AQUA GRILL

Name: AQUA GRILL
Address: 395 FRONT ST, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL, 32082, US
Rating: 77.8

395 FRONT ST, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL 32082

License #6502184

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77.8 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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AQUA GRILL in PONTE VEDRA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 77.8 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 5, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 22 total violations — 4 critical, 3 major, 15 minor.

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Warning Issued
[13-07-4] Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Food prep/service employee wearing bracelets and hand jewelry while engaged in food preparation and service.
[14-36-5] Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Torn cooler gasket at prep line reach in cooler.
[36-22-4] Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor in walk in cooler. By walk in freezer door.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle , windex, sanitizer above single service aluminum trays/ candy at wait-station. Moved by manager.
[09-01-4] 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. Bar staff handled cut lemons with bare hand contact. Manager intervened. Food prep employee handled ready to eat cooked food with bare hand contact. Manager intervened.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled cooler gasket at prep line reach in cooler. Soiled interior base of drawer coolers.
[23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs over oven handle. prep line.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Cooked , prepped foods uncovered in walk in cooler. Potatoes, sauce, cooked chicken.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee personal drink in reach in cooler. Prep line.
[02B-01-5] Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw or undercooked Salmon, Ahi Tuna.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[06-09-1] Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Six packages of completed thawed and sealed reduced oxygen packaged tuna in walk in cooler.
[29-08-4] Plumbing system in disrepair. Small leak under handwash sink in dishroom. Chef states part is on order.
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. No paper towels or soap at kitchen handwash sink.
[51-13-4] No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster. Provided DBPR Form HR 5030-105 via email.
[08B-74-1] Water softener salt (food) stored in a location that is not clean and dry. Salt softener stored outside on storage rack. Employee moved softener inside.
[12B-02-4] Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee half-eaten plate of food on dish rack above clean pans/inserts. Employee moved food.
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee food handler training for Sumintra A expired 8/2/2025.
[21-45-1] Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Wiping cloth solution in kitchen tested at 0ppm lactic acid. Chef remade solution to 272ppm lactic acid.
[36-34-5] Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in dry storage has dust. Fan guards in walk in cooler have debris.
[03F-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Butter being held on time controls with no time marking. Per employee, butter placed out at 11:00. Butter was not discarded at 2:00. Operator discarded butter. Also, written plan incomplete on pages 2 and 3. Operator completed paperwork during inspection.
[01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Six packages of completed thawed and sealed reduced oxygen packaged tuna in walk in cooler.

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