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1000 S PONCE DELEON BLVD SUITE 15, SAINT AUGUSTINE, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6502151. 19 inspection visits from 2023-10-30 to 2026-11-09.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-11-09: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

5 of 7routine 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

4inspections 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
2026-11-09	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-11-03	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	2	3	1.86	9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-07-17	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean
2026-05-29	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
2026-05-28	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	0	5		9 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-05-11	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	6	1.52	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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 (x2) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-11-17	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-14	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	0	0		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-10-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	7	1.52	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-08-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-06-05	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-06-04	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	4	11	1.64	16 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 50 Current license properly displayed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-10-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-10-23	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	0	4	1.64	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-05-31	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-03-27	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-26	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	2		2 areas 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-03-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	3	10	1.81	12 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-10-30	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	11	1.81	13 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3) 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.