DAVID'S
802 ASH ST, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034
License #5501097
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →DAVID'S in FERNANDINA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 86 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 9 total violations — 1 critical, 3 major, 5 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [16-62-1] No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Establishment has no way to test high temperature dishmachine in main kitchen.
- [21-05-5] Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed wiping clothes used as food contact surface in reach in cooler at end of cook line. Operator removed wiping clothes.
- [25-34-4] Oyster/clam/mussel/crab or other shells purchased from a supplier reused to serve food. Observed scallop shells being re used for food service per person in charge in clean dish pit area.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Bluetooth speaker observed on food prep table touching food products. Operator relocated speaker.
- [12B-02-4] Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee eating food in a food prep area. Managed instructed employee to not eat food in food prep area.
- [03G-54-1] Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not removed from its package within 48 hours after packaging. Observed cooked fish in a vacuum sealed bag sealed in house 2/23 frozen in reach in freezer at end of cook line. Person in charge states is utilizing 48 hour rule. No approved hack. Operator disposed of bags of food. Also multiple previously vacuum sealed bags of lamb, oxtail in walk-in cooler sealed under the 48 hour rule missing time sealed.
- [02B-01-5] Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Caviar, poached egg, and carpaccio not identified as raw items on menu. Operator updated and printed out new menus.
- [01B-13-4] Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed cooked fish in a vacuum sealed bag sealed in house 2/23 frozen in reach in freezer at end of cook line. Person in charge states is utilizing 48 hour rule. Operator disposed of bags of food.
- [31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked hand wash sink on cook line. Also, container stored in back hand wash sink by dish machine. Person in charge removed.
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