Ted's Montana Grill
8635 Blanding Blvd Ste. 104, Jacksonville, FL 32244 · Permanent Food Service · License 2613541
What drove the grade
Live, small flying insects found.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Jul 21 routine inspection4 high priority (1 no follow-up needed, 3 fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate, 3 basic (1 repeat)-19
- Safety score81
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitJul 21, 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 priority4
Code 03, Food out of temperature: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41°F.
Pan of ground beef in kitchen reach-in cooler at 46°F. Operator states lid had been consistently open and product was placed in the unit approximately two hours prior. Raw beef moved to freezer unit and temperature retaken at 38°F. Also, butter on speed rack beside oven in back prep at 72°F/73°F. Per manager, butter to be used throughout the day for vegetables. Operator states butter was placed out approximately two hours prior. Operator voluntarily discarded both butters.
Fixed on the spot
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking.
Butter at service expo area held on time controls does not have the time marked. Operator states butter brought out at 11:00 and placed time mark on butter.
Fixed on the spot
Code 12, Handwashing and hygienic practices: Employee washed hands with no soap.
Observed cook place raw chicken on the grill with gloved hands, removed gloves, rinsed hands in handwash sink and dried hands. No soap was used. Inspector coached employee and employee washed hands with soap.
Fixed on the spot
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Live, small flying insects found.
Four live flying insects found in the following areas; Two live flying insects in bar area. One live flying insect at service station. One live flying insect at back prep area.
Intermediate1
Code 53, Manager certification and employee training: Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions.
Cook preparing grilled chicken and hamburger patty unaware of minimum internal cooking temperatures for poultry and ground beef. Provided DBPR Form HR 5030-060 to operator.
Basic3
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Hood filters have grease build up. Shelf below flat grill and burners with food/grease build up. Heat lamp above fry holding area with grease build up.
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Floor/wall/ceiling/vent soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Floors under fryers, at fry prep station, under all bar equipment, under equipment on service line, under racks by walk-in cooler, under the dishmachine and under small ice machine are soiled. Also, vent above and wall at large ice machine has dust. Also, wall around dishmachine is soiled.
Repeat violation
Code 51, Other sanitary and safe operation: No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
No choking poster available. Provided DBPR Form HR 5030-105.
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.