STRATOSPHERE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

Name: STRATOSPHERE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
Address: 8132 LEM TURNER RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32208, US
Rating: 72.1

8132 LEM TURNER RD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32208

License #2616449

🍺 Bar/Pub ℹ️

72.1 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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Latest inspection

October 29, 2026 · 8 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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STRATOSPHERE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 72.1 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 5 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on October 29, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 28 total violations — 7 critical, 4 major, 17 minor.

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May 7, 2025

The latest inspection on October 29, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 1 critical, 3 major, and 4 minor.

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Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Stand up reach in cooler in prep area by three compartment sink with torn cooler door gasket. Duct tape used on sliding top of glass door reach in freezer. Ice build up on seal or glass top reach in freezer around tracks,
[36-73-4] Floor, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall of cook line by swinging door with build up of food residue. Floor of back prep area by reach in freezers with food debris build up.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line hood filters have grease build up over flat top and dust build up over fryers. Accumulation of food debris and grease on shelves over equipment on cook line.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cook line interior has build up of food splatter on all sides.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip-top cooler top reach in cooler, rice (46F - Cold Holding) stored on top of closed containers above cooling plane. Operator had just moved to top portion of the reach in cooler and placed inside cooler.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Waitstation soda dispenser, coke nozzle with hard water build up on nozzle.
[02B-02-5] Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Per employee eggs can be ordered undercooked, no consumer advisory on menu or posted. Provided consumer advisory poster and employee posted on wall at host stand.
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit available at time of inspection.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At bar by soda dispenser, 2 tanks not secured.
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. At cook line in under counter reach-in cooler, 7 individual reduced oxygen packaging salmon, not removed from packaging immediately after thawing under running water.
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At cook line, togo containers not inverted. Operator inverted.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At cook line under counter reach-in cooler, raw chicken stored over raw shrimp.
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. At cook line in under counter reach-in cooler, 7 individual reduced oxygen packaging salmon, not removed from packaging immediately after thawing under running water.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At cook line flip top reach-in cooler, cut cabbage (47F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (47F - Cold Holding); garlic butter (49F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (48F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (50F - Cold Holding). All items in cooler overnight. Ambient temperature 50f.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line flip top reach-in cooler, cut cabbage (47F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (47F - Cold Holding); garlic butter (49F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (48F - Cold Holding); cooked shrimp (50F - Cold Holding). All items in cooler overnight. Ambient temperature 50f.
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Establishment uses quat sanitizer, no test strips available.