BARLEY REPUBLIC PUBLIC HOUSE
48 SPANISH ST · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084
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
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/24. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed burger (49F – Cold Holding); ground beef (50F – Cold Holding); chicken wings (49F – Cold Holding); pasta shells (52F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (49F – Cold Holding); cooked Brussels (51F – Cold Holding); cooked onions (50F – Cold Holding); butter (49F – Cold Holding); house made dressing (47F – Cold Holding); haddock (48F – Cold Holding) Observed in walk-in cooler steak (57F – Cold Holding); sausages (52F – Hot Holding) less than four hours per person in charge. Prep for dinner started at 1500 door does not close all the way. Person in charge had employees add items in ice, moved some items to freezers, and placed working products in beer walk-in cooler. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on kitchen flip-top cooler stained with food debris.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing station on cook line blocked by pan lids. Person in charge removed lids. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle filled with blue liquid missing label by point of sale system. Observed spray bottle filled with orange liquid on second floor bar missing label.
Basic 5
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed to-go containers used to scoop bulk flour in dry storage shed.
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed multiple large green and one large silver pressurized calendrical gas containers not secured by keg walk-in cooler.
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed walk-in cooler ambient 51F. Door to walk-in cooler does not close all the way due to physical damage on the bottom left side. Observed gasket also in disrepair. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed bottle water on ground at upstairs bar.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on deep freezers and flip-top coolers in kitchen soiled with food debris and black/green mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 12:59 PM.
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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.