Sam's St Johns Seafood
7949 Normandy Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32221
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
- Passed 4 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Jul 25, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 24, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 6 times, plus 10 other repeat issues.
- 6 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2025
- Passed Jul 25
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Jul 24
Callback Reinspection
2 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Failed Jul 22
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- 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 Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- 2024
- Passed Dec 6
Routine Inspection
9 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor 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 Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
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