ANDAMAN ASIAN BISTRO
Old A1A South
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32080
Lions Gate On The Island
Saint Johns County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/9/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Multiple ceiling tiles perforated acoustic tile throughout kitchen.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler gasket. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Multiple floor tiles in disrepair in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Two plastic containers of noodles stored on walk in cooler floor. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on front of oven equipment.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice utensils in water not 135F. Operator turned on heater. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Dry storage shelves has buildup. **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee food stored with food served to public in walk in cooler. Operator moved to designated area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rusted.
- 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 took dirty dishes to dish area then grabbed new orders to take out to customers without first washing hands.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink near triple sink area. Operator refilled. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2025 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 2/14/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/14/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 11/25/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
4
Basic
10
Total
16
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1:Basic - 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. Observed 5 packs of thawed fish in package with label stating to remain frozen until time of use. Stop sale.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Employees food in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employees food on shelf with food to be served to customers. Food not labeled and not in a designated area.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed only one side of gaskets on walk in cooler door. Other side of door has no gaskets.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed back door to kitchen has gaps at bottom of exterior door. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed hood system and wall behind wok station soiled with grease. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed bottom of wall near mop sink in disrepair.
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Container of sugar on shelf by walk in cooler has scoop handle lying in the sugar. Operator removed scoop. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 40-01-4:Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Observed employees food in walk in cooler not labeled.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed bottom shelf across from three compartment sink with debris buildup.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed 2 containers on bottom shelf by fryer on cook line not labeled. Operator labeled containers. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed raw shrimp in container in reach in cooler at 50F. Employee took shrimp and put in freezer. 2nd temperature 40 minutes later 40F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed no vacuum breaker on fitting to faucet to mop sink. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 02C-05-5:Intermediate - Combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food held more than 24 hours not date marked according to the date the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety ingredient was opened/prepared. Multiple containers of cooked items in walk in cooler not dated.
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed 3 containers of cooked chicken stacked and with lids on in walk in cooler at 68F, 77F and 70F. Operator stated chicken cooked and put in cooker an hour ago. 2:30 pm. Operator took lids off and spread containers out on shelf in walk in cooler. 2nd temperature taken 35 minutes later 42F, 44F. Chicken still has 4 more hours to cool. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards throughout kitchen has food debris and mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator has paperwork for procedures to hold items on time ,but paperwork not filled out. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/25/2024 revealed 16 total violations (2 high priority, 4 intermediate, 10 basic).