JACKSONVILLE, FL. Fuji Buffet on Dunn Avenue drew 10 high-severity violations during the week of April 18, including citations for food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, no written employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, and employees not reporting illness symptoms, the most high-priority findings of any Jacksonville restaurant inspected that week.
State records show 15 Jacksonville restaurants accumulated high-severity violations between April 18 and April 24, 2026. Fuji Buffet carried the heaviest single-facility load, with 10 high-severity and 1 intermediate violation logged across 32 prior inspections on record.
What Inspectors Found
High-Severity Violations by Facility, April 18-24, 2026
Jville Seafood and More on Blanding Boulevard followed with 9 high-severity violations, including citations for food in poor condition and inadequate shell stock identification records. Shellfish traceability violations are among the more serious findings inspectors document, because oysters, clams, and mussels are frequently consumed raw and can carry Vibrio and other pathogens when sourced without proper documentation. Jville Seafood has only 7 prior inspections on record.
Charleys Wings Cheesesteaks on Dunn Avenue collected 8 high-severity and 7 intermediate violations, the highest combined intermediate count of any facility inspected that week. Inspectors cited the restaurant for food in poor condition, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, no employee health policy, and employees not reporting illness symptoms. The facility has only 3 prior inspections on record.
Dua Lounge on Baymeadows Road was cited for 8 high-severity violations including inadequate handwashing facilities, meaning the physical infrastructure for hygiene was itself deficient, not merely the technique. The lounge also lacked a person in charge performing duties and had no written employee health policy. It has 7 prior inspections on record.
Sara's of San Marco on Hendricks Avenue drew 8 high-severity violations including food contaminated by chemical, physical, or biological hazards and inadequate shell stock records, a pairing inspectors rarely see in a single visit. Sara's carries 24 prior inspections on record.
Familiar Names, Repeated Problems
Doubletree by Hilton on Riverplace Boulevard was cited for 7 high-severity violations, including inadequate handwashing facilities, improperly cleaned food contact surfaces, and no person in charge performing duties. The hotel restaurant has 23 prior inspections on record.
Sahara Cafe on Beach Boulevard drew 7 high-severity violations including food contact surfaces not properly cleaned and no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods. Sahara Cafe has 29 prior inspections on record.
Cowford Chophouse on East Bay Street was cited for food not cooked to the required minimum temperature, improper use of time as a public health control, and two separate toxic chemical violations, improperly stored or labeled chemicals and improperly identified or used toxic substances. The chophouse has 17 prior inspections on record.
Chart House on River Place Boulevard drew 6 high-severity violations including food from an unapproved or unknown source and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. The riverside restaurant has 23 prior inspections on record.
Downtown and Across the City
Jimmy John's on North Laura Street in downtown Jacksonville was cited for parasite destruction procedures not followed, a violation that applies when fish is served without being frozen to kill parasites, along with toxic chemicals improperly stored near food. The location has 19 prior inspections on record.
Hello Lumpia on Atlantic Boulevard was flagged for both parasite destruction failures and inadequate shell stock records, with food contact surfaces not properly cleaned adding a third high-severity finding. The restaurant has only 2 prior inspections on record.
Metro Diner on Hendricks Avenue was cited for 6 high-severity violations including no person in charge performing duties and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. The diner has 23 prior inspections on record.
China Dragon on Baymeadow Road drew violations for inadequate handwashing facilities, improper technique, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, alongside no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. China Dragon has 29 prior inspections on record.
Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse on Rivercoast Drive drew the fewest high-severity violations of the group, two, but both involved management failures: no person in charge performing duties and employees not reporting illness symptoms. The steakhouse has 51 prior inspections on record, the longest inspection history of any facility cited this week.