RUBY TUESDAY
2443 SR 16 · ST. AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32092
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
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. 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.
08B-01-4High 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**
01B-02-5High 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.
03A-02-5High 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
03D-15-4Intermediate – 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**
22-02-4Intermediate – 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**
Basic 3
36-73-4Basic – 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**
10-12-5Basic – 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.
23-03-4Basic – 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**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:45 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.