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157 KING ST, SAINT AUGUSTINE, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6502061. 11 inspection visits from 2023-11-03 to 2026-10-15.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-10-15: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections 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
2026-10-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-10-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	3	5	1.86	9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2026-05-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-05-06	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	6	1.52	8 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-10-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.52	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2025-05-09	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	4	1.64	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2025-02-25	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-01-07	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-10-22	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	1	1.64	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2024-04-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	3	1.81	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2023-11-03	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	4	1.81	5 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly

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.