Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City

Last inspected:

1780 E Duval Street, Lake City, FL 32055
Overview

JB's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City operates as a health food store with food service. The facility has two inspections on record since January 2022, both resulting in violations cited. The most recent inspection on January 20, 2026 identified 4 priority violations, all of which were corrected during the inspection. These included milk in a reach-in cooler that lacked required date markings—the inspector determined and applied the date during the visit—and an employee not washing hands before preparing drinks, which was addressed with the owner and corrected on site. A prior preoperational inspection on November 19, 2024 also documented 4 violations. The facility has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record.

Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.

2FDACS Insp.
8Violations

Last inspected FDACS:

Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City: FDACS Inspection History (2)

Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.

— 1 inspection
— Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 4 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: GARRY OSTENDORF, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I

Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to [email protected]. Please note each observation that has been corrected. Routine inspection.

Risk-Based Violations

3-501.18 Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food that requires date marking not discarded when it exceeds the 7-day limit, except time that the product is frozen, or does not bear a date mark and the correct date mark cannot be determined. 3-501.18 PP
Food processing area - Milk in reach in cooler had no date markings. COS - Date was determined and applied during inspection. x
2-301.14 Food employee not cleaning hands or exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single service or single use articles; after touching bare human body parts; after using the toilet room; after caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or tissue, using tobacco, eating or drinking; after handling soiled equipment or utensils; during food preparation as often as necessary to remove soil and prevent cross contamination; before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; or after engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. 2-301.14 PP
Food processing area - Employee not washing hands before making drinks, discussed with owner and corrected. o
95 Establishment does not have a certified food protection manager who has passed a test through a recognized accredited program. 5K-4.021(1), F.A.C.Repeat
No Certified Food Protection Manager.

Good Retail Practice Violations

2-402.11 Food employee not wearing a hair restraint such as a hat, hair covering or net, beard restraint, or clothing that covers body hair, that is designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. 2-402.11
Food processing area - Employees not wearing hair restraints.
— 1 inspection
— Met Preoperational Inspection Requirements· 4 violations· Met Requirements

Inspector: GARRY OSTENDORF, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I

Risk-Based Violations

95 Establishment does not have a certified food protection manager who has passed a test through a recognized accredited program. 5K-4.021(1), F.A.C.Repeat
No Certified food protection manager.

Good Retail Practice Violations

4-204.11 Temperature measuring device sensor not located to measure the air temperature or a simulated product temperature in the warmest part of a mechanically refrigerated unit or in the coolest part of a hot food storage unit; cold or hot holding equipment used for time/temperature control for safety food not equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device that is located to allow easy viewing of the temperature display; or temperature measuring device not designed to be easily readable. 4-204.112(A), (B) and (D)
Service area - No thermometer in reach in cooler.
5-501.17 Toilet room used by females not provided with a covered receptacle for sanitary napkins. 5-501.17
No lid on trash can in unisex restroom.
6-202.14 Toilet room located inside the food establishment not completely enclosed or not provided with a tight-fitting self-closing door. 6-202.14
Unisex restroom door not self closing.

Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City: Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City last inspected?
Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on January 20, 2026. Inspection type: Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.
How many inspections has Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City had?
Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City has 2 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City find?
Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City was most recently inspected by FDACS on January 20, 2026 (Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements).
Has Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?
No, Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City has no stop-sale or stop-use orders on record with Florida FDACS.
What are the most common violations at Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City?
The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Jb's Boba & Smoothies in Lake City are: 2-301.14: Food employee not cleaning hands or exposed portions of arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment or utensils, or unwrapped single service or single use articles; after touching bare human body parts; after using the toilet room; after caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals; after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or tissue, using tobacco, eating or drinking; after handling soiled equipment or utensils; during food preparation as often as necessary to remove soil and prevent cross contamination; before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food; or after engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands. 2-301.14 P; 3-501.18: Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food that requires date marking not discarded when it exceeds the 7-day limit, except time that the product is frozen, or does not bear a date mark and the correct date mark cannot be determined. 3-501.18 P; 2-402.11: Food employee not wearing a hair restraint such as a hat, hair covering or net, beard restraint, or clothing that covers body hair, that is designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles. 2-402.11.

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