GROUPER SHACK
220 NIX BOAT YARD RD · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed a cook change tasks and gloves without washing hands first. Addressed and cook washed hands and placed gloves on. **Warning**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observe cook go from raw to realty to eat without changing gloves. Addressed and person washed hands. **Warning**
12A-10-4High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed person wipe sweaty brow with gloves on and not wash hands afterwards. **Warning**
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook touch his apron without washing his hands. Addressed and he washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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. Observed cook walk into walk in cooler and grab bread with one bare hand touching bread. Addressed and bread was discarded.
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Trigger fish completely thawed inside bag.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In cooler overnight; Pimento cheese 45F, sliced cheese 44F Above fill line; shrimp 68F; ( – Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooler overnight; Pimento cheese 45F, sliced cheese 44F Above fill line; shrimp 68F; ( – Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
01C-05-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Tags are mixed in together. Person in charge rearranged all tags. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened yesterday not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing training by all employees. **Warning**
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Containers without handles used to scoop raw poke and salsa. Person in charge removed both containers. **Repeat Violation**
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. Trigger fish thawed in vacuumed sealed bags.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Front cover missing from ice machine. Person in charge placed cover on ice machine. Mahi container in walk in cooler is cracked. Person in charge replaced. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Box of soda on floor. Person in charge moved boxed soda. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-23-5Basic – Food-contact surface not cleaned and sanitized between contact with different raw animal products. At prep table person and raw chicken on counter and didn't sanitize prep counter afterwards.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler is soiled inside. Person in charge wiped clean. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of single service lids on floor. Person in charge picked lids off floor.
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Power drills above ice machine. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:05 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 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.