RIO Restaurant and Lounge
9150 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32256
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 Oct 28, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Oct 23, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign, cited 5 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
- #100 in Jacksonville's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 4 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
- 19 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2025
- Passed Oct 28
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Oct 23
Routine Inspection
8 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Passed Aug 21
Callback Reinspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Current license properly displayed
- Failed Aug 20
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 6 critical
- Critical Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Critical No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
- Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
- Minor Current license properly displayed
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BiteKarma scores around RIO Restaurant and Lounge, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.