VINCENZO'S CUCINA

3787 PALM VALLEY RD, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6501804. 16 inspection visits from 2023-09-13 to 2026-06-16.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-16: complaint inspection, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic violations

2 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (2 had none)

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-02-12)

3inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, St. Johns 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
2026-06-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-04-13	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2026-04-06	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-03-27	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	5		9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-11-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	6	1.52	8 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	8	1.64	7 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-02-17	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-02-14	Follow-up visit	Closure follow-up: more time given DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Time Extension	1	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-02-14	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-02-13	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2025-02-12	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	4	6	1.64	9 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (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 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2) 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-05-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-01	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	2	0		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-04-30	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	5	3	1.81	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-09-20	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-09-13	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	3	7	1.81	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation

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.