VITO'S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
116 BARTRAM OAKS WALK #101 · SAINT JOHNS · St. Johns County · FL 32259
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
08B-56-4High Priority – Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Stuffed olives and various drink mixes in full ice bins at bar, per employee they use that ice for drinks.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken wrapped in prosciutto stored over mixed vegetables in reach in cooler, chicken moved. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 8 individual packages of fully thawed out raw tuna in reach in cooler on cook line. Stuffed olives and various drink mixes in full ice bins at bar, per employee they use that ice for drinks.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual butters (51F – Cold Holding) in standing reach in cooler in server area, per operator butters where left out to soften no more then 1 hour ago and they go through those butters in less then 4 hours, butter placed on time control. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken soup (80F – Hot Holding) sitting out next to steam well on cook line, per manager soup was cooked early in the day and placed next to steam well to be used to refilled the well, soup placed in stove top to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sanitation bucket and utensils in hand wash sink by triple sink in back of kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 1
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. 8 individual packages of fully thawed out raw tuna in reach in cooler on cook line.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 10, 2026 1:12 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 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.