VERNON'S RESTAURANT
1000 PGA TOUR BLVD · PONTE VEDRA BEACH · St. Johns County · FL 32082
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 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 5 live flying insects at bar area around drains. Approximately 5 live flying insects area sink in server area behind the bar area. **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish stored over cooked pork empanadas in walk in freezer by office. Raw fish stored over cheese tortellini in walk in freezer by server area behind breakfast buffet area. All fish rearranged. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In reach in cooler near multiple walk in coolers, cream cheese frosting dated 3/28 and 4/2, and brazo de mercedes dated 3/28. Lemon custard in walk in cooler dated 3/28.
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Unwrapped apples, muffins, and multiple containers of topping at the breakfast buffet. **Warning**
Intermediate 4
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Open container of heavy cream in reach in cooler in middle of kitchen, per operator cream opened 4/11, cream dated **Corrected On-Site**
22-56-4Intermediate – Hot water sanitizing dishmachine final rinse not reaching proper temperature at manifold. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Conveyor style dish machine reading max of 161F, maintenance adjusted machine, final rinse reached 184F **Corrected On-Site**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Poached eggs on egg Benedict missing marking going from menu item to consumer advisory on breakfast menu. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station in server area behind bar.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 7, 2026 2:22 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.