PEPES HACIENDA & RESTAURANT

9239 MERRILL RD UNIT 1, JACKSONVILLE, Duval County. DBPR licence 2616542. 4 inspection visits from 2025-09-30 to 2026-09-02.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-09-02: follow-up visit, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic violations

2 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Duval County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Duval 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
2026-09-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	2	2		4 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2026-08-24	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	5	4	6	1.77	12 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 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 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-04-08	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	6	6	1.59	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 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 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x3)
2025-09-30	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	3	5		7 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x4) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.