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OLD POWDER HOUSE

Food safety records indicate OLD POWDER HOUSE in SAINT AUGUSTINE has 5 inspections with a 3.1/5 overall rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Last inspection: 3 weeks ago · 5 reports on file

38 Cordova Street
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32084
Saint Johns County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★☆☆ (3.1/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

2/17/2026· 3w ago

Visit ID: 13563363

Met Inspection Standards

2 high, 2 basic

  • 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door is open. Person in charge closed. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Crumbs where muffin pans are stored.
  • 22-42-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. In three compartment sink there is vinegar as sanitizer. Person in charge emptied and re-made sanitizer with bleach. Sanitizer tests at 75ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-02-4:High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Displayed yogurt, chocolate chips and cut fruit are open to the public and do not have hinged lids or any guards over them.

10/29/2025· 4mo ago

Visit ID: 10951176

Follow-up Inspection Required

3 high

  • 12A-18-4:High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/towel after washing. Observed operator wash hands and dry hands off on hand towel hanging off oven handles. The hand towel is not apart of a system that can renew the towel once it's soiled. Discussed with person in charge
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed operator barehand contact salad fixings while preparing salads. Operator washed hands and then used hand sanitizer prior to preparing salads. Discussed and emailed AOP to operator.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing and serving food to customers with an expired license. License expired 6/1/25 Admin Complaint

4/1/2025· 11mo ago

Visit ID: 10706076

Met Inspection Standards

1 basic

  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed bottom of oven soiled with grease.

10/28/2024· 1y 4mo ago

Visit ID: 8780653

Met Inspection Standards

1 int

  • 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. Observed one food employee missing proof of training. Person in charge stated they will conduct training today.

10/25/2023· 2y 4mo ago

Visit ID: 8390437

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 high

  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/23. Admin Complaint