The Bearded Pig
Last inspected: Mar 31, 2026
30
Score
The Bearded Pig, located at 1808 Kings Ave in Jacksonville, FL, had a high-risk inspection on March 31, 2026, with a score of 30. This inspection identified 4 critical, 2 major, and 8 minor violations. The facility has a historical pattern of mostly high-risk inspections across its 12 scored visits.
10
Inspections
4
Critical latest
2
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 31, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
30
Jan 7, 2026
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Nov 19, 2025
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Sep 30, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 6 major violations. 4 minor violations.
18
Mar 19, 2025
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
58
Nov 5, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 7 major violations. 9 minor violations.
15
Apr 23, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
35
Nov 28, 2023
Routine - Food
7 critical violations. 4 major violations. 10 minor violations.
14
Jun 6, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 27, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
67
Violations — Mar 31, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. On cracker crumbs at cook line, employee removed cup, **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co by storage behind cook line
51-11-4
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Containers for food in storage upstairs
24-05-4
Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. For employee bathroom upstairs
32-12-6
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan by cook line **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Fork not protected by lemons at front counter for customers to grab, employee used a cup **Corrected On-Site**
24-18-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Tasting spoon in upstairs storage, manager covered them **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm quat in bucket, employee made new solution, same, dispenser not dispensing **Repeat Violation**
21-08-4
High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Lemons with lid open at front counter for customers to grab, employees closed it **Corrected On-Site**
08B-02-4
High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employees washing dishes then grabbed clean dishes from dish machine upstairs, explained to her and she washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-13-4
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Customer bare handed lemons at front counter, explained to manager and he discarded them **Corrected On-Site**
09-01-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. On one side of splitter, green hose and also on faucet outside by rear door upstairs **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4
Intermediate - Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. For buckets **Repeat Violation**
16-33-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Container in hand sink by cook line next to upright warmers, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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