COLUMBIA RESTAURANT OF ST AUG
98 ST GEORGE ST · ST AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 320843641
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed person at bar cutting limes with bare hands. Addressed immediately and person discarded limes, washed hands and put gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5High 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on roasted onions. Person in charge time stamped. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ropa vieja 83F, roast pork 111F; ( – Hot Holding). Person in charge reheated to 165F. **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on the red hose at mop sink. Person in charge put hose Bibb on hose. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. By trash can. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 10
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on drawers are torn.
36-01-4Basic – Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floor and debris on floor between cook lines.
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles are cracked along the cook line.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. oil on floor. Person in charge moved oil. **Corrected On-Site**
10-14-5Basic – Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. Observed person set ice buckets on floor. Person in charge took buckets to dish area. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife in between toasters. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Ovens on cookline are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Single Service to go containers on floor. Person in charge moved to go containers. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in 2 cooler on cookline. Person in charge wiped clean. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:40 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.