Fernandina Beach
BiteKarma BiteKarma

Down Under Restaurant

96106 Wades Pl, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

Passed re-check · Sep 30, 2026 Directions
37
Poor BiteKarma score 37 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Sep 30, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 29, 2026.
  • Passed 7 of 14 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Approved source, cited 8 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
  • #2 in Fernandina Beach's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 25 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 14 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 30

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Sep 29

    Callback Reinspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
  4. Failed Sep 28

    Routine Inspection

    13 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Approved source
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
  5. Passed May 5

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations