Inspection Report

Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
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5472 1ST COAST HWY · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 4, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number3456039
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8753296
DBPR license5501065

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedOctober 4, 2024 2:50 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedOctober 5, 2024 10:35 AM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionRoach & rodent activity

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority3 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical19 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#10High Priority22-42-4

High 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**

Corrected On-Site
#11High Priority12A-13-4

High 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**

Corrective Action Taken
#12High Priority09-01-4

High 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**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#13High Priority35A-05-4

High 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**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#14High Priority35A-04-4

High 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**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#15High Priority01B-03-5

High 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.

Stop Sale
#16High Priority03A-02-5

High 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**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Intermediate 3

#17Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink near fryers in kitchen is blocked by white chest freezer.

#18Intermediate02B-01-5

Intermediate – 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**

Corrected On-Site
#19Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in bar. Towels provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Basic 9

#1Basic06-09-1

Basic – 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.

Stop Sale
#2Basic35A-03-4

Basic – 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**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#3Basic14-71-4

Basic – 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.

#4Basic12B-12-5

Basic – 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**

Corrected On-Site
#5Basic36-73-4

Basic – 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.

#6Basic33-11-4

Basic – Missing drain plug at dumpster. Dumpster outside of establishment.

#7Basic23-03-4

Basic – 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.

#8Basic33-16-4

Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster outside of establishment.

#9Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves showing rust. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:59 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 33 · Garbage, refuse and premises maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
3 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
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.