Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers
Last inspected: Apr 15, 2026
33
Score
Public records show eight inspections at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers stretching back to 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Apr 15, 2026. A high risk rating points to multiple serious findings at the most recent inspection.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around eight violations per visit versus roughly four violations earlier in the record.
When inspectors have written things up, “equipment in poor repair” has been the most frequent reason, cited four times.
That's lower than the typical Jacksonville restaurant, which scores around 74. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
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Inspections
4
Critical latest
2
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 15, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored on shelf over bucket of pickles partially open in walk in cooler. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed .25 of garlic aioli stored in squeeze bottle at pizza station on ice. Manager stated item is on Time but this was carried over from last night and place back in walk in cooler and brought back out again placing on pizza station. Item was not discarded yesterday. Stop sale issued. Manager discarded
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic aioli (86F - Cold Holding), stored in squeeze bottle at pizza station. Operator place item from walk in cooler out prior to 11am time frame used under TPHC. Discussed Time paperwork f operator changed time frame on TIME paperwork to 1030am to 230pm. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Observed .25 of garlic aioli stored in squeeze bottle at pizza station on ice. Manager stated item is on Time but this was carried over from last night and place back in walk in cooler and brought back out again placing on pizza station. Item was not discarded yesterday. Stop sale issued. Manager discarded
03F-04-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing paper towel at hand wash sink at ware washing area
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior nozzle at far right side of bar with black build up
22-02-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee on cook line preparing food with watch on wrist. **Repeat Violation**
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line with facial beard preparing food with no beard guard
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer with torn gasket. Far right door of salad reach in cooler with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At Men's restroom in dining area for guests and employees . Provided hand wash paper sign
31B-04-4
Basic - Openings to the outside for equipment, such as ventilation fans, not screened or otherwise protected when the equipment is not in operation. Bar garage style doors are open without ventilation fan switch turn on. Employee turn switch on **Corrected On-Site**
35B-07-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet. Three compartment sink at ware washing area and at bar three compartment sink area is leaking **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4
33
Dec 2, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pan of cooked beef and cooked sausage on shelf in walk in cooler not labeled. Manager stated was prep on Sunday. Manager labeled. 3 pans of cooked beef with date mark 11-23-25 in reach in cooler. Manager verified with employee that date marked incorrect and was prep on Sunday. Employee corrected date **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Portion cup stored inside beer cheese container at prep area. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook employee with facial beard preparing food without no beard
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Far left pizza reach in cooler door with torn gasket
14-11-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled at pizza prep station
36-73-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle stored in direct contact with sugar inside container in prep area. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Front line pizza reach in cooler with soiled gaskets
23-03-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Three compartment sink with leak at faucet
29-11-4
64
Mar 27, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At front line hand wash sink. Employee provided paper towel **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal bag stored on top of condiment dressing in back prep area. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with facial beard preparing food with no beard guard. Employee put on beard guard **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Pizza make table reach in cooler with torn gasket
14-11-5
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In make table reach in cooler on cook line. Manager cleaned **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6
74
Oct 29, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter, beer cheese and red sauce (117-129F - Hot Holding), all stored in steam table, place there around 12pm as per manager after reheating. Dial was turn down too low. Manager turn dial up and reheated all items above 165F) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Case of raw shell eggs stored over bucket of pickles in walk in cooler shelf. Employee properly stored **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. On pizza line
36-01-4
70
Apr 23, 2024
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table. Employee removed **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint Employee with facial beard prep food with no beard guard **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet sanitizer towel stored hanging outside of bucket at pizza area **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
86
Nov 29, 2023
Routine - Food
6 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup stored on back kitchen prep table. Employee removed **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 back kitchen prep table. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee preparing food with watch on wrist
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee preparing food with no hair restraint. Employee with facial beard preparing food with no beard guard
13-03-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. **Repeat Violation**
21-44-1
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on cook line stored on floor. Manager double up bucket and properly stored **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-38-4
74
Feb 13, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing back flow preventer at both water hose spigot located outside back door near beer walk in cooler
29-34-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Master Blaster cleaning spray bottle stored next to clean equipments on storage rack at ware washing area. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Empty racks stored blocking hand wash sink at ware washing area. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee dumping pitcher of water at hand wash sink at wait station
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At ware washing hand wash sink area. Manager provided **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At ware washing hand wash sink area. Manager provided **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup stored on prep table in back next to food prep, employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
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 back prep table next to food. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At dry storage equipment rack at ware washing area. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Far left side flip top make table on pizza station with handle in disrepair
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler gasket soiled Inside drawer of reach in cooler make table soiled with food debris **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Under prep table on front line next to pizza boxes. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. At bar area. Employee properly stored **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On clean equipments at dry storage rack at ware washing area. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
16-46-4
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Oct 25, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
74
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers on file is from Apr 15, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers.
How does Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers most recently scored 33 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers' inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers have averaged around eight violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers 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 Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is inspected around two times per year on average.
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