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340 FRONT ST STE 700, PONTE VEDRA, St. Johns County. DBPR licence 6502204. 15 inspection visits from 2023-10-16 to 2026-07-21.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-07-21: routine inspection, 2 high-priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic violations

7 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the St. Johns County average that year (0 had none)

2emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2024-11-05)

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
2026-07-21	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	3	7	1.86	11 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 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 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	4	1.52	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (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 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2025-09-30	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-07-23	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	0	5	1.52	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 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
2025-01-09	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	3	1.64	3 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-11-07	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-11-06	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2024-11-05	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	0	1	1.64	1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x3)
2024-11-05	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	2	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-10-31	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	0	5	1.64	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 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) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-05-01	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-05-01	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	0	0		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-04-30	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	5	1	1	1.81	4 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2)
2024-01-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-10-16	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	11	1.81	13 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 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 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed 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.