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VILLAGE INN #24

900 PONCE DELEON · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 13, 2023
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3327041
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8346298
DBPR license6500303

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority0 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#6High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed wait staff employee come from dining room to service window bare hand contact two pieces of bread to place them in the toaster without hand washing. Bread reached 147F. Discussed with person in charge.

#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in walk-in cooler cut tomatoes (45F – Cold Holding); brown gravy (44F – Cold Holding) tuna fish (45F – Cold Holding); cut deli meat (44F – Cold Holding); raw meat balls (45F – Cold Holding) Ambient walk-in cooler temperature 43.9F. Person in charge believes combination of high temperature gravy placed in walk-in cooler to cool with higher than normal ambient air temperature has raised the surrounding products temperature. Person in charge called service tech. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Basic 5

#1Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed cook line flip-top cooler door hinge broken. Person in charge has service scheduled. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#2Basic36-24-5

Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed hole in wall above cook line coolers. Observed part of expo window in disrepair near hand washing station on cook line. Observed exposed dry wall in ware washing area. Dry wall is not sealed and is absorbent. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on cook line coolers soiled with black/green mold like substance and food debris. Observed gaskets on reach in freezer soiled with black/green mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#4Basic25-21-4

Basic – Single-service articles stored under leaking water. Observed napkins and rolled utensils under dripping water from AC on rear service line. Person in charge moved single service articles. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic36-50-4

Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed walk-in cooler fan guards soiled with black/green mold like substance.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 22, 2026 1:01 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.