PEPPERS MEXICANA COCINA AND TEQUILA BAR
55 HARPER LN · ST. JOHNS · St. Johns County · FL 32259
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. In use dish machine reading 0ppm, employee changed out empty sanitizer bucket, primed and reran machine, retested at 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee running dish ware and utensils through dish machine reading 0ppm, employee fixed machine and began to rerun all dish ware and utensils. **Corrective Action Taken**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2024 **Admin Complaint**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored over raw shrimp in reach in cooler drawer on cook line. Raw shell eggs stored over raw fish in walk in cooler. Raw beef stored over raw shrimp in walk in cooler. Raw chicken stored over raw beef and raw pork in walk in cooler. Also raw bacon over open container of corn in reach in cooler on make line. Employees began to rearrange all items during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw shrimp (54F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (51F – Cold Holding) in small reach in cooler drawer under grill on cook line, per operator items when taken out of walk in cooler and placed in reach in cooler without any additional preparation less then 1 hour prior.
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of window cleaner stored with clean cups and taco holders on rack in dish area. Spray bottle glass cleaner stored over wine bottles at inside bar area. Spray bottle of glass cleaner stored with plastic ice bucket in server area. Hand soap stored with hot sauce, salt and pepper shakers at outside bar area. All chemicals moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At cook line. At server area. At prep area. At warewashing area. Employees began to refill paper towels at all locations during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. All employee certifications are missing expiration date. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-16-5Intermediate – Torn packages/bags of food exposing the contents to contamination. See stop sale. Broken package of fish in walk in freezer with ice from condenser unit getting inside container, package covered in ice, per operator package contains fish.
Basic 2
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At prep area. At ware washing area. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In keg cooler at both bars.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:15 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.