Firehouse Subs #0074
Last inspected: Oct 23, 2025
67
Score
Inspectors have visited Firehouse Subs #0074 11 times, with records going back to 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Oct 23, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around two violations to closer to five violations.
Looking across the full record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” is the recurring theme, flagged five times.
Firehouse Subs #0074's latest score of 67 falls below the Jacksonville average of 74. On the whole, the file is mixed but not concerning.
11
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 23, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. One flying insect in food preparation area.
35A-02-7
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened on Monday not date marked. Manager date marked milk. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with facial hair preparing food items. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of Oil stored on floor, manager properly stored oil. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on prep line soiled with a mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
67
Sep 3, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener and blade of slicer soiled.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink near kitchen door entrance. Chef replenished paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Multiple ceiling tiles and vents in kitchen, prep, cook line areas soiled.
36-34-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on multiple reach-in coolers in prep area, cook line, bar area, and walk-in-cooler soiled. Also, multiple filters in hood area above grill soiled.
23-03-4
74
Mar 20, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Dispenser near Near triple sink is unable to dispense paper towels
31B-05-4
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Jiovanny Joseph expired 4/5/24
53B-14-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance on interior of ice machine
22-20-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with facial hair preparing food items/ stocking food in flip top cooler without a beard guard.
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on double door coolers
14-11-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave is soiled with food debris on interior of unit at top
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gaskets on flip top cooler and food storage coolers
23-03-4
64
Nov 5, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 4, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. CFM certification expired 8-6-24 and no other CFM for this establishment per operator. **Warning**
53A-02-7
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. multiple ceiling tiles missing above catering reach in freezer on side back dining room area.
36-36-4
86
Jun 13, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone stored on top of open stack of brown bags, employee moved cell phone **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee open beverage in reach in cooler, manager properly stored beverage **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water was leaking from faucet under hand wash sink
29-11-4
86
Mar 28, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
78
Jul 12, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. potato soup - reheating since 9:30 currently 12:30 (59F - Reheating); meatballs (101-102F - Reheating) reheating since 9:30. Food items stored in steam well. Manager discarded food items
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Turkey (50F - Cold Holding); roast beef (49-50F - Cold Holding) both items stored on prep line in flip top cooler over filled. Employe removed top portion above fill line and placed in the reach in cooler to cool **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety, commercially processed food reheating for hot holding not heated to a minimum temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit in all parts. potato soup - reheating since 9:30 currently 12:30 (59F - Reheating); meatballs (101-102F - Reheating) reheating since 9:30. Food items stored in steam well. Manager discarded food items **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03E-03-5
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. No proof provided at inspection, emailed manager employee reporting form during inspection
11-26-1
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dust on vents and ceiling tiles **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open Employee beverage on shelf with condiments and red cutting boards across from triple sink
12B-07-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lid on sliced tomato, manager discarded lid **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on exterior of reach in coolers, employees cleaned during inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Slow draining water at Hand sink on prep line
29-20-5
43
Jun 28, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jun 27, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
58
Sep 15, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 13 minor violations.
View 18 violations
High Priority - Food not properly protected from contamination. Employee cutting cucumbers on counter by drink area and a customer in front of it, employee turned tea urn to protect cucumber **Corrected On-Site**
08B-02-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety, commercially processed food reheating for hot holding not heated to a minimum temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit in all parts. 115f meatballs in warmer since 8am, chili 120f in warmer since 8:30, it is 11:04, mgr didn't take temperatures or stirred them, mgr discarded **Corrective Action Taken**
03E-03-5
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 2 employees here for 8 years, and almost a year
53B-13-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Several things in handsink by triple sink, mgr removed them
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. When reheating
05-10-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Mgr printed one **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
51-13-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket and door frame in 3 door prep cooler **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On table by steamers, employee discarded it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Red powder in bulk container, storage by triple sink, mgr wrote name on **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On spices, storage area
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Front counter and back
36-34-5
Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Lids in dirty container, mgr placed them by triple sink to be washed **Corrective Action Taken**
24-06-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
32-12-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack on top of box with cups, back prep area, mgr removed it **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Wrapping sandwiches, mgr got pony tail **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in upright glass door cooler, front counter **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid is cracked for cut tomatoes in one door prep unit, mgr changed it **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions in box on floor, mgr placed them on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
29
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Firehouse Subs #0074 last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Firehouse Subs #0074 on file is from Oct 23, 2025. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Firehouse Subs #0074?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Firehouse Subs #0074.
How does Firehouse Subs #0074 compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Firehouse Subs #0074 most recently scored 67 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Firehouse Subs #0074's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Firehouse Subs #0074 have averaged around five violations per visit, up from roughly two earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Firehouse Subs #0074 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 Firehouse Subs #0074 inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Firehouse Subs #0074 is inspected around four times per year on average.
Nearby Restaurants