Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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NONA BLUE

325 FRONT ST · PONTE VEDRA BEACH · St. Johns County · FL 32082

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 30, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3379949
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8463520
DBPR license6502213

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#3High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. french onion soup (44F – Cooling over 6 hours) in covered plastic containers over 2 inches deep in walk in cooler, per manager soup was made the day before and placed in walk in cooler without any additional preparation today.

#4High Priority22-41-4

High 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. In use dish machine at outside bar area reading 0ppm, employee ran and primed machine multiple times, machine still reading 0ppm, manager states they will use machine inside of kitchen and call for maintenance. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of raw egg whites stored over dressing in walk in cooler, eggs removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#6High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. french onion soup (44F – Cooling over 6 hours) in covered plastic containers over 2 inches deep in walk in cooler, per manager soup was made the day before and placed in walk in cooler without any additional preparation today. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded cheddar cheese (50F – Cold Holding); diced tomatoes (50F – Cold Holding) sitting in pan above ice bath at server station, per manager both tie,s where placed out no more then 1 hour prior, manager placed both items in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority03F-02-5

High 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. Cooked artichokes and herb butter on front cook line, manager corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. butter sauce (129F – Hot Holding) in steam well on cook line, per manager sauce was cooked earlier in the day and placed in well no more then 1 hour prior, manager turned up temperature of well and stirred sauce, retemp sauce at 163F **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#10Intermediate01C-03-4

Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Only few tags have that date of last served. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#11Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cooked ribs (110F – Cooling, after 1 hour 38F) sitting out on rack next to warming units by cook line, per manager ribs where removed from the oven approximately 2 hours prior, ribs moved to walk in freezer and retemped at 38F. french onion soup (44F – Cooling over 6 hours) in covered plastic containers over 2 inches deep in walk in cooler, per manager soup was made the day before and placed in walk in cooler without any additional preparation today. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Basic 2

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Top interior of large ice machine near server station. Top interior of ice bin of soda machine in server station.

#2Basic12B-12-5

Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee on front cook line drinking from open bottle.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 13, 2026 3:00 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
5 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.