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SMOKIN JOES BBQ

4050 HWY 17 N, BOWLING GREEN, FL 33834

License #3500246

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F 46/100
🟢 A: 95+ 🟡 B: 85-94 🟠 C: 70-84 🔴 F: below 70
24 points to reach C grade
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Yikes — SMOKIN JOES BBQ has a rough inspection history. Would you risk it?

Inspection History

Critical Major Minor
2026-01-28 — Routine - Food
Call Back - Complied
  • [14] Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food
2026-01-28 — Complaint Full
Call Back - Complied
  • [14] Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food
  • [29] Improper use of time as a public health control
2026-01-14 — Complaint Full
Call Back - Extension given, pending
  • [08] Improper cold holding temperatures
  • [14] Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food
  • [22] No hair restraints used where required
  • [27] No test kit for measuring sanitizer concentration
  • [29] Improper use of time as a public health control
  • [36] Thermometers not available or inaccurate
  • [41] Plumbing not properly installed or maintained
  • [53] Establishment not in compliance with other codes
2026-01-13 — Complaint Full
Administrative complaint recommended
  • [08] Improper cold holding temperatures
  • [14] Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food
  • [22] No hair restraints used where required
  • [27] No test kit for measuring sanitizer concentration
  • [29] Improper use of time as a public health control
  • [36] Thermometers not available or inaccurate
  • [41] Plumbing not properly installed or maintained
  • [53] Establishment not in compliance with other codes
2025-10-29 — Routine - Food
Warning Issued
  • [08] Improper cold holding temperatures
  • [10] Improper cooking temperatures/times
  • [11] Improper reheating of food for hot holding
  • [14] Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food
  • [22] No hair restraints used where required
  • [31] Food stored on floor or not properly protected
  • [36] Thermometers not available or inaccurate
  • [53] Establishment not in compliance with other codes

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