CASABLANCA ON THE BAY
24 AVENIDA MENENDEZ · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
27 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
03D-01-4High Priority – Cooked potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Per staff; Corned beef placed in reach at 135° in cooler to cool at 6am was still 135° 3 and 1/2 hours later. **Warning**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine is at 0ppm. **Warning**
01B-07-4High Priority – Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Moldy beverage lines are running through ice. **Warning**
03F-02-4High Priority – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. No time stamp on hollandaise sauce. **Warning**
02C-01-4High Priority – Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Corned beef in reach in cooler under large prep table, and grits in sandwich make table dated 11/29 as when to discard. Today is 11/14. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observer total of 13 live roaches; 3 live roaches under alto sham next to door of kitchen, 1 on wall on side of alto sham and 1 on wall in back of make tables where storage of pots and pans are located. 3 live roaches behind large prep table in kitchen, 3 live under prep sink next to fryers and 2 live under hand washing sink next to sandwich make table. **Warning**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. One shell egg in drawer cracked. One egg in reach in cooler in flat of eggs cracked. **Warning**
01B-02-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Corned beef not cooled from 135° to 70° within 2 hours. **Warning**
Intermediate 7
22-20-4Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Ice machine inside kitchen has mold on ice plate. Also ice in bar bin has moldy lines running above and into drink ice. Mold and debris is falling into ice. **Warning**
22-24-4Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance on/around soda dispensing nozzles. Soda nozzle and holster in bar are slimy with black debris. **Warning**
16-33-4Intermediate – Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. ESTABLISHMENT had been running dish machine and had not used test strips to check level of sanitizer. Machine was at 0ppms. **Warning**
31A-13-4Intermediate – Employee used handwash sink as a dump sink. Hand washing sink at bar had ice in it, evidence of it being used as a dump sink. **Warning**
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Multiple utensils in hand washing sink at bar. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-16-4Intermediate – Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food covered while cooling. Corned beef placed in container covered to cool. After 3 1/2 hours product was still 135°. Also container was approximately 8-10" deep. **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle at bar not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 12
14-18-4Basic – Beverage tubing/cold plate not separated from stored ice. Moldy beverage lines are hanging above and into beverage ice at bar. **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handles on reach in cooler drawers soiled. Handles on all ovens soiled. Handle on microwave soiled. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed total of 2 dead roaches under prep sink in kitchen. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottled water, coffee cup and clear plastic cup on top of food prep table. Person in charge removed all. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-4Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Observed employee cell phone on large food prep table in kitchen. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Excess food debris under make tables. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment Behind fryers. **Warning**
10-01-4Basic – In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Ladle hand laying in sugar bin. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-19-4Basic – Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. Interior of microwave has old food debris. **Warning**
29-49-5Basic – Observed standing water in bottom of reach-in cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach in cooler where juice and ice are stored. **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Grits and corned beef made today have 2 labels on the container. Old label and new label on each container. **Warning**
23-09-4Basic – Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Gaskets on all reach in coolers in kitchen have mold. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 1:18 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.