KEKES BREAKFAST CAFE
135 JENKINS ST · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32086
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
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. Wait staff handling cooked toast on plate with bare hand contact. Manager intervened. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One fly by food prep area in kitchen. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. About 4 live roaches behind crevice at prep sink ledge. 2 live roaches in bracket of dry storage shelf (in prep area ). 1 live roaches behind Hand wash sink next to Ice machine. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. On electrical outlet covers in prep area, on wall under hand sink by ice machine, on wall above dish machine.
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. About 12 rodent droppings on floor in electric room. Swept up by manger. 3 rodent droppings in drinks concentrate box. Soda rack located opposite employee restroom. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5High Priority – 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. Butters at wait station with no time mark. Per Person In Charge items placed about 6:30 am. No time mark on batters, container of French toast eggs at cook line. Per Person In Charge items placed at about 7 am. Marked by manger. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-08-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with clean or in-use utensils. Chemical spray bottle next to in use cutting board by prep sink. Moved by manager **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-02-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Sanitizer bottle next to sugar containers at wait station. Moved by manager. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. No probe thermometer available.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled chemical spray bottle by prep sink. Marked by manger. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 10
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Multiple at prep line.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. About 6 dead roaches on top of Dish machine. About 14 dead roaches on floor under Dish machine. About 3 dead roaches on floor by 2 compartment sink. 2 dead roaches on floor by mop sink. 1 dead roaches on wall by prep table rear of kitchen. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bag next to restaurant food , jelly containers , by wait station. Moved by manager. Employee jacket by utensils on rear rack. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet nesting on stacked Cleaned pans.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxed foods on floor in walk in freezer.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cream scoop in standing water at 83° at wait station. Moved by manager. In use spoons , scoops in standing water at cookline area at 81°. Moved by manager. **Corrective Action Taken**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Olds on exterior of cleaned containers. Multiple.
35B-04-4Basic – Outer openings of establishment cannot be properly sealed when not in operation.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Cooked potatoes on rack not covered in walk in cooler. Covered by manger. **Corrected On-Site**
22-20-5Basic – Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Soiled deflector plate to interior of ice machine located : rear kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 5:19 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
6 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.