Valley Smoke Restaurant
Last inspected: Feb 24, 2026
55
Score
Valley Smoke Restaurant, located at 11 S Roscoe Blvd in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on February 24, 2026. This inspection identified one critical, four major, and one minor violation. The facility has a history of mostly medium-risk inspections across its six recorded evaluations.
8
Inspections
1
Critical latest
4
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 24, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
55
Sep 3, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
37
Apr 16, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
52
Jan 9, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 16, 2024
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
58
Oct 13, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
55
Feb 28, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
58
Nov 1, 2022
Routine - Food
6 minor violations.
74
Violations — Feb 24, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in cooler at bar entrance has a build up of food debris.
22-16-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. smoked chicken (119F - Hot Holding) in warming unit by smoker cooker in back of prep area, per chef unit was unplugged for no more then 45 minutes, chicken placed in oven to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6
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. Open jar of kimchi in walk in cooler, per chef it was opened over the weekend.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Missing cooked green beans and cooked pasta at end of cook line that chef states was on time control. Also per chef all time control items are held on a specific time frame and not label on each container per written procedures. Chef updated written procedures **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 expired in January 2026 **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-14-5
Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Multiple color photocopies of SafeStaff certificates in white binder in office. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-09-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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