AREPA LIFE
121 YACHT CLUB DR · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084
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 5
08B-02-4High Priority – Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed food truck window and rear door left open without screening while food is being prepared in food truck. **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed clear plastic food containers washed without out sanitizing per person in charge. Triple sink set up 50ppm chlorine. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 8 live flying insects breeding and flying around hand washing station in kitchen. **Warning**
28-13-5High Priority – Raw sewage on ground of establishment. Observed waste water leaking from drainage hose connection at truck. Person in charge tightened hose. Hose is gravity draining into sewer system and is backing up due to poor setup. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed food employee handle cell phone with gloves on and proceeded to handle clean utensils without changing gloves and washing hands. Discussed with person in charge.
Intermediate 5
53B-16-4Intermediate – Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Observed sole food employee present on food truck without the knowledge of setting up proper ware washing. Food employee did not know sanitizing is a required step for triple sink ware washing.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing station blocked by dirty wet rags and hardware repair supplies. Person in charge removed everything from blocking hand washing station. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chemical test kits on food truck.
22-38-5Intermediate – No sanitizer of any kind available for warewashing. Only use single-service items to serve food to customers until sanitizer is available for warewashing. Observed not chemical sanitizer Observed no available sanitizer for warewashing on truck. Person in charge went to store during inspection and purchased chlorine. Triple sink set up 50ppm chlorine. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
02C-04-5Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed cooked chicken, pork, rice frozen without date marks.
Basic 5
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed duct tape used to repair metal table under service window.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on reach in cooler torn.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters soiled with grease. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed sliding window left open without screening. Observed exterior door to food truck not self-closing and open creating environmental contamination risks.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed two wet sipping cloths stored in hand washing station sink.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:47 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.