EMBER & IRON
60 SHOPS BLVD UNIT 80 · SAINT JOHNS · St. Johns County · FL 32259
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
01B-28-5High Priority – Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. Cooked pasta dated 1/21 in reach in cooler on cook line. Black eye peas dated 1/28 in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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. Employee handling washed oranges used for zesting at bar area.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw beef (47F – Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (46F – Cold Holding) in reach in coolers on cook line, per operator coolers where left open for inventory check for less then 1 hour.
Intermediate 3
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Joshua Finch, expired 9/23/2024
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on cook line.
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Multiple certifications missing certified food manager's number and/or birthdate. Also 1 certification expired.
Basic 3
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic bowl used to dispense rock salt for oysters at end of cook line. Bowl removed. **Corrected On-Site**
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two food handlers in prep area preparing food.
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed heads of lettuce stored over countering of cooked vegetables in walk in cooler, employee removed lettuce. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:26 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.