THE KING & BEAR
1 KING & BEAR DR · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32092
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 10 live flying insects inside bucket inside cabinet use to catch drainage from beer tap at bar area, employee covered bucket and discarded the drainage and flying insects during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw shrimp in open packaging stored over french fries, removed from original packaging, in standing reach in freezer at end of cook line. Raw fish stored over cooked chicken wings in standing reach in cooler at end other end of cook line near walk in freezer. All items rearranged. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw shrimp (47F – Cold Holding); cooked mushrooms (47F – Cold Holding) on speed rack sitting outside of walk in cooler while receiving a delivery, per employee rack has been in and out of walk in cooler less then 1 hour, speed rack placed in walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Missing from hose side of splitter on mop sink in mop closest near kitchen.
Intermediate 3
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. sliced turkey (53F – Cooling, after 30 minutes 53F); cut romaine (51F – Cooling, after 30 minutes 53F); sliced ham (53F – Cooling, after 30 minutes 53F); spinach dip (53F – Cooling, after 30 minutes 53F) in reach in cooler on make line, employee turned down temperature of cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Rubber mats from bar draining in hand wash station in server area, mats removed. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Container of cooked onions in standing reach in cooler at end of cook line near walk in freezer, per employee onions where made 2 days ago, onions marked. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 2
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice bin of soda machine at server area. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In men's bathroom.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 2:29 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.