Jenks Pizza
Last inspected: Dec 10, 2025
55
Score
Inspectors have visited Jenks Pizza seven times, with records going back to 2022. Jenks Pizza was last inspected on Dec 10, 2025. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.
Recent inspections have turned up roughly the same number of issues each time, hovering near eight violations per visit.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “food-contact surface soiled with food debris”, showing up four times.
The city-wide average sits at 81, which Jenks Pizza's 55 doesn't quite reach. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 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. Observed employee cutting and touching lettuce with bare hands. Lettuce being used for a sandwich wrap for a customer's order. Employee discarded lettuce and placed on gloves to handle the lettuce. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
09-01-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Red cutting board in prep area with heavy black substance.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of training for Joao D and Bulent D, both hired over 60 days.
53B-02-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Cook in kitchen wearing bracelets.
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. No hair restraints for two cooks in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven door handle. Operator moved tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease build up.
23-03-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Meatballs in walk in cooler stored uncovered. Operator covered meatballs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
55
Apr 24, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked pasta (47F - Cold Holding); feta cheese (46F - Cold Holding) in top section of flip top reach in cooler, per operator flip top has been consistently open for less then 1 hour. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
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. Employee lifted up pizza with bare hands while taking pizza out of oven then placed pizza in pizza box.
09-01-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee making pizzas in kitchen, employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil by fryers, oil moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Open container of cooking oil over large mixer in prep area. Open container of meatballs in walk in cooler. All items covered. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5
64
Sep 5, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of all purpose cleaner stored over open pizza boxes by front counter, cleaner removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Ricotta (45F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler make table in prep area, per employees doors and lids have been consistently open for less then 1 hour.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per one employee on site they have been working at location for approximately 2.5 years and do not have any training. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-02-5
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. No one is able to find any written procedures
11-27-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of soda in server area.
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of large mixer in prep area. Build up of surface rust on racks in walk in cooler. On small fan in prep area.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Pizza boxes in floor in hallway near bathrooms.
25-05-4
52
Feb 2, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Open box of raw beef for Philly cheesesteak stored over containers of lasagna in standing reach in freezer in back of kitchen, operator rearranged both items. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle and bag of sanitizer stored over clean plates by register in server area. Spray bottle of chemical cleaner stored over bag in box soda by entrance to kitchen in hallway. Operator removed all chemical bottles. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
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. Open package of sliced turkey in walk in cooler, per employee turkey was open Tuesday.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3 food handlers on site that do not have any proof of training.
53B-02-5
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
50-09-4
58
Jul 19, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - 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. At time of inspection Pizza held on time as public health control stored on the main cook line with no product time marking on chart/board. Operator states pizza placed on time at 11:55am and wrote the time in the white board. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Red cutting board next to the flip top reach in cooler and the steam well has food residue staining build up. White cutting board on the flip top reach in cooler has food residue staining. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap available at hand wash sink on the main cook line closest to the oven.
31B-03-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cup used as a scoop in the bulk parmesan cheese container by the flip top reach in cooler. Operator removed the plastic portion cup. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on shelf over flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line. Operator relocated the employee beverage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One person actively working with food on the main cook line with no hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil and bottles of water stored on the floor in front of the prep station hand wash sink.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Wooden pizza paddle stored on top of the pizza oven with build up of dust. Tongs stored on oven door handles on the main cook line. Knife stored between reach in cooler side paneling and metal storage containers. Operator relocated the knife storage in the reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Top of the pizza oven has accumulation of dust. Walk in cooler door gaskets have mold like substance build up.
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the storage shelf over the three compartment sink, clean metal containers with old date labels attached. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Wooden pizza paddle on the main cook line has chips in the paddle. Plastic spatula in the prep area has melted handle. **Repeat Violation**
14-12-4
43
Dec 29, 2022
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Front line reach in cooler has build up of flour and food debris in the door gaskets, operator has new gaskets ordered. Soda dispenser ice chute has mold like substance in the corner of the plastic chute, operator wiped clean the soda dispenser ice chute. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plastic spatula stored in the hand wash sink on the main cook line. Operator relocated the spatula to the correct storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. In the walk in cooler, container of lasagna previously frozen with no date marking. Operator placed a date label on the container. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-04-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket has a tear in the side of the gasket.
14-11-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On the main cook line, tongs stored on the oven door handles. Operator relocated the tongs to the correct storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the storage shelf over the three compartment sink, clean plastic containers with old sticker labels on the containers.
16-46-4
Basic - Utensils in poor condition. Wooden pizza paddle stored over the microwave with chips along the edges of the pizza paddle. **Repeat Violation**
14-12-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on the top of the flip top reach in cooler opposite the fryers. Operator relocated the employee beverage to the correct storage location. **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 phone stored on shelf over flip top reach in cooler at entrance to the kitchen, operator relocated the employee phone. Employee jacket and bags stored on shelf over single service pizza boxes. Operator relocated the employee belongings. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
55
Aug 19, 2022
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. In the flip top reach in cooler opposite the grill area, three slices of provolone cheese in a container in the top portion of the cooler with mold like substance on the side of the cheese slices. Employee discarded the cheese slices. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-07-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer opposite the prep table, commercially packaged raw frozen shrimp stored over open container of frozen French fries. Operator relocated the shrimp to the proper storage location. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In the flip top reach in cooler opposite the grill area, cut tomatoes (48F - Cold Holding) stored in cooler over night in flip top portion of cooler above the cooling plane of the reach in cooler. Operator discarded the cut tomatoes.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the flip top reach in cooler opposite the grill area, cut tomatoes (48F - Cold Holding) stored in cooler over night in flip top portion of cooler above the cooling plane of the reach in cooler. Operator discarded the cut tomatoes. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On the main pizza cook line reach in cooler, door gaskets have a build up of mold like substance spots. Employee began the cleaning process on the cooler door gaskets. At the soda dispenser at the entrance to the bar area, mold like substance spots in the corner of the ice chute. Operator cleaned the soda dispenser ice chute. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. On the dry storage shelf next to the hand wash sink and the grill, employee food from the night before stored on shelf over containers of tomato sauce. Operator voluntarily discarded the employee food. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. In the main kitchen area on the storage shelf over the microwaves, employee beverage stored on top shelf with steam table on counter below the shelf. Operator voluntarily discarded the employee beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Standup reach in freezer opposite the prep table has ice build up along the back of the cooler and the doors.
14-69-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At the waitstation area by the entrance to the bar, red plastic soda cups stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Utensils in poor condition. At time of inspection, wooden pizza paddle stored on clean cutting board on the pizza make line reach in cooler with chipped wooden edges around the food contact side of the paddle. Operator voluntarily discarded the wooden pizza paddle. **Corrected On-Site**
14-12-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In between the fryers and the flip top reach in cooler, containers of fryer oil stored on the floor. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Green dumpster for establishment with the lid open. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. On the hood filters over the grill and fryer area, dust accumulation on the hood filters. At the soda dispenser by the entrance to the bar area, mold like substance around the bottom of the soda dispenser plate for the lemonade. Operator cleaned the soda dispenser. **Corrective Action Taken**
23-03-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Jenks Pizza last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Jenks Pizza on file is from Dec 10, 2025. The public record contains seven inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Jenks Pizza?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Jenks Pizza.
How does Jenks Pizza compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
Jenks Pizza most recently scored 55 out of 100, which is lower than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has Jenks Pizza's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Jenks Pizza have averaged around eight violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Jenks Pizza 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 Jenks Pizza inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Jenks Pizza is inspected around two times per year on average.
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