PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA

100-4 GATEWAY CIR, ST. JOHNS, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6502099. 5 inspection visits from 2023-10-12 to 2026-01-12.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-01-12: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 2routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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, 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
2026-01-12	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	3	1.52	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-05-07	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-03-05	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	4	1	1.64	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-12-11	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-12	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	2	9		11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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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.