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
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
22-49-4High Priority – Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine in kitchen only reaches 150F, and bar dish machine only reaches 148F. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observer cook put on gloves without washing his hands 1st. **Warning**
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. Observed a serve fix her hair and not wash her hands. **Warning**
12A-05-4High Priority – Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed several open a water bottle, drink then screw top back on and not wash hands. Observed a cook with gloves on take a drink and go Bach to line without washing his hands. **Warning**
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed several servers take soiled plates to dish then grab clean tray. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1st cooler; cheese 44F, cheese 49F,lettuce 47F, chimichurri 59F, fish 48F; ( – Cold Holding). Items in cooler for 1 hr. Placed on ice. Drawers; chicken 49F chicken placed in blast cooler. 2 cooler; potatoes 59F, filet 50F, guacamole 44F, pasta 44F, Mac n cheese, rice, piccagallo 47F; ( – Cold Holding). Everything placed on ice. Butter 65F, 63F; ( – Cold Holding). Person in charge time stamped. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 4
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Tags not marked with the last date sold.
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed person wash hand in a prep sink. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled. Person in charge took to dish to be washed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
53B-02-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Most staff are newer and have not been trained. **Warning**
Basic 10
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Not secured. Person in charge secured. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several drinks on prep tables and near dishes.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Personal bag and phone on bar counter. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook on cook line with dreads hanging out of hat. Chef addressed and he placed hair under hat.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets are worn/torn on pantry cooler.
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from oven. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. At server station; ice scoop in ice. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Observed several wet rags under cutting boards. Person in charge removed all. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in cooler #1. Person in charge wiped cooler clean. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Unlabeled flour/bread crumbs. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:45 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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.