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FLORIDA HOUSE INN

Food safety records indicate FLORIDA HOUSE INN in FERNANDINA BEACH has 10 inspections with a 2.4/5 overall rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Last inspection: 1 months ago · 10 reports on file

22 South 3rd Street
Florida, 32034
Nassau County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 10 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

1/26/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 13509551

Met Inspection Standards
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

1/26/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 13509927

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int, 8 basic

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior deflector plate in ice machine soiled with mold-like substance.
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on flip top cooler on cook line has cut marks and stained. Repeat Violation
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor, wall and/or ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under cook line equipment soiled with grease and food debris. Also, floors under reach in coolers on cook line soiled with food debris. Also, wall behind cook line soiled with grease. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. On floor in front of reach in cooler, case of canned tomato sauce stored on floor. Repeat Violation
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Inter of top and bottom oven soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In dish area, large portable fan on floor soiled with dust. Also, table under grill soiled with food debris and black residue. Also, gaskets and edge under flip top lid on reach in coolers on cook line soiled.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of both reach in coolers on cook line soiled with mold-like substance and food debris. Also, shelves in stand up reach in cooler at end of cook line rusty.
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. On floor in front of reach in cooler, case of to go cups stored on floor. Repeat Violation
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In old walk-in cooler, paper towels stored on shelf next to cleaners and under soap. Operator moved all soap and cleaners to bottom shelf and paper towels up. Also, on shelf near back door jug of drain cleaner stored next to cleaners pans. Operator moved cleaner to floor. Also, near pass through window, jug of bleach and drain cleaner stored next to coffee makers. Operator removed chemicals from table and stored properly. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In stand up reach in cooler at end of cook line, gallon of milk opened Saturday or Sunday not date marked. Operator stated she will be throwing away today. **Corrective Action Taken**

9/2/2025· 6mo ago

Visit ID: 10959225

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 high, 1 int, 12 basic

  • 32-02-4:Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Ladies restroom door left open
  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tank in kitchen not secured
  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean plates in kitchen on prep table not inverted
  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board on make table with excessive cut marks Repeat Violation
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under fryer with grease build up Repeat Violation
  • 36-11-4:Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. At ware washing area
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Pack of raw beef stored in container that is on the floor in walk in cooler Repeat Violation
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. At ware washing area
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior oven with black build up
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash sink next to back kitchen door.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior fryer with grease build up Repeat Violation
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of to go cups stored on floor
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator license expired June 1, 2025 and under same ownership. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to public with an expired license. Operator paid license during inspection Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-01-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator has 7 total food handler employees hired over 60 days with no proof of any training Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

3/25/2025· 11mo ago

Visit ID: 10800517

Met Inspection Standards
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

3/17/2025· 12mo ago

Visit ID: 10799922

Follow-up Inspection Required
  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

3/15/2025· 12mo ago

Visit ID: 10797580

Follow-up Inspection Required

7 high, 3 int, 8 basic

  • 14-09-4:Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting board in front of reach in cooler on cook line. Repeat Violation
  • 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed thirteen (13) dead roaches in dining room. Dead roaches discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint/beard guard while engaging in food preparation. One cook on cook line has no beard guard.
  • 16-16-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not rinsed between washing and sanitizing. Employee in dish area does not have sink set up to rinse dishes. Manager coached employee on proper ware washing procedures. Employee set up rinse sink. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under equipment in kitchen. Floor in dry storage area. Floor under ice machine near pass through window. Floor in bar. Floor in dining room behind furniture. Manager began cleaning floor. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Containers of oil on floor near cook line. Oil moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven handle. Tongs moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above cooking equipment in kitchen. Sides of cooking equipment in kitchen. Shelf below prep table near fryers. Repeat Violation
  • 22-41-4: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. Dish machine tested 0ppm. Manager states that new motor is coming. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook came in from outside and immediately placed on gloves to prepare food without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12A-13-4: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 in dish area handled soiled equipment and immediately handled clean cutting boards without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. One (1) live roach observed in bar area. Roach discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. Five shelled eggs with one cracked egg in flip top cooler in kitchen. Eggs discarded.
  • 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose in triple sink is hanging below flood rim. Manager states he will adjust. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line counter, carton of liquid eggs 58F. Carton taken out approximately 15 minutes prior. Eggs returned to reach in cooler to cool. Near fryers, milk wash and raw chicken 57F. Items placed out approximately 60 minutes prior. Items moved to walk in cooler to cool. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in bar. Towels provided. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in bar. Soap provided. Corrected On-Site
  • 53B-13-5:Intermediate - 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. Missing for one cook working today.

12/10/2024· 1y 3mo ago

Visit ID: 8791908

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 6 int, 8 basic

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank behind outside bar. Tank behind inside bar.
  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice bucket on top of ice machine in server area. Bucket inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Vent cover in walk in cooler is detached. White cutting board on cook line is grooved.
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in outside walk in cooler. Floor under cooking equipment in kitchen. Floor under triple sink/dish machine area. Floor behind inside bar. Floor in air handler closet in dining room.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Multiple cases of food on floor in walk in cooler. Food moved and stored correctly. Repeat Violation
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing in both men's and women's restrooms. Missing at hand washing sink at inside bar - sign posted states hand washing only and is not a reminder to employees to wash hands. Inspector emailed sign. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves below prep tables in kitchen. Hood filters above cooking equipment in kitchen. Sides of equipment in kitchen.
  • 08B-63-4:Basic - Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Both outside walk in cooler and outside reach in freezer are left unlocked with no personnel present.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 06/01/2024. License paid for and made current during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. No dates recorded on oyster tags.
  • 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In stand up reach in cooler in kitchen, container of milk opened three (3) days prior not dated. Manager dated milk. Corrected On-Site
  • 35A-11-4:Intermediate - Evidence of feeding stray/wild animals - food/water bowls provided outside. Four stray cats on back porch with bowls of water and food for feeding.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice deflector in ice machine in server area. Repeat Violation
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer inside hand washing sink at inside bar. Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing blue chemical cleaner stored at inside bar. Repeat Violation

4/12/2024· 1y 11mo ago

Visit ID: 8643973

Met Inspection Standards

1 high, 1 int, 2 basic

  • 10-20-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on soiled oven door handle. Manager moved Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-12: Still stored on over door **Time Extended**
  • 35B-05-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door propped open Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-12: Still open **Time Extended**
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. Bar area dishwasher 0 ppms chlorine Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-12: Parts on order. Still needs repair **Time Extended**
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Clear spray bottle at bar with clear substance inside no label Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-04-12: Still unlabeled spray bottle at bar **Time Extended**

3/29/2024· 1y 11mo ago

Visit ID: 8539449

Follow-up Inspection Required

5 high, 4 int, 3 basic

  • 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Container of dry pasta noddles on floe in dry storage area. Container of raw beef stored on floor in walk in cooler Warning
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on soiled oven door handle. Manager moved Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 35B-05-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door propped open Warning
  • 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Chicken chowder 53f -56f. Stored overnight not cooled to 41 Warning
  • 22-41-4: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. Bar area dishwasher 0 ppms chlorine Warning
  • 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Waffle mix dated 3-21 Quiche with bacon and potatoes dated 3-21 Warning
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Chicken chowed 53-56f. Not cooled to 41 after stored overnight Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Milk wash mix 46f stored on prep table next to fryer. Placed back in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine slightly soiled upper area Warning
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink at bar blocked with a strainer Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Used to fill water pitchers Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Clear spray bottle at bar with clear substance inside no label Warning

10/30/2023· 2y 4mo ago

Visit ID: 8382012

Met Inspection Standards

2 high, 1 int, 1 basic

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At bar, moved Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-07-4:High Priority - Food with mold-like growth. See stop sale. Bagged cheese, discarded
  • 01B-24-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Brie cheese, rice dated10-13-
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Zap spray bottle With pink substance inside. Discarded Corrected On-Site