FIRE WOK
85 AVA WAY STE #104 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed person in charge wash black/green mold like substance from fan fixtures in walk-in cooler, rinse hands off in triple sink and start bare hand contacting raw chicken during prep without hand hand washing with soap. Discussed with person in charge and person in charge washed hands in hand washing station with soap. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee rinse off bowl, hand dry it with paper towels and begin filling it with flour. Discussed with both employee and person in charge about wash, rinse, and sanitize.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 live flying insects near back door where food is being prepared. Observed approximately 7 live flying insects behind cook line on rotten food on floor. Observed approximately 4 live flying insects on rotten food behind deep freezer. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef over ready to eat sauces in walk-in cooler Observed raw beef over ready to eat washed peeled onions Person in charge placed beef below ready to eat. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed raw chicken above raw beef in walk-in cooler. Person in charge placed chicken below beef. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-14-4High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Observed one broken shell egg in walk-in cooler.
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed spray paint left on food preparation table while food is being prepared. Person in charge moved paint away from food area. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
09-17-4Intermediate – Employee using bare hand contact with nonready-to-eat food (such as raw animal food or flour) unnecessarily without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. Observed person in charge preparing raw chicken in triple sink without the use of gloves.
53A-02-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Observed food manager certificate expired on 5/23/2024 with no other proof of another certified food service manager employed. **Warning**
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed bowl used to scoop brown rice. **Repeat Violation**
36-51-4Basic – Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Observed condenser unit fan guards in walk-in cooler heavily soiled with black/green/white mold like substance. Person in charge started cleaning during inspection **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed three employee beverages on food prep table and above flip-top cooler. Person in charge removed drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellphone and keys above food on cook line. Person in charge removed employee belongs from food area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on deep freezer and flip-top cooler torn in multiple places.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed rotten food on floor begin cook line and deep freezer.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed cut lettuce draining on floor. Person in charge placed in walk-in cooler on shelf. Observed bag of rice on floor in dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple gaskets on flip-top cooler, deep freezers, walk-in cooler soiled with black/green mold like substance. Observed handles on bulk food containers soiled with food debris **Repeat Violation**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed back door left open for ventilation while flying insects are in kitchen.
24-17-4Basic – Silverware/utensils/food container dried with a towel/cloth. Observed employee rinse off bowl, hand dry it with paper towels and begin filling it with flour. Discussed with both employee and person in charge about wash, rinse, and sanitize and air drying.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed eight containers of uncovered food in walk-in cooler. Discussed with person in charge. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:41 PM.
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.