Intuition Ale Works
Last inspected: Apr 15, 2026
13
Score
Intuition Ale Works has been inspected eight times since 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Apr 15, 2026. The high risk label is a heads-up that the most recent visit didn't go well.
The picture has gotten worse over the last few visits, with the average climbing from around 14 violations to closer to 18 violations.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “food-contact surface soiled with food debris”, showing up four times.
By comparison, the average Jacksonville facility scores 74, putting Intuition Ale Works on the weaker side. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
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Inspections
5
Critical latest
6
Major latest
14
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 15, 2026
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 6 major violations. 14 minor violations.
View 25 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. One fly by front kitchen and one by back prep area **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 48f cut tomatoes, cut cabbage and lettuce, 46f milk, veggie burger, in prep cooler, overnight, prep cooler at 47f, stop sale, employee discarded them **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cut cabbage, lettuce and tomatoes
01B-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw hamburger on shelf above hot dogs, employee rearranged drawer unit at cook line **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Pesto in prep cooler at cook line, discarded by manager
01B-07-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Grease build up on fryer baskets **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Big pot and trash can in front of hand sink at cook line, employee moved them **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For quat **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at cook line, employee placed some **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken and sausage on Saturday, employee write dates on **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Under dish machine, employee stated it's cleaner **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowls on shelf by triple sink, clean storage, employee inverted them **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-05-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened can drink for employee, he discarded it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food above drink in bar cooler, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee smoking in a food preparation, storage or warewashing area. Employee vaping by bar, explained to him and he stopped **Corrected On-Site**
12B-10-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid is cracked for pulled pork on steam table, employee removed it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box on floor with food in walk in freezer, employee placed it on shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Vent in walk in cooler dusty, gasket in prep reach in caller and drawer unit at cook line with whitish build up, old food build up on exterior of fryers **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go plates and trays, employee inverted them, hallway storage, employee inverted them **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Salt in back prep area, lid lost, employee placed a lid **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Employee hanged it **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. And exterior, old food build up
16-03-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On salt under prep table and sauce in walk in cooler, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dusty ceiling by dish machine, a couple of ceiling tiles with water damage in dry storage hallway **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
13
Oct 15, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 15 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
22
May 13, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Observed pesticide emitting strip by hand wash sink near drink cooler behind bar for live music. Person in charge voluntarily discarded strip. **Corrected On-Site**
41-24-4
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed quatanery ammonium sanitizer solution testing at 500+ppm in three compartment sink behind main bar. Person in charge emptied and reset sink with solution testing at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-43-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed; ice scoop stored in container with debris build up on ice machine. Person in charge placed all items in dish area. Interior of oven has food debris on cook line. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed container of cooked pork prepared on site with no date marking. Person in charge stated pork was from 4 days prior and voluntarily discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed small unsecured CO2 tank by drink cooler behind main bar. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed large unlabeled container of white powdery substance stored near walk-in coolers. Person in charge stated it was sugar and labeled accordingly. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed two wet mops stored not-inverted in mop sink.
42-01-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed box of paper towels stored on ground in electrical storage closet. Person in charge moved single service items to proper storage levels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed box of raw ground beef stored on floor in walk-in freezer. Person in charge moved ground beef to designated storage locations. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee speaker stored on prep table by ice machine. Person in charge removed speaker. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed multiple intact raw beef items stored on bottom shelf next to raw chicken items in walk-in freezer. Person in charge stated raw beef was for the owner of establishment and raw chicken was for customers.
08B-49-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Observed white cutting board with grooves and no longer smooth and easily cleanable stored on flip top cooler on cook line.
14-09-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no handwashing sign at hand wash sink behind bar for live music.
31B-04-4
39
Nov 13, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
32
May 22, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 7 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 20 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 53f ranch made here above fill line in prep unit, manager rearranged **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. Stop sale Mac and cheese made on 5/15/24, employee discarded itb **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw hamburger meat on drawer above veggies burgers, employees rearranged drawer unit **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by dish machine **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
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. Hot dogs opened on Saturday, employee wrote a date, drawer unit **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Fryer baskets
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink at cook line, employee moved trash can blocking it **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. For bar heat dish machine **Repeat Violation**
16-62-1
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand sink at cook line, also hand sink at bar, employee brought napkins **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
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. One new employee, he read and signed form **Corrected On-Site**
11-26-1
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand sink by cook line
29-20-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cook line, employee discarded it **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By walk in coolers **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above to go containers, one open can drink too, front counter area, employee removed it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket pulled out in prep cooler **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box with pretzels and box with food in walk in freezer, employee placed them on shelf **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. One door freezer by fryers
22-16-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container by walk in cooler, employee wrote sugar **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
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Dec 20, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
27
Jun 7, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
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
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Food Properly Stored/Protected
FL-48
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
43
Dec 2, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade, manager cleaned can opener blade during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Utensils stored in hand wash sink near mop sink, employee removed utensils from hand wash sink **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris on interior of microwave, employee cleaned microwave during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket on walk in cooler, gaskets soiled on reach in coolers on cooks line. Employee cleaned gaskets during inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Napkins and containers stored on floor in storage hall. Employee properly stored single service items during inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4
Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Very dim lighting at end of cooks line above hand wash sink, manager replaced batteries in lights during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
38-02-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Intuition Ale Works last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Intuition Ale Works on file is from Apr 15, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Intuition Ale Works?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Intuition Ale Works.
How does Intuition Ale Works compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Intuition Ale Works most recently scored 13 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Intuition Ale Works' inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Intuition Ale Works have averaged around 18 violations per visit, up from roughly 14 earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Intuition Ale Works means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Intuition Ale Works inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Intuition Ale Works is inspected around two times per year on average.
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