9 St. Johns County restaurants fail inspection
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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our St. Johns County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in St. Johns County, Florida, for the week of Dec. 11-17, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.
Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.
For full restaurant inspection details, visit our St. Johns County restaurant inspection site.
Which St. Johns County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their Dec. 11-17 inspections and no violations were found.
180 Vilano Grill, 180 Vilano Rd, Saint Augustine**
Inn Dining Room, 200 Ponte Vedra Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach**
Llama Restaurant, 415 Anastasia Blvd, Saint Augustine**
Papa John's Pizza, 100-4 Gateway Cir, St. Johns**
Restaurant Medure, 818 A1a N, Ponte Vedra Beach**
Sea Foam Dining Room, 200 Ponte Vedra Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach**
** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week
Which St. Johns County restaurants had high-priority violations?
Best Western St. Augustine Beach Inn
541 A1a Beach Blvd, Saint Augustine
Routine Inspection on Dec. 12
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In dining area, buttermilk waffle dispenser, waffle batter (60F - Cold Holding) Operator stated they discard waffle batter after 4 hours. Operator put waffle mix on time as a public health control. **Corrected On-Site**
Culver's
45 Fountains Way, St. Johns
Complaint Inspection on Dec. 11
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bags of cheddar cheese sauce in standing water in prep area by office at 54F, per manager bags where placed in sink less then 1 hour prior, employee took bags out of sink and began to portion cheese into individual cups, then cups placed in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. melted butter (115F - Hot Holding) stored on top of warming unit for fried items on cook line, per manager butter was placed there less then 1 hour prior, butter placed in steam well near flat top grill on cook line. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
De Leon Pizza
84 Theatre Dr Unit 2000, St Augustine
Routine Inspection on Dec. 15
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach-in cooler across from pizza ovens, cooked meatballs (45F - Cold Holding); ham (45F - Cold Holding); cooked sausage (45F-Cold Holding) Operator stated they had been in and out of cooler a lot during their lunch rush approximately 45 minutes prior. Operator put items in reach-in freezer **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-15: *n reach-in cooler across from pizza oven, meatballs 51F, sausage 49F, ham 51F Person in Charge stated food had been in reach-in cooler less than 4 hours and moved to different cooler. Person in Charge stated maintenance is scheduled for this day. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
IHOP
2560 Sr 16, Saint Augustine
Complaint Inspection on Dec. 11
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw bacon stored over bag of liquid eggs in bottom of reach in cooler on make line near sever area, per manager bacon is raw, bacon removed. Raw shell eggs stored over bag in box liquid eggs in walk in cooler, both items rearranged. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual sour cream (49F - Cold Holding) in overfilled container without a lid in reach in cooler under service window in server area, per manager cream has been in cooler no more then a couple of hours, cream placed in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pancake batter in container and dispenser on cook line, per manager batter had been taken out of walk in cooler no more then a couple a hours prior.
Mayday Handcrafted Ice Cream
100 St George Street, Suite J & K, Saint Augustine
Routine Inspection on Dec. 11
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Observed triple sink quaternary 400++ppm. Person in charge added more water. Retested at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
The Tides Oyster Co & Grill
641 A1a Beach Blvd, Saint Augustine
Complaint Partial Inspection on Dec. 11
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Establishment operating after an emergency without notifying the division. **Warning**
Treylor Park
158 Marketside Ave #10, Ponte Vedra
Routine Inspection on Dec. 12
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. individual butters (71F - Cold Holding) in container sitting under service window in kitchen, per employee the last time anyone had put out butter was the previous day. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual butters (71F - Cold Holding) in container sitting under service window in kitchen, per employee the last time anyone had put out butter was the previous day. wasabi cream (66F - Cold Holding); ranch (67F - Cold Holding) in bottles sticking out of open cooler in server area in front of service window, per employee bottles where placed out approximately 2 hours prior, bottles placed in walk in freezer, all items retemp below 41F. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Umai Japanese
880 Santa Maria Blvd Ste 2, Saint Augustine
Routine Inspection on Dec. 11
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
20 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations
High 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator called dish maintenance during inspection. **Warning**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In 1st chest freezer next to walk-in cooler, raw individually wrapped fish stored over ice cream. Operator moved fish. In 2nd chest freezer next to walk-in cooler, raw pork and raw beef stored over frozen vegetables. Operator rearranged freezer. Behind sushi bar in small freezer, frozen individually wrapped fish stored over cookies. Operator moved cookies. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line, container of garlic in oil (67F - Cold Holding) Operator stated it had been out approximately 1 hour and put it in the reach-in cooler. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, raw steak (46F - Cold Holding) Operator stated steak had been in reach-in cooler less than 2 hours and put it in walk-in freezer **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Operator keeps shrimp tempura and sushi rice on time but does not have it marked. Operator marked time during inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In server station on bottom shelf, containers of drain-o next to container of soy sauce. Operator moved drain-o. **Corrected On-Site**
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.
This article originally appeared on St. Augustine Record: St. Augustine area restaurant and food truck inspections Dec. 11-17
