Yobe

8635 Blanding Blvd #3, Jacksonville, FL 32244
Japanese / Sushi
Last inspected: Oct 28, 2025
39
Score
High Risk

The most recent inspection for Yobe, located at 8635 Blanding Blvd #3 in Jacksonville, FL, was conducted on October 28, 2025, and resulted in a high-risk score of 39. This inspection identified one critical violation, three major violations, and ten minor violations. Historical data indicates a pattern of high-risk scores across five previous inspections at this establishment.

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Inspections
1
Critical latest
3
Major latest
10
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 28, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 14 violations
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with mold-like substance. Employee cleaned interior of ice machine during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In containers of m&ms Reese's and rainbow sprinkles on bottom shelf of front counter, small plastic cups used as scoopers. Employee removed cups from products and discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets in reach in cooler in kitchen torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floor, wall and/or ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall behind yogurt machines in kitchen soiled/stained with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. White tub with bags of boba tea powder stored on floor behind front counter. Also, in back kitchen across from 3 compartment sink multiple containers of sugarcane syrup stored in floor. Employee moved all items off of floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light shield missing from light in kitchen near door. **Repeat Violation**
38-07-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Multiple old labels on containers being used for other products at front counter and reach in cooler in back kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Light above 3 compartment sink not working.
38-02-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wet wiping clothes stored on front counter in between uses. Employee put both clothes in sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At front counter, Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Employee added bleach to bucket and rechecked at 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection, establishment is open and operating serving to the public with license that expired June 1, 2025. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In bottom of flip top reach in cooler at front counter, container of milk opened yesterday morning not date marked. Employee added date to container. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine/sanitizer bucket. Establishment has Quat test strips but use bleach for three compartment sink and sanitizer buckets. **Repeat Violation**
16-32-5
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator states that all items at front counter are held on time but can not provide any written procedures. Inspector printed DBPR form 5022-100 for operator and operator filled out during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
39
Mar 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At front counter on bottom shelf, tubs of rainbow and chocolate sprinkles, m&ms and Reese's pieces all have little plastic cups in them used as scoopers. Employee removed cups from all products. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler in kitchen area, gaskets are torn on both doors.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. In back kitchen, the wall behind yogurt machines are soiled with food debris.
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. At front counter, tub of bagged powder mix stored on floor. Also, in kitchen area across from triple sink, multiple tubs of liquid sweetener used in frozen yogurt stored on floor. Employee began getting products off the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. At front counter on bottom shelf, handle of scoop in peanuts touching product. Employee removed handle of scoop from product. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Light not functioning. Above ware washing area in back of kitchen light does not work. **Repeat Violation**
36-62-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. At entrance of kitchen area, light has no cover or shield. **Repeat Violation**
38-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in reach in cooler in kitchen area have build up of dust.
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Multiple containers have old labels still on them while being used for a different product. In reach in cooler in kitchen area, container with label m&ms on lid contains chocolate chips.
16-46-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On front line, wet wiping cloth on lid of reach in cooler. Employee removed and stored back in sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Establishment has tapioca pearls on time at front line but none of the pearls are time marked. They were pulled out at 11 am this morning. Manager time marked all pans. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink, dishmachine and/or sanitizer bucket. Establishment has quaternary test strips but use chlorine in their sanitizer buckets.
16-32-5
47
Jul 6, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple buckets of food powder mix at front counter and in back prep area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Light not functioning. Lights in back of prep area/ware washing area do not work. **Repeat Violation**
36-62-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. One in preparation area.
38-07-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Various maintenance equipment stored in hand wash sink in back prep area, equipment removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips
16-37-1
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holding tapioca pearls on time as a public health control, but does not have any written procedures, operator filled out procedures during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
64
Sep 1, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Basic - A minimum of one bathroom facility is not available for public use. Only bathroom block by folding sign and sign on door that states bathroom are out of order, employee removed both signs. **Corrected On-Site**
32-09-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Five buckets of sugar in back of kitchen. One bucket of sugar at front counter, employee picked up bucket of sugar at front counter. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-38-4
Basic - Light not functioning. In back of kitchen over triple sink.
36-62-4
Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
51-18-6
Basic - Single-service articles stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Small paper to go cups stored next to hand wash station at front counter, employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
25-22-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. cheesecake bits (47F - Cold Holding); milk (48F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at front counter, per employee both items have been in cooler over 4 hours.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cheesecake bits (47F - Cold Holding); milk (48F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at front counter, per employee both items have been in cooler over 4 hours, employee turned down temperature of cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
58
Violations — Oct 28, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine soiled with mold-like substance. Employee cleaned interior of ice machine during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In containers of m&ms Reese's and rainbow sprinkles on bottom shelf of front counter, small plastic cups used as scoopers. Employee removed cups from products and discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets in reach in cooler in kitchen torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floor, wall and/or ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall behind yogurt machines in kitchen soiled/stained with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. White tub with bags of boba tea powder stored on floor behind front counter. Also, in back kitchen across from 3 compartment sink multiple containers of sugarcane syrup stored in floor. Employee moved all items off of floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Light shield missing from light in kitchen near door. **Repeat Violation**
38-07-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Multiple old labels on containers being used for other products at front counter and reach in cooler in back kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. Light above 3 compartment sink not working.
38-02-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wet wiping clothes stored on front counter in between uses. Employee put both clothes in sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At front counter, Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Employee added bleach to bucket and rechecked at 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection, establishment is open and operating serving to the public with license that expired June 1, 2025. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-3
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In bottom of flip top reach in cooler at front counter, container of milk opened yesterday morning not date marked. Employee added date to container. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine/sanitizer bucket. Establishment has Quat test strips but use bleach for three compartment sink and sanitizer buckets. **Repeat Violation**
16-32-5
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator states that all items at front counter are held on time but can not provide any written procedures. Inspector printed DBPR form 5022-100 for operator and operator filled out during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
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