Flying Fish Taphouse in Jacksonville

Flying Fish Taphouse in Jacksonville has accumulated 126 violations across 17 inspections since 2022, averaging 7.4 per inspection—significantly above the statewide average of 5.2. The facility's record shows an escalating pattern of serious violations, particularly concerning employee health policy, chemical storage, food contact surface sanitation, and toxic substance control. High-priority violations for improper hand washing and shell stock requirements appeared in a single major inspection on December 15, 2025, which documented 45 violations total and prompted an administrative complaint recommendation. That same inspection also cited failures in chemical storage and toxic substance control. A second large inspection on July 15, 2025 documented 33 violations including high-priority findings for employee health policy violations appearing twice in that inspection alone, along with approved food source and chemical storage failures. The pattern shows recurring high-priority violations across multiple inspections: employee health policy violations appeared in at least 3 separate inspections (July 15, 2025; January 13, 2025; and one other), chemical storage violations in at least 3 inspections, and food contact surface violations in multiple inspections. Most recent inspection activity shows continued enforcement: on February 18, 2026, the facility received 3 violations and an administrative complaint was recommended; on December 16, 2025, 3 violations were found with extension given pending compliance. The most recent disposition on February 18, 2026 was Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended, indicating the facility remains under escalated oversight.

Summary generated from Florida DBPR public inspection records.