FLORIDA HOUSE INN
22 S 3 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 06/01/2024. License paid for and made current during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 6
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. No dates recorded on oyster tags.
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In stand up reach in cooler in kitchen, container of milk opened three (3) days prior not dated. Manager dated milk. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-11-4Intermediate – Evidence of feeding stray/wild animals – food/water bowls provided outside. Four stray cats on back porch with bowls of water and food for feeding.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice deflector in ice machine in server area. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer inside hand washing sink at inside bar. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing blue chemical cleaner stored at inside bar. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 8
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank behind outside bar. Tank behind inside bar.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice bucket on top of ice machine in server area. Bucket inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Vent cover in walk in cooler is detached. White cutting board on cook line is grooved.
36-73-4Basic – Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in outside walk in cooler. Floor under cooking equipment in kitchen. Floor under triple sink/dish machine area. Floor behind inside bar. Floor in air handler closet in dining room.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Multiple cases of food on floor in walk in cooler. Food moved and stored correctly. **Repeat Violation**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing in both men's and women's restrooms. Missing at hand washing sink at inside bar – sign posted states hand washing only and is not a reminder to employees to wash hands. Inspector emailed sign. **Corrective Action Taken**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves below prep tables in kitchen. Hood filters above cooking equipment in kitchen. Sides of equipment in kitchen.
08B-63-4Basic – Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Both outside walk in cooler and outside reach in freezer are left unlocked with no personnel present.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:08 PM.
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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.