Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
Logo Main Menu
Henderson County Health Dept
Public Health Inspections
Select your filters and click the Search button to search for data, or click Clear to clear all filters
 
  
 

Premises Information

Return to Inspections
NameJAMAICAN FIRESIDE FOOD
Address1971 ASHEVILLE HWY
 
City/State/ZIP
HENDERSONVILLE NC 28791
Premise Type1 - Restaurant
CountyHenderson
Inspection Date 3/9/2026
Final Score @ Grade
91.50 A
General Comments

Violations

 
CDI=Corrected During Inspection  R=Repeat Violation  VR=Verification Required 
Violation Item Demerits Violation Description CDIRVRComments
6 1 Proper eating, tasting, drinking or tobacco use Yes Yes No 2-401.11 Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco (C) Do not store employee drinks on or above food or food prep surfaces. A drink was left above food in the 3 door cooler. Drinks relocated during the inspection.
15 1.50 Food separated & protected Yes No No 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation, Packaging, and Segregation (P) Do not store raw shell eggs over ready to eat foods in the 3 door upright cooler. PIC removed eggs from the restaurant during the inspection because they belonged to an employee.
21 3 Proper hot holding temperatures Yes Yes No 3-501.16 (A) (1) Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding (P) Meat pies were stored in the hot holding box at 126 F. Pies were discarded by the PIC 4 hours from the time they were taken out of temperature control. Plantains were holding at 131 on the front hot holding area. Plantains were placed in the cooler to chill during the inspection in a single layer.
22 1.50 Proper cold holding temperatures No No Yes 3-501.16 (A) (2) and (B) Time / Temperature Control for Safety Food, Hot and Cold Holding (P) The 3 door upright cooler was not holding foods at 41 F or below. Foods that were not above 49 F were placed in a freezer or a cooler that was empty at the start of the inspection. Foods 50 F or more were discarded by the PIC during the inspection. Food must be held cold at or below 41 F.
35 0.50 Approved thawing methods used Yes No No 3-501.13 Thawing (A) (Pf) Fish and chicken were being thawed at room temperature. Thawing must be accomplished in a cooler, as part of the continuous cooking process or with running water of 70 F or less. All items placed in the cooler during the inspection to finish thawing. 3-501.13 Thawing (E) (Pf) When thawing fish in reduced oxygen packaging the operators failed to cut the bag as the instructions indicated. Always follow thawing directions on fish in reduced oxygen packaging. Fish was still frozen and the package was opened and the fish was placed in the cooler to finish thawing.
39 1 Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display No No No 3-305.11 Food Storage - Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) Do not store drinks on the floor behind the counter near the freezer.