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5472 1ST COAST HWY · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
22-42-4High Priority – Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple sink sanitizer tested 0ppm. Chlorine sanitizer added and re-tested 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handled soiled dishes in dish area and then handled clean dishes without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
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. Cook on cook line handled bread with bare hands. Cook stopped, washed hands, and put on gloves to re-engage in food preparation. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed seven (7) live roaches in kitchen behind white reach in freezer near food prep area. Operator began vacuuming up live roaches. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately eleven (11) rodent droppings on floor near manager desk and air handler adjacent to kitchen. Operator vacuumed up droppings. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-03-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In prep sink in kitchen, fourteen (14) thawed ROP fish are not removed from packaging. See stop sale.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top cooler in kitchen, containers of coleslaw, potato salad and pasta salad 46F. Items placed into service approximately 2.75 hours prior. Items moved to reach in freezer to cool. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink near fryers in kitchen is blocked by white chest freezer.
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Establishment makes Caesar dressing with raw egg whites, however menu does not indicate this product contains a raw ingredient. Operator states moving forward that Caesar dressing will be made with liquid pasteurized eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in bar. Towels provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 9
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In prep sink in kitchen, fourteen (14) thawed ROP fish are not removed from packaging. See stop sale.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately thirty-one (31) dead roaches in establishment: approximately twenty-seven behind white reach in freezer in kitchen area adjacent to prep area, and four (4) in hallway by customer restrooms. Operator began vacuuming dead roaches. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape on prep shelf below prep table in kitchen. Duct tape on exterior of bulk white seasoning container in kitchen.
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking from open plastic cup stored on dry storage shelf in kitchen. Cup removed. **Corrected On-Site**
36-73-4Basic – Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under and behind cooking and refrigeration equipment in kitchen. Floor in walk in cooler. Floor in walk in freezer. Floor under bar top in dining area.
33-11-4Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster outside of establishment.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mop sink area. Multiple shelves in kitchen. Sides and exterior of cooking equipment in kitchen. Exterior of multiple white bulk food containers in kitchen. Exterior of multiple trash cans in kitchen. Soda gun holster in bar.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster outside of establishment.
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves showing rust. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:59 AM.
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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.