THE SURF RESTAURANT BAR GRILL & MOTEL

3199 S FLETCHER AVE, AMELIA ISLAND, Nassau County. DBPR licence 5500062. 13 inspection visits from 2023-11-15 to 2026-05-15.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-05-15: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Nassau County average that year (1 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-07-08)

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Nassau County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-05-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-05-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	6	3	10	2.16	12 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2025-10-07	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	0		1 area 01 Approved source (x2)
2025-08-06	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	2	5	2.16	10 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2024-10-24	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-09-09	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	8	6	10	2.77	15 areas 01 Approved source (x4) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-07-10	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-07-09	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-07-08	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	2		4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2024-05-13	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2024-03-11	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	3	6	0.89	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-27	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	2	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-15	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	1	0.89	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.