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BUENA ONDA CAFE

BUENA ONDA CAFE maintains a 2.4/5 food safety rating based on 5 health department inspections in SAINT AUGUSTINE. Recent inspections indicate some food safety concerns.

224 West King Street
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32084
Saint Johns County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

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

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/7/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10952405

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed open coffee mug left on food prep table on cook line. Person in charge removed coffee mug from food area. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cell phone on food prep table on cook line. Person in charge removed cellphone from food area. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in coolers and reach in freezer gaskets heavily torn. Repeat Violation
  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed two 22qt plastic containers cracked. Person in charge removed containers from kitchen. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on reach in coolers and reach in freezer soiled with food debris and black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed Eczema cream stored on top of ice machine. Person in charge removed cream from food area. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed tape used to repair cracked food containers, food is exposed to sticky side of tape. Person in charge removed containers from kitchen. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Pickled onions (51F - Cold Holding); kale and lentils (46F - Cold Holding) in flip-top cooler left open with torn gaskets. Person in charge placed in cooler with ice. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards on flip-top coolers stained with food debris. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 1/29/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8876216

  • 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed employees drinking from coffee mugs without covers in food prep area. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge removed drinks from food area. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed employee drinks on shelf above prep table. Person in charge removed employee drinks from food prep area. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in freezer gaskets torn Observed small reach in cooler on cook line and flip-top cooler gaskets torn.
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in stand up reach in freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed torn gaskets soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ambient raw shell eggs (72F - Cold Holding); black bean dip (68F - Cold Holding) left on cook line counter for less than one hour per person in charge. Discussed time control and portion control to operator. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board on flip-top cooler stained with food debris.

Inspection Date: 8/28/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8789406

  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in standing reach in freezer.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on small reach in cooler and standing reach in freezer soiled with food debris.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/2024. Admin Complaint
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed black bean dip (61F - Cold Holding) on counter for two hours per person in charge. Person in charge placed on time control. Corrected On-Site
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed chemical spray bottle filled with yellow liquid not labeled in kitchen. Person in charge added label. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 4/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8541998

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on white reach in freezer torn.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on white reach in freezer soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed wiping cloth sanitizer bucket at 0ppm quat. Employee filled it from triple sink which has no chemical hooked up. Person in charge directed employee to use sanit bucket tablets to remake bucket at 400ppm quat. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 11/1/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8343063

  • 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed open coffee cup on ice machine in prep area. Discussed with person in charge.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed plastic food containers stored and stacked on shelves in kitchen with visible moisture.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed multiple gaskets on reach in coolers on make line torn and cracked. Repeat Violation
  • 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed 12qt plastic food container cracked and repaired with black duct tape. Discussed with person in charge.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple gaskets on make line reach in coolers soiled with food debris. Observed walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. Observed Reach in freezer gaskets heavily soiled.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed make line cutting boards stained with food debris.