RUBY TUESDAY

245 SW COMMERCE DR, LAKE CITY, Columbia County. DBPR licence 2200616. 11 inspection visits from 2023-10-27 to 2026-08-12.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-08-12: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

2 of 6routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Columbia County average that year (4 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Columbia County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-08-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-08-10	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	3	1.70	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2026-01-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.76	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-07-24	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	4		6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-05-27	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-02-26	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-02-25	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	7	2	8	0.72	12 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-09-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	4	0.72	5 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2024-05-23	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-02-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	12	0.63	11 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-10-27	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	0.63	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.