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SAINT

44 AVENIDA MENENDEZ, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32084

License #6502587

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SAINT in ST AUGUSTINE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 96.4 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 21 total violations — 7 critical, 5 major, 9 minor.

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67%
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21
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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Red cutting boards on dish racks are deeply grooved.
  • [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Small ice cream freezer has ice build up inside.
  • [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Several pairs of tongs hanging from oven doors. Person in charge removed all pairs.
  • [10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle in flour. Person in charge removed.
  • [31B-04-4] No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at both bars.
  • [03D-02-5] Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk in cooler overnight; Meatballs 59F; ( - Cooling). Did not cool properly.
  • [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. #1; butter 47F, butter was above fill line. Person in charge moved butter. Salad; caviar 51F, butter 48F, salsa Vedra, pesto 51F; ( - Cold Holding). Chef placed on ice. 2nd temperature was 43F.
  • [03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on egg mixture at fry station. Person in charge time stamped.
  • [03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In hot holding; Meatballs 115F, bolognese 109F.person in charge reheated to 165F.
  • [29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on hose at mop sink and in dish room.
  • [02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream not dated. In walk in cooler feta dip not dated. Person in charge dated.
  • [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer is soiled.
  • [31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. By food tray. Person in charge moved food tray.
  • [53B-13-5] Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Restaurant has not done training since 5.25.
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