PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL. An inspector visiting Mr. Chubby's Wings on Valley Circle on May 21 found toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled near food, employees not reporting illness symptoms, and no one in charge performing managerial duties, among six high-severity violations that left the restaurant open and serving customers.
The facility was not emergency-closed.
What Inspectors Found
The chemical storage violation is among the most acute findings in the record. Cleaning agents and other toxic compounds stored without proper separation or labeling near food can contaminate surfaces, equipment, and food itself, and mislabeled containers create a direct route to accidental poisoning.
Inspectors also documented that employees were not reporting illness symptoms, a violation that sits at the center of how foodborne outbreaks spread. A sick employee handling wings, sauces, or any ready-to-eat item can transmit norovirus or other pathogens to dozens of customers before a single case is reported.
The handwashing infrastructure was also flagged as inadequate. Without functioning handwashing facilities, the other hygiene requirements become effectively unenforceable.
Food contact surfaces, including cutting boards and prep equipment, were found not properly cleaned or sanitized. Inspectors additionally noted the restaurant had no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods, a requirement that exists specifically to warn pregnant women, elderly customers, and immunocompromised diners about the elevated risk of eating undercooked proteins.
The one intermediate violation involved single-use items being reused, a practice that transfers contamination from one food or surface to another through items designed to be discarded after a single contact.
What These Violations Mean
The combination of no active person in charge and employees not reporting illness is not coincidental. CDC data cited in the inspection record shows establishments without active managerial control accumulate critical violations at three times the rate of those with engaged supervision. When no one is running the floor with authority, illness reporting policies, handwashing protocols, and sanitizing schedules all degrade together.
The illness-reporting failure is the violation with the most direct path to a multi-victim outbreak. Norovirus, the most common cause of foodborne illness in the United States, spreads person-to-person through food handling. A single infected employee working a busy Friday night service can expose every customer who ordered that shift.
Inadequate handwashing facilities compound every other violation on this list. Inspectors do not cite this violation for a missing paper towel. It means the physical infrastructure for proper hand hygiene was not in place, making the illness-reporting failure and the food contact surface failures harder to correct even if staff wanted to comply.
The missing consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods is a violation that specifically removes a customer's ability to make an informed choice. A pregnant woman ordering wings with any undercooked component has no way of knowing the risk if the restaurant does not disclose it.
The Longer Record
The May 21 inspection is not an outlier. Mr. Chubby's Wings has 24 inspections on record and 190 total violations accumulated across that history, a figure that places this week's findings inside a well-established pattern rather than an isolated bad day.
The most recent prior inspection, on November 17, 2025, produced seven high-severity violations and one intermediate, a count nearly identical to the current visit. The inspection the following day, November 18, showed zero violations, a one-day correction that the six-month record suggests did not hold.
Going further back, the pattern repeats with regularity. The January 2024 inspection produced six high-severity and three intermediate violations. The October 2024 inspection produced four high-severity and three intermediate. The February 2023 inspection produced seven high-severity and three intermediate violations.
The facility has never been emergency-closed across its 24 inspections on record. Each cycle in the data follows the same shape: a high-violation inspection, a follow-up showing corrections, and then a return to elevated counts at the next routine visit. The May 2026 inspection is the most recent point in that cycle.
Still Open
State inspectors documented six high-severity violations at Mr. Chubby's Wings on May 21, including toxic chemicals stored near food, no illness reporting by staff, inadequate handwashing infrastructure, unsanitized food contact surfaces, and no consumer advisory for undercooked items.
The restaurant was not closed.
It has accumulated 190 violations across 24 inspections and has never received an emergency closure order. Customers who ate there on May 21 did so while those six violations were active and on the record.