COLUMBIA RESTAURANT OF ST AUG
98 ST GEORGE ST · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 320843641
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
03G-24-5High Priority – Observed: Cook-chill reduced oxygen packaged food cooled to and held cold at 34 degrees Fahrenheit or below held for more than 30 days from the date packaged. Bean soup on cook line from 5/20/2025 cook chill vacuum packaged bag not time/temperature tracked. **Corrective Action Taken** Priority: High Priority
12A-07-5High Priority – Observed: Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled phone then poured a customer drink no hand wash and no gloves. Employee handling ready to eat bread with no gloves. Discussed with employees. **Corrective Action Taken** Priority: High Priority
12A-29-4High Priority – Observed: Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed waitstaff employee handling phone, then prepare beverage for customer with no hand wash step. Priority: High Priority
35A-02-7High Priority – Observed: Live, small flying insects found Two flies observed on cook line by can opener. Priority: High Priority
01B-24-5High Priority – Observed: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Bean soup on cook line from 5/20/2025 cook chill vacuum packaged bag not time/temperature tracked. **Corrective Action Taken** Priority: High Priority
22-49-4High Priority – Priority: High Priority Observed: Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. High temperature dishwasher machine at 158. Operator placed service call and has set up three compartment sink. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
05-05-4Intermediate – Observed: Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Ambient thermometer at 40F after calibration Priority: Intermediate
22-02-4Intermediate – Observed: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Green cutting board on salad line with food residue staining. Cutting board on cook line pass through stained. White cutting boards on storage shelf with build up of food residue staining. Debris build up on cookline can opener. Priority: Intermediate
03G-50-1Intermediate – Priority: Intermediate Observed: Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment has no approved HACCP plan for multiple processes. Written plan available in office but not approved by the division. **Warning**
Basic 4
24-08-4Basic – Observed: Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Clean plastic containers on shelf stacked while wet. Priority: Basic
08B-38-4Basic – Observed: Food stored on floor. Bread on floor of walk-in freezer. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site** Priority: Basic
10-02-4Basic – Observed: In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Spatula stored under panini press. Tongs on reach in cooler door handler, operator relocated. Cookline spoon stored in water at 62. Knifes stored between reach in cooler and prep table. Priority: Basic
23-03-4Basic – Observed: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Debris residue in reach in cooler door gaskets. **Repeat Violation** Priority: Basic
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 12:22 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.