Island Wing Grill and Bar
Last inspected: Feb 18, 2026
43
Score
Island Wing Grill and Bar has been inspected 12 times since 2022. The most recent visit was on Feb 18, 2026. High risk indicates the latest inspection turned up problems worth knowing about.
Things have been moving the wrong way, with the rolling count rising from around three violations to closer to nine violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “equipment in poor repair” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded six times.
Restaurants in Jacksonville average 74, so Island Wing Grill and Bar trails the local norm. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
12
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 18, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked wings (51F - Cold Holding), stored in double door cooked wings reach in cooler in far area of cook line. Place there from main walk in cooler approximately 3 hrs ago. Unit ambient temperature reading 50F. Door was slightly open at times. Manager removing wings from unit and placing in walk in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. Server employees preparing food with nail polish and not wearing gloves
13-06-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line hand wash sink. At ware washing hand wash sink. At front wait station hand wash sink. Manager provided paper towel **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket. Microwave handle in disrepair at wait station **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Cook line with dust on ceiling tiles **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at make table with cut marks **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal drink bottle stored on top of frozen fries in reach in freezer on cook line
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees keys and hat stored on top of reach in cooler at bar area Employee phone on prep table on cook line
40-06-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee on cook line preparing food with bracelet on wrist **Repeat Violation**
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Server employee preparing food with no hair restraint
13-03-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Beer walk in cooler with standing water. Front wait station in dining area with standing water near drink station
36-22-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean pans at ware washing area **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In 1st reach in cooler on cook line. At wait station reach in cooler
29-49-6
43
Nov 12, 2025
Routine - Food
9 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Second microwave on cook line with interior soiled with food debris. Interior second oven on cook line with black build up
22-08-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean pan on clean equipment rack area
16-46-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall near wing sauce area with dust build up **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop not hung to dry at mop sink
42-01-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tile and vent with dust build on cook line. Vent with dust build up on wait station area.
36-34-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at main make table on cook line **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with bracelet on wrist
13-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer with torn gasket. Reach in freezer on cook line with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles in front of entrance to walk in freezer in disrepair
36-17-5
64
May 14, 2025
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on make table with cut marks
14-09-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee put on hair net **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall and ceiling tile on cook line with dust build up over sauce area
36-27-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled spray bottle with yellow solution on cook line make table. Manager stated it's oil and had employee label it **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
78
Dec 9, 2024
Complaint Partial
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Reviewed with operator reminding them that the establishment is not allowed to have any of the garage style doors open in dining room area unless air curtains are installed over all areas covering the entire length of the openings at each garage style doors. This was previously discussed with management after licensing in 2020 and on multiple previous inspections **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-09: Still the same. Operator has not started any process to implement changes to add air curtains to all garage style doors in restaurant dining area. **Admin Complaint**
51-16-7
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-09: Still the same. Operator has not started any process to implement changes to add air curtains to all garage style doors in restaurant dining area. **Admin Complaint**
35B-05-4
86
Oct 7, 2024
Complaint Partial
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed **Warning**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Reviewed with operator reminding them that the establishment is not allowed to have any of the garage style doors open in dining room area unless air curtains are installed over all areas covering the entire length of the openings at each garage style doors. This was previously discussed with management after licensing in 2020 and on multiple previous inspections **Warning**
51-16-7
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed 2 live flying insects in establishment. Operator has garage style doors in dining room that are fully open on both side of restaurant with no air curtains installed **Warning**
35B-05-4
74
Sep 17, 2024
Complaint Full
5 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Blue bin with stored ice scoop in kitchen soiled with black build up residue
22-20-5
Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Men's restroom door left open
32-02-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employees preparing food with watch on wrist
13-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket torn **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Under grill reach in cooler bottom drawer
29-49-6
78
Apr 18, 2024
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Feb 26, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Back flow preventer installed incorrectly at splitter at mop sink. Manager fixed during inspection and removed splitter **Corrected On-Site**
29-42-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards at make table on cook line stained
22-02-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards at make table on cook line with excessive cut marks **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Operator has non-food grade drill hanging on wall with spindle in back prep kitchen area that is used to prepare food
14-10-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in sanitizer between uses. Multiple utensils stored in sanitizer water in back prep kitchen area. Employee discarded water **Corrected On-Site**
10-18-5
64
Sep 29, 2023
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Sep 5, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
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
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
47
Jan 24, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 15 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Sewage and Wastewater Properly Disposed
FL-27
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
13
Aug 2, 2022
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dish washer employee handled soiled dishes and then handled clean equipments without washing hands. Reviewed with manager. Manager intervened and employee wash hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Bottle of bleach stored under prep table in back kitchen prep area next to clean equipments. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple small white cutting boards in kitchen and in use are stained **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. 1. At wait station right side hand wash sink. 2. At ware washing area hand wash sink. Manager provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink at ware washing area at 85F. Taking too long to reach temperature.
27-16-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In front on glass upright reach in cooler at wait station. Employee cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
36-22-4
Basic - Bathroom facility not clean. Mens rest room with unused paper towel on floor. Manager cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
32-07-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean plates not stored inverted on clean dish rack near ware washing area
24-05-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple small white cutting boards in kitchen and in use with excessive marks **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone and purse stored on shelf in back kitchen prep area next to food. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label on clean pans at back dry equipment storage area. Manager removed pans and place in ware washing area **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several wet cloth being stored hanging outside of sanitizer bucket with solution in restaurant at wait station and bar area **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Spray bottle with yellow solution not labeled on cook line prep table. Employee stated it's oil
02D-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Island Wing Grill and Bar last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Island Wing Grill and Bar on file is from Feb 18, 2026. The public record contains 12 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Island Wing Grill and Bar?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Island Wing Grill and Bar.
How does Island Wing Grill and Bar compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Island Wing Grill and Bar most recently scored 43 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Island Wing Grill and Bar's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Island Wing Grill and Bar have averaged around nine violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Island Wing Grill and Bar 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 Island Wing Grill and Bar inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Island Wing Grill and Bar is inspected around three times per year on average.
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