TIJUANA FLATS
41 SETTLEMENT DR STE 501 · PONTE VEDRA · St. Johns County · FL 32081
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee on the cook line picking up tortilla chips from the floor with gloved hands, remove gloves and place on new gloves without washing hands. Operator asked employee to wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one live fly in the prep area and one live fly on the waitstation line used to bag food. Operator caught and removed one live fly. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 7
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on clean prep table used to bag orders. Employee relocated the beverage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
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 stored on shelf on the main cook line over uncooked tortilla chip containers. Employee relocated the personal items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the three compartment sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. Operator removed the containers to the three compartment sink to be rewashed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line, left side door gasket separated at the bottom of the door preventing a seal. Reach in freezer on the main cook line has build up of ice at the base of the freezer.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at hand wash sink in the waitstation area. Operator had employee print a sign for the hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door gasket has mold like substance build up. **Repeat Violation**
16-48-4Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On the storage shelf opposite the three compartment sink, clean plastic container with old food debris inside the container. Operator removed the container to the three compartment sink to be rewashed.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 23, 2026 1:06 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.