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WOODPECKERS BACKYARD BBQ

4930 STATE ROAD 13 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32092

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 30, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3651832
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13474936
DBPR license6502137

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
6 High Priority4 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 6

#3High Priority12A-17-4

High Priority – Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee at front counter rubbed hands together for less then 5 seconds while washing hands.

#4High Priority01A-03-4

High Priority – Food prepared in a private home. See stop sale. 40 individual containers of banana pudding in walk in cooler that manager on site states is made by someone else in their private home and brings it to the store and other employees state that it is made somewhere else but they do not know where. **Admin Complaint**

Admin ComplaintStop Sale
#5High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025, renewed during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6High Priority01B-04-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. 40 individual containers of banana pudding in walk in cooler that manager on site states is made by someone else in their private home and brings it to the store and other employees state that it is made somewhere else but they do not know where. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. coleslaw (46F,47F – Cold Holding) in bottom of reach in cooler on make line, per employee doors have been consistently open for several hours, slaw moved to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#8High Priority03D-06-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. green beans (64F-72F – Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 2 pots); baked beans (67F-69F – Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 6 pot) in large metal covered pots, filled over 2 inches deep in walk in cooler, per manager all items where taken out of cans, mixed together, and placed in walk in cooler over 4 hours prior. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 4

#9Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. green beans (64F-72F – Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 2 pots); baked beans (67F-69F – Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 6 pot) in large metal covered pots, filled over 2 inches deep in walk in cooler, per manager all items where taken out of cans, mixed together, and placed in walk in cooler over 4 hours prior. **Warning**

Warning
#10Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener in prep area, employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bin for dirty towels blocking hand wash station on make line, bin moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#12Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle with blue and yellow liquid in storage area and front counter.

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Container of potatoes in walk in cooler under racks. Boxes of food in walk in cooler. Dali peppers in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic29-19-4

Basic – Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. At floor drain outside by storage sheds on concrete slabs.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 12:39 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
2 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
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 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.