Rodent activitiy temporarily closes 1 St. Johns County restaurant; 2 fail inspection

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For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our St. Johns County restaurant inspections site .

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in St. Johns County, Florida, for the week of July 1-7, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our St. Johns County restaurant inspection site .

Which St. Johns County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their July 1-7 inspections and no violations were found.

• Beach House Cafe & Grill , 10 Vilano Rd, Saint Augustine
• Boathouse Ponte Vedra , 240 Hwy A1a Ste 6, Ponte Vedra Beach**
• Bono's , 2420 Us 1 S, Saint Augustine**
• Caffe Andiamo , 500 Sawgrass Village, Ponte Vedra Beach**
• Carrera Wine Cellar , 35 San Marco Ave, Ste 4&5, St. Augustine**
• Collage Restaurant , 60 Hypolita St, St Augustine**
• Culver's Of St Augustine , 3433 US Hwy 1 S, Saint Augustine**
• Oddbirds Cafe , 121 Yacht Club Dr., Saint Augustine**
• Peace Pie , 8 Aviles St, Saint Augustine**

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which St. Johns County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their July 1-7 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-up inspections are required.

Oddbirds Cafe

121 Yacht Club Dr., Saint Augustine

Routine Inspection on July 3

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

6 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

• High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dish machine at 0ppm chlorine. Person in charge primed machine and retested at 0ppm chlorine. Person in charge set up triple sink. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
• High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed food containers ran through dish machine at 0ppm chlorine. Person in charge placed dishes in triple sink to sanitize. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
• High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 13 rodent droppings on floor in corner behind duke oven. Observed approximately 3 rodent droppings on dry storage shelves next to hand washing station. Person in charge swept up and removed rodent droppings from establishment.**Warning** **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed pico (49F - Cold Holding) in flip-top cooler with top open during lunch rush.

Which St. Johns County restaurants had high-priority violations?

Bono's

2420 Us 1 S, Saint Augustine

Complaint Inspection on July 1

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

16 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations

• High Priority - Cooked poultry not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken fingers (113F - Cooking, retemp 177) Employee on cook line stated chicken was done, first temperature 113, recooked in fryer, retemp at 177. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server came from back of kitchen scratched forehead and then made drinks. Also employee on cook line touched raw hamburger patty with gloved hands continued to handle clean plates without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
• High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw hamburger patties stored over onion rings, both items removed from original packaging. Manager moved hamburger patties. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Container of cut romaine in walk in cooler dated 6-24.

Caffe Andiamo

500 Sawgrass Village, Ponte Vedra Beach

Routine Inspection on July 3

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

11 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

• High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee placed dirty dishes in dish machine with bare hands then immediately handled the clean trays coming out of the dish machine without washing hands between tasks.
• High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee putting together tiramisu with bare hands in prep area, employee put in gloves. **Corrected On-Site**
• High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. fresh garlic in oil (64F - Cold Holding) sitting out on prep table in pizza make area in dining room, per employee oil was taken out of cooler less then 30 minutes prior and sat out of table, oil put in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online .

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database .

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.

This article originally appeared on St. Augustine Record: Rodent activitiy temporarily closes 1 St. Johns County restaurant; 2 fail inspection