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MELLOW MUSHROOM RESTAURANT

410 ANASTASIA BLVD · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32080

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 23, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3446987
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8736014
DBPR license6502085

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority3 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 1

#8High Priority35A-02-6

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 fly's under hand sink in kitchen entrance. One flying insect by dish machine. One flying insect by mop sink. One flying insect by ice machine. 4 flying insects in bar area by ice bin. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 3

#9Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener in prep area has buildup debris around blade, also the holder.

#10Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. In dish room a silverware basket and roll of trash bags were in hand washing sink.

#11Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. On front line by pizza oven, hand wash sink had no paper towels or soap.

Basic 7

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. A plastic cup was in corn meal container being used as a scoop. Cup removed **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. In prep area an employees drink on shelf above sink.

#3Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. On cook line, the interior door of reach in cooler is pealing and no longer easily cleanable.

#4Basic35B-02-4

Basic – Insect control device installed over food preparation area. Over drink station in front of kitchen. Trap removed during inspection **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic16-46-4

Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On clean dish some metal pans had old sticky residue from old labels.

#6Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. On cook line, interior of reach in dough cooler has debris buildup.

#7Basic29-49-6

Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler by soda dispenser machine has pooling of water on bottom.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:52 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
2 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.