TAPS BAR & GRILL
2220 CR 210 W #314 · ST. JOHNS · St. Johns County · FL 32259
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee came into work and began to handle clean containers with food without washing hands first. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken wings (46F – Cold Holding) in keg walk in cooler, per manager door was left open for about 30 minutes for a delivery. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chili (91F – Reheating) in hot holding unit on cook line, per manager chill was heated up on stove then placed in unit less then 1 hour prior, chili placed back on stove, reheat to 191F **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. blanched fries (71F – Cooling, after 30 minutes 78F) stacked in piles on sheets pans next to cooking equipment, equipment turned on after first temperature check, after second employees moved on fries to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice dumbed into hand wash sink by service window in server area.
Basic 6
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Multiple sections under racks and equipment throughout kitchen. Also build up of debris on walls at bar and cook line.
36-11-4Basic – Floors not maintained smooth and durable. In both walk in coolers and sections in kitchen.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In men's bathroom
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of cooler at bar area. On table under grills on cook line.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in coolers in kitchen.
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitation buckets in kitchen reading 0ppm, manager remade to 300ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 1:09 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.