ROMANO'S PIZZERIA AND RESTAURANT
4010 US 1 SOUTH STE 113-115 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32086
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher sanitizer 0ppm. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 13 live roaches on main cookline behind equipment and underneath grill station. Operator was able to kill 6 on-site. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
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/ Manager Brian expired food manager certification.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener in kitchen has build up on blade. Operator took to dish area. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink near pizza station has ice dump inside.
Basic 7
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine deflector plate soiled with build up. Operator cleaned before end of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top exterior of dishwasher soiled with debris. Operator cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cups used to scoop food items on cookline. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 7 dead roaches in kitchen behind and underneath equipment on cookline. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back door near kitchen cookline. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from oven handle on cookline. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in salad bar wait station cooler. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:13 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.