PEPPERS COCINA MEXICANS & TEQUILA BAR
72 SPANISH ST · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. Cook was cook tortillas with bare hands and pulling them off the flat top with her bare hands. Addressed and she washed hands and placed gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting out; butter 53F; ( – Cold Holding). Person in charge discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Re-fried beans 117F; ( – Hot Holding) person in charge reheated to proper temperature. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cloth in sing by dish machine, misc. stuff in hand washing sink next to ice machine at the bar. Person in charge cleared bot sinks. **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. Establishment can not provide proof of training. **Warning**
Basic 6
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse hanging from a storage rack by ice machine. Person in charge moved purse.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil on floor. Person in charge moved oil to store properly. **Corrected On-Site**
10-14-5Basic – Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Ice bucket's on floor by ice machine. Person in charge picked up. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of single service containers on floor in upstairs dry storage. Person in charge moved items. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Two wet mops on floor. Person in charge hung up to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt, powdered sugar not labeled. Rice and beans not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 2:51 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.