Teds Montana Grill
Last inspected: Feb 17, 2026
55
Score
Public records show nine inspections at Teds Montana Grill stretching back to 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Feb 17, 2026. Diners should read medium risk as a signal that some issues exist but aren't extreme.
Inspection results have stayed in a similar range over the last few visits, averaging around six violations each.
When inspectors have written things up, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been the most frequent reason, cited five times.
Teds Montana Grill's latest score of 55 falls below the Jacksonville average of 74. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
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Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 17, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw fish (54F - Cold Holding)in reach-in cooler across from fryers. Operator stated fish was placed in cooler this morning. Operator noticed reach-in cooler was unplugged. Operator placed fish in nearby cooler and plugged in cooler to chill. Retemped at end of inspection and fish was 47F. Also, heavy whipping cream (45F - Cold Holding) on front service line. Observed carton not placed down deep into ice. Server rearranged carton in ice to chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wearing gloves move trash can then started to peel onion. Discussed with employee, and employee washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-29-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed two soiled vegetable wedgers stored on clean prep shelf. Operator removed both wedgers and placed in warewashing area to be cleaned. Also, underside of shake spindle in bar area soiled. Operator cleaned during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Observed missing filter in hood area. Gap in hood area **Repeat Violation**
14-42-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed tray in Interior of oven in prep area has accumulation of debris. Also, interior of food warmer equipment on cook line soiled.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exterior of ice cream freezer in area between cook line and bar area soiled. Also, interior basin of hand wash sink on cook line and in walk-in-cooler soiled. Operator cleaned both sink basins **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Observed bucket of sanitizer solution stored on floor next to dry food storage shelves. Operator placed another bucket under sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
55
Sep 16, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found One flying insect observed in prep area. Operator killed and discarded flying insect.
35A-02-7
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw salmon (44F-47F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler drawer below grill. Operator stated drawers have been opened a bit during lunch. Operator placed raw salmon in walk-in-cooler to chill. Retemped at end of inspection at 43-44F **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Two Spray bottles containing toxic substance stored on table next to plates and wrapped silverware near host stand. Operator removed spray bottles of cleaner and sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup without handle used to dispense seasoning on cook line next to grill. Operator removed souflee cup. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Multiple plastic lids on clean storage shelf in disrepair/ lids cracked/ chipped. Operator removed cracked/ chipped lids to discard. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. One hood filter missing above fryers.
14-42-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple filters in hood above fryers soiled. Also, exterior of some equipment on cook line and prep area (fryers, legs of table that potatoes sit on, oven food warmer equipment in prep area) and area below ice cream freezer leading into bar area soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
52
Mar 20, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cookline and next to triple sink used to store utensils. Also, hand wash sink in walk-in-cooler used to store cutting board. Operator removed utensils from both hand wash sinks and removed cutting board from he's in walk-in-cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Pan without handle used to dispense seasoning in prep area. Operator removed pan from seasoning. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal belonging stored on slicer in prep area. Operator removed employees cell phone. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards at reach-in cooler drawers across from grill chipped/ in disrepair **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inner side of handles on oven and food warmer in prep area soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Cut avocados not washed on cookline observed avocados still have sticker adhered to it. **Repeat Violation**
08B-39-4
70
Sep 19, 2024
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Underside and nozzles of shake machine in bar area soiled. Also, ice chute of large ice machine soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in bar area and on cook line used to store containers. Operator removed containers from both hand wash sinks. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in prep area near back door. Employee replenished paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Unable to dispense soap in walk-in-cooler. Soap dispenser stored on wall behind meat grinding machine.
31B-06-4
Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile outside of managers office missing. Operator stated work was being done and tile didn't get moved back over.
36-36-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards at reach-in coolers across from grill area chipped/ in disrepair.
14-11-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of oven in prep area has accumulation of debris
22-08-4
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Cut avocados on cook line still has sticker adhered to it. Some cut avocados were cut through sticker.
08B-39-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) on cook line. Operator remade sanitizer solution and retested at 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach-in cooler drawers below grill soiled. Also, inner side of door on small ice machine near walk-in-cooler soiled.
23-03-4
50
Apr 27, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Shelled eggs stored with one cracked shelled egg in reach-in cooler drawer below grill area. Stop Sale.
01B-14-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple portable cutting boards on cookline and prep area soiled/ stained. Also, interior top of ice deflector in large ice machine soiled. Operator had employee clean during this inspection. Also, underside of shake machine in bar area soiled. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in back prep area used to store a crock/ pan. Operator removed crock from hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Hole in interior of door of walk-in-cooler.
14-10-4
67
Oct 17, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed foods being held on time control located at front entrance of kitchen without time mark. Manager stated all foods were brought out at 11am. Manager provided time mark for all TCS foods at entrance of kitchen. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed light shining from outside at bottom of back door.
35B-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple door gaskets on cook line soiled.
23-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored in walk-in cooler above hand sink. Manager removed and discarded. **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. Observed employee phone stored on meat slicer. Manager removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
70
May 2, 2023
Complaint Partial
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand sink located at entrance of cook line. Manager provided paper towels for hand sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
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. Observed establishment without written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces. Inspector provided copy of written procedures on vomiting and diarrhea clean up. Manager will get with corporate on written procedures as they do not use chemical bleach.
11-27-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed accumulation of debris behind equipment on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
78
Feb 23, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee engaging in preparation of cracked shell eggs to be on cell phone, put cell phone up and proceeded to continue preparation of raw shell eggs without changing gloves and washing hands. I spoke to employee on proper hand washing when touching and leaving station. Employee removed gloves and washed hands properly. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee on cook line place cucumbers under water at hand sink on cook line to wash. Inspector reviewed that hand washing sink is used for only hand washing.
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed water temperature at hand sink in employee ladies restroom to be at 90F-93F.
27-16-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee personal drinks stored in meat cooler on shelf above hand sink. Reviewed with manager in placing employee items in a segregated container to prevent cross contamination. Manager removed and placed all items in pan labeled employee only. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floors throughout kitchen and behind equipment to be soiled.
36-73-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed hand washing sink at entrance of cook line to not have hand washing sign. Inspector provided copy of hand washing sign. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed cucumbers and avocados on cook line not washed properly as they still had stickers on them. Chef removed stickers and washed the cucumbers **Corrected On-Site**
08B-39-4
58
Oct 31, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 3 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed top shelf of cooler holding multiple TCS items to be held on time control without time mark. Manager stated that cooler was not working properly and added all TCS Items on Time as public Health Control. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed potato cutter located on cook line to be soiled. Observed soda station on service line to be soiled . **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed clean dishes stored on clean drying rack near ware washing area to have old labels still on after washing.
16-46-4
74
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Teds Montana Grill last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Teds Montana Grill on file is from Feb 17, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Teds Montana Grill?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Teds Montana Grill.
How does Teds Montana Grill compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Teds Montana Grill most recently scored 55 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Teds Montana Grill's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Teds Montana Grill have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Teds Montana Grill 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 Teds Montana Grill inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Teds Montana Grill is inspected around three times per year on average.
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