Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

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2443 SR 16 · ST. AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32092

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 23, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3645210
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13454405
DBPR license6501666

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#4High Priority12A-25-4

High 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. Food handler on cook line touching hair and ears while adjusted bread guard with gloved hands and continued to make food orders without changing gloves and washing hands.

#5High Priority08B-01-4

High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. End of salad bar does not have adequate sneeze guards where sesame seeds, fried onions, and bacon bits are stored for customer self service, items moved during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#6High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. individual milks (51F – Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at bar by triple sink, per manager milks have been in cooler since yesterday without any additional preparation today and ambient air temperature reading over 50F with ice build up in the back of the cooler.

Stop Sale
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual milks (51F – Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at bar by triple sink, per manager milks have been in cooler since yesterday without any additional preparation today and ambient air temperature reading over 50F with ice build up in the back of the cooler.

Intermediate 2

#8Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. brocolli and cheese mix (49F,47F – Cooling, after 1 hour 49F,47F) in stacked, covered, plastic containers in walk in cooler, containers unstacked and lids vented. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#9Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of coolers on make line have a build up of food debris. Interior of large ice machine by walk in cooler has a build up of mold like substance, lime scale, and rust. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Basic 3

#1Basic36-73-4

Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. All floors under equipment in kitchen, prep area, ware washing area, server area, and bar area have a build up of food debris, mold like substance, and lime scale. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic10-12-5

Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop at server area over soda machine in pan of discolored water. Also inverted ice buckets sitting on top of ice machine by walk in cooler on soiled surface with mold like substance and lime scale.

#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of ice machine by walk in cooler has a build up of mold like substance and lime scale. Gaskets and door frames of reach in coolers on cook line/make line have a build up of food debris. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:45 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
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.