BONO'S BAR B Q

Name: BONO'S BAR B Q
Address: 100 BARTRAM OAKS WALK, ST. JOHNS, FL, 32259, US
Rating: 93.5

100 BARTRAM OAKS WALK, ST. JOHNS, FL 32259

License #6501745

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93.5 Grade B / 100

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BONO'S BAR B Q in ST. JOHNS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 93.5 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 11, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 5 total violations — 4 critical, 1 minor.

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[12A-17-4] Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee rubbed hands together less then 10 seconds in hand wash station in dish area, then continued to handle clean equipment and utensils.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside of cabinets under both soda machines have a build up of mold like substance and soda syrup residue.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Egg wash stored over banana pudding in walk in cooler, egg wash moved.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of sanitizer stored with sauce bottle at front counter. Spray bottle of sanitizer stored with condiment bottles at server station in middle of dining room. All bottles moved.
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. sausage links (121F - Hot Holding, recheck 164F) in warming box by smoke pit at front counter, per employee sausages where reacted on pit and placed in warming unit about 1 hour prior, sausages put back in pit and employee stoked fire. turkey brests (105F - Hot Holding, put on time control); baked chicken (109F - Hot Holding, recheck 153F) on smoke pit at front counter, per employee turkey has been constantly taken in and out of pit for less then 1 hour and is usually used up within several hours, turkey placed on time control. Employee stoked fire pit to reheat chicken that they stated was already reheated several hours ago.

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