PEPPERS MEXICANA COCINA AND TEQUILA BAR
55 HARPER LN · ST. JOHNS · St. Johns County · FL 32259
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee taking tortillas off of grill on cook line with bare hands.
08A-08-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat and/or raw food. Bits of raw beef sitting on top of raw fish in same container in reach in cooler drawer under grill on cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 1 package of fully thawed out raw fish still inside package in reach in cooler drawer under grill on cook line. Bits of raw beef sitting on top of raw fish in same container in reach in cooler drawer under grill on cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of stainless steel cleaner stored over make line in kitchen. Spray bottle of all purpose cleaner stored with clean pates in ware washing area. Bottles removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Pan in sink of hand wash station at outside bar and at hand wash station by triple sink in ware washing area, pans removed. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee rinsing limes off in hand wash station in prep area.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station by triple sink in ware washing area. At hand wash station on cook line. Paper towels added. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. All certificates missing expiration. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 4
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. 1 package of fully thawed out raw fish still inside package in reach in cooler drawer under grill on cook line.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several employee drinks over make line in kitchen, drinks moved. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash station at outside bar area. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw pork thawing in standing water in triple sink, cold water turned on. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 7:52 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.