Beirut Restaurant & Spirit
Last inspected: Dec 8, 2025
58
Score
Beirut Restaurant & Spirit appears in inspection records eight times, starting in 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Dec 8, 2025. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near eight violations per visit.
The pattern that stands out is “buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles”, which has been cited seven times.
Compared to other Jacksonville restaurants (averaging 74), there's room to close the gap. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
8
Inspections
2
Critical latest
0
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomato in ice pan at 58°. Just made. Cut tomato lowered in ice pan. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. expired 06/01/25 **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. **Repeat Violation**
23-24-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks container on prep table moved by manger. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Torn/ Loose cooler gaskets in kitchen. Multiple.
14-36-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. 1 wet wipes on counter in : kitchen Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Food service employee with no hair restraint.
13-03-4
58
Aug 12, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Food service employee put on gloves without washing hands. (Handled soiled equipment. ) Manager intervened. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired. 06/01/2025 **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Bowl of lemons at buffet line. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-01-4
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine 0 ppm. Supply bucket empty. Inspector assisted in priming new chlorine supply bucket . 100 ppm thereafter. **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Cleaned plates and bowls stored close to Hand Wash Sink. (Subject to splash) Moved by manager. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
24-07-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open drink container on prep table. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap at base of rear door. (Daylight visible ).
35B-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Tub of (covered) meat on floor in walk in cooler. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Loose reach in freezer insulation gasket. **Repeat Violation**
14-36-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. Uncovered container of chicken peas in walk in cooler. Uncovered tray of prepped food in reach in freezer.
08B-12-5
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Tub of unwashed mushrooms over ready to eat prepped vegetables in make table. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Soiled deflector plate to interior of ice machine located : kitchen.
22-20-5
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
23-24-4
35
Oct 22, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Frontline employee cutting lemons with bare hand contact. Manager intervened. **Corrective Action Taken**
09-01-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
23-24-4
Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Cleaned plates stored close to Hand Wash Sink and dispensers. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
24-07-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to hold plastic pan. Operator discarded item. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-71-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Freezer cooler insulation torn.
14-36-5
70
Jul 1, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
61
Dec 5, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Dish Machine chlorine 0 ppm. Three compartment sink set up for manual sanitizing. 100 ppm
22-45-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled can opener.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink by Dish Machine used as ice dump sink.
31A-11-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Kitchen.
23-24-4
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Loose panel under Dish Machine.
36-03-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple grooved cutting boards. Kitchen.
14-09-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Tape over cooler handles.
14-71-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Torn insulation to reach in freezer. Kitchen.
14-36-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. Uncovered prepped foods in reach in freezer.
08B-12-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall under Dish Machine with black like substance build up.
36-27-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. 2 wet wipes on counter in : kitchen. Prep line. Moved by manager. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-12-4
47
Aug 1, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired 06/01/2023
50-17-3
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips.
16-37-1
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
23-24-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Soiled deflector plate in ice machine located: kitchen. Cleaned by manager.
22-20-5
Basic - Food-contact surface of silverware provided for customers at salad bar/buffet not properly protected. Cleaned silverware wiped without gloves. Manager intervened.
24-19-4
Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Torn Reach in freezer gaskets.
14-36-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled racks in walk in cooler.
23-03-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Loose hot water faucet at Hand wash sink. Dish Machine line. **Repeat Violation**
29-08-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Black like substance build up behind Dish Machine.
36-27-5
55
Feb 6, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Dish machine peroxyoctanoic acid 0ppm. Person In Charge replaced supply bucket. Peroxyoctanoic acid at 20-25 ppm. At final run. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-45-4
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
11-27-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses.
11-26-1
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at Hand Wash Sink by Dish machine.
27-16-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Rear kitchen units. **Repeat Violation**
23-24-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink container on prep area. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of Prepped foods on floor in walk in cooler. Moved by manager **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hot water faucet does not turn off water causing bottom supply valve to be constantly used.
29-08-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. 1 wet wipes on counter in : kitchen. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
50
Aug 9, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired. 06/01/2022 **Admin Complaint**
50-17-2
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at Hand Wash Sink at Dish machine line. Per Person In Charge : turned off due to leak. Work in progress.
27-16-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. **Repeat Violation**
23-24-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Soiled ceiling vents by Dish machine line.
36-34-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap at base of rear door. (Daylight visible ).
35B-01-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on exterior of cleaned containers. Dry rack.
16-46-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Prepped vegetables uncovered in walk in cooler. Covered by manger. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Beirut Restaurant & Spirit last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Beirut Restaurant & Spirit on file is from Dec 8, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Beirut Restaurant & Spirit?
Across the inspection record, “buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Beirut Restaurant & Spirit.
How does Beirut Restaurant & Spirit compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Beirut Restaurant & Spirit most recently scored 58 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Beirut Restaurant & Spirit's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Beirut Restaurant & Spirit have averaged around eight violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Beirut Restaurant & Spirit means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Beirut Restaurant & Spirit inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Beirut Restaurant & Spirit is inspected around two times per year on average.
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