JACKSONVILLE, FL. Broadway Deli on Belfort Road drew 11 high-severity violations in a single inspection during the week of September 8, 2026, the highest count among 15 Jacksonville restaurants flagged for serious food safety failures in Duval County that week.
The violations at Broadway Deli spanned nearly every major risk category: no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, missing shellfish traceability records, parasite destruction procedures not followed, unclean food contact surfaces, and food not cooked to required minimum temperatures. Two intermediate violations accompanied the high-severity count. The deli has 22 prior inspections on record.
The Worst of the Week
Three restaurants tied at 10 high-severity violations apiece. BonChon on Towncenter Parkway was cited for no person in charge performing duties, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, inadequate handwashing facilities, food from an unapproved or unknown source, missing shellfish traceability records, parasite destruction procedures not followed, and unclean food contact surfaces. Six intermediate violations accompanied the high-severity count.
98 Forty East Bar and Bistro on Tapestry Park Circle matched that count with its own cluster: no person in charge, no employee health policy, improper handwashing technique, food in poor condition, parasite destruction failures, unclean food contact surfaces, time as a public health control not properly used, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods. Five intermediate violations were also documented.
Iso Iso Ramen on San Jose Boulevard rounded out the three-way tie at 10 high-severity violations. Inspectors cited the ramen shop for no person in charge, no employee health policy, employees not reporting illness, improper handwashing technique, food from an unapproved source, missing shellfish records, unclean food contact surfaces, and time control failures.
Thai Green House on Southside Boulevard drew 9 high-severity violations, including both inadequate handwashing by employees and improper handwashing technique cited separately, alongside food from an unapproved source and food in poor condition.
Carrabba's Italian Grill on Skymarks Drive also reached 9 high-severity violations. The chain location was cited for inadequate handwashing facilities, employees not reporting illness, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, improper use of time as a public health control, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled.
La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant 7 on Beach Boulevard and Dough Show on Bartram Park Boulevard each drew 8 high-severity violations. Dough Show's list included a citation for no approved potable water supply, one of the more unusual violations recorded this week.
Two Restaurants Shut Down
Two Jacksonville restaurants did not make it through the week open. Casa Dora Italian Cafe at 108 E Forsyth Street was ordered closed on September 9 after inspectors documented rodent, roach, and fly activity on the premises. One block away, Spliff's Gastropub at 100 E Forsyth Street remained open but drew 7 high-severity violations of its own that week, including inadequate handwashing facilities, improper sewage or waste water disposal, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods.
J Lemon Pepper at 2440 W Beaver Street was shut down the day before, on September 8, for roach activity.
Arepa Please on Riverside Avenue and Kingdom Sushi on Town Center Parkway each drew 7 high-severity violations. Kingdom Sushi's record included an intermediate citation for improper sewage or waste water disposal, the same category that appeared at Spliff's Gastropub and La Marsa Grill and Seafood on University Boulevard West.
Courtyard Jacksonville on Lantern Street was cited for 7 high-severity violations including food not cooked to required minimum temperature, parasite destruction failures, toxic chemicals improperly stored, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. The hotel restaurant also drew an intermediate citation for multi-use utensils not properly cleaned.
What These Violations Mean
The most pervasive violation this week, appearing at Broadway Deli, BonChon, Iso Iso Ramen, Thai Green House, Dough Show, Kingdom Sushi, and others, was employees not reporting illness symptoms combined with no written employee health policy. These two violations work together as a transmission system. Without a written policy, workers have no clear obligation to disclose when they are sick. Without reporting, a worker carrying norovirus or Salmonella can handle food throughout an entire shift. Norovirus causes roughly 20 million illnesses in the United States each year, and a single infected food worker can expose an entire dining room.
Food from unapproved or unknown sources, cited at BonChon, Iso Iso Ramen, Thai Green House, La Nopalera, Dough Show, and Kingdom Sushi, is a traceability failure. When food enters a kitchen from an uninspected or undocumented supplier, there is no chain of custody to follow if customers become sick. Listeria, Salmonella, and E. coli outbreaks traced to a specific supplier are only containable if the supply chain is documented. Without that documentation, investigators have nowhere to start.
Parasite destruction procedures not followed, documented at Broadway Deli, BonChon, 98 Forty East, La Nopalera, Kingdom Sushi, and Courtyard Jacksonville, is a violation that matters most in restaurants serving raw or lightly cooked fish. Anisakis, a parasitic roundworm found in many marine fish, is destroyed by freezing to specific temperatures for specific durations or by cooking to minimum internal temperatures. Skipping those steps means the parasite can survive to the plate.
Improper sewage or waste water disposal, cited at La Marsa Grill, Kingdom Sushi, and Spliff's Gastropub, creates the risk of fecal contamination spreading through a facility. Raw sewage is not a background maintenance issue. It is a direct contamination pathway that can reach food contact surfaces, prep areas, and handwashing stations.
The Longer Record
Indulgence Bistro on West Forsyth Street has the longest inspection history of any facility in this week's data, with 47 prior inspections on record. It drew only 1 high-severity violation this week, for food contact surfaces not properly cleaned. Krystal Restaurant on New Kings Road carries 44 prior inspections and drew 2 high-severity violations, for no person in charge and employees not reporting illness.
Those two facilities stand in contrast to the bulk of this week's worst performers. BonChon has 33 prior inspections and produced 10 high-severity violations. Dough Show has 32 prior inspections and produced 8. 98 Forty East has 31 prior inspections, Carrabba's has 31, and both produced 9 high-severity violations each. Iso Iso Ramen has 28 prior inspections and drew 10 high-severity violations.
Thai Green House carries 29 prior inspections and drew 9 high-severity violations this week, including both inadequate handwashing by employees and improper handwashing technique as separate citations. That combination, the facility and the behavior both failing simultaneously, suggests the problem is not a missing soap dispenser. It is a practice.
La Marsa Grill has only 10 prior inspections, the shortest record among the 15 facilities flagged this week, and drew 1 high-severity violation for employees not reporting illness symptoms alongside an intermediate citation for improper sewage disposal. La Nopalera on Beach Boulevard, with 14 prior inspections, produced 8 high-severity violations, a steep count for a relatively short inspection history.
Courtyard Jacksonville has 18 prior inspections and this week produced 7 high-severity violations, including two separate toxic substance citations. Whether those chemicals were stored near food prep areas is not specified in the inspection record.
