 45, Fire extinguishing equipment: Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed.
Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Operator has 2 stove tops for cooking with no hood suppression system
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.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Stop sale
- An order that the food can’t be sold or served.