THE SANDBAR AND KITCHEN
2910 ATLANTIC AVE · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
27 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to handling clean equipment without washing hands. Grill cook handled raw shrimp and fish with gloved hands and immediately handled seasoning container without washing hands. Inspector coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Fry cook touched nose/face and immediately placed on gloves to engage in food preparation without washing hands. Inspector coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler, raw ground beef stored above seafood. Items moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. In reach in cooler across from grill on cook line, three (3) cracked eggs stored next to five (5) other shelled eggs. All eight (8) eggs discarded.
01B-03-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 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. Two (2) packages of tuna thawed inside sealed reduced oxygen packages. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler by pass through window, cut lettuce 51F. In flip top cooler on cook line, fish 51F. Both cooler tops constantly opened during lunch rush. Tops closed to cool items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Under soda station in server area, spray bottle containing bleach chemical cleaner stored next to single use cups. Bottle moved and stored correctly.
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Breaker missing on faucet by mop sink/beer keg cooler. Breaker missing on outside faucet where guests can rinse feet. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Two managers working today state their certifications are expired.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink in prep area blocked by cup/spatula. Hand washing sink in inside bar blocked by pitchers. Items moved. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink at end of outside bar.
Basic 16
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In reach in cooler at end of cook line, plastic bowl used as a scoop for container of rice. Bowl removed. **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Two (2) blue ice buckets stored on floor and not inverted by ice machine in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
06-09-1Basic – 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. Two (2) packages of tuna thawed inside sealed reduced oxygen packages. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting boards in front of reach in coolers in kitchen.
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Two (2) employee drink cups in kitchen have no lids. Drinks discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In dry storage area, employee jackets and bags stored on shelves with food. Employee black bag on top of single use cups in outside bar. Items moved and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair/beard restraint while engaging in food preparation. Multiple employees in kitchen missing hair or beard guards. Some placed on restraints. **Corrective Action Taken**
36-73-4Basic – Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under equipment in kitchen. Floor under equipment in pizza area. Floor in all bar areas under equipment. Floor in walk in freezer. Floor in dry storage area. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In dry storage area, case of honey and bag in box soda on floor.
33-19-4Basic – Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Shared dumpster area in parking lot has trash on ground.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Multiple sets of tongs on handles of equipment.
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. Last inspection not available.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above cooking equipment.
25-09-4Basic – Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Black straws on bar top at upstairs bar.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen shrimp thawing in container of standing water in prep sink in kitchen. Shrimp removed from water. **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Red sanitizer bucket near outside bar tested 0ppm. Solution discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 12:16 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.