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WOODPECKERS BACKYARD BBQ

WOODPECKERS BACKYARD BBQ in SAINT AUGUSTINE has 8 health inspections on record with an overall food safety rating of 2.7/5. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

4930 STATE ROAD 13

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.7/5)
Based on 8 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 7/31/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13477678

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 7/30/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13474936

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of potatoes in walk in cooler under racks. Boxes of food in walk in cooler. Dali peppers in walk in freezer. Repeat Violation
  • 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. At floor drain outside by storage sheds on concrete slabs.
  • 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. Employee at front counter rubbed hands together for less then 5 seconds while washing hands.
  • 01A-03-4:High Priority - Food prepared in a private home. See stop sale. 40 individual containers of banana pudding in walk in cooler that manager on site states is made by someone else in their private home and brings it to the store and other employees state that it is made somewhere else but they do not know where. Admin Complaint
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025, renewed during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-04-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. 40 individual containers of banana pudding in walk in cooler that manager on site states is made by someone else in their private home and brings it to the store and other employees state that it is made somewhere else but they do not know where. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. coleslaw (46F,47F - Cold Holding) in bottom of reach in cooler on make line, per employee doors have been consistently open for several hours, slaw moved to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03D-06-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. green beans (64F-72F - Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 2 pots); baked beans (67F-69F - Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 6 pot) in large metal covered pots, filled over 2 inches deep in walk in cooler, per manager all items where taken out of cans, mixed together, and placed in walk in cooler over 4 hours prior. Warning
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. green beans (64F-72F - Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 2 pots); baked beans (67F-69F - Cooling, over 4.5 hours, 6 pot) in large metal covered pots, filled over 2 inches deep in walk in cooler, per manager all items where taken out of cans, mixed together, and placed in walk in cooler over 4 hours prior. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener in prep area, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bin for dirty towels blocking hand wash station on make line, bin moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle with blue and yellow liquid in storage area and front counter.

Inspection Date: 4/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10819451

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 4/15/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10719316

  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Around outside smokers/walk in cooler.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of water by bathrooms. Boxes of turkey in walk in freezer. Employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-02-5:Basic - Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. In walk in cooler and walk in freezer. In outside smoker area.
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. baked chicken (109-115F - Hot Holding) in warming box in main prep area, per employee chicken and a large amount of other smoked/bbq items was taken out of smokers then placed in warmer about 1 hour prior, chicken put back in smoker to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash station in the main prep area blocked by soiled towel bin, bin moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-04-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink removed from food preparation/dishwashing area. Must be reinstalled in the same location where removed. Hand wash sink by outside smokers has been removed. Warning

Inspection Date: 11/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8791279

  • 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Boxes for unwashed potatoes reused to stored prepared potatoes in walk in cooler.
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of empty jugs and cups in outside storage shed on floor. Box of single service utensils on floor at front counter. All items moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed corn on the cob stored over pots of baked beans in walk in cooler, corn moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. 3 bulk containers of seasoning in outside storage shed.
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2024, operator renewed during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual butters (54F - Cold Holding) in container sitting out on service window, per manager entire container was taken out of cooler for catering orders then placed back in cooler at front counter over the course of less then an hour. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 16-36-4:Intermediate - No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer. Missing color chart for quaternary ammonium test strips.
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with clear liquid under prep table in prep area between cook line and ware washing area. Spray bottle with blue liquid at front counter. Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 4/3/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8372852

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Around deflector plate of large ice machine near bathroom.
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. cheese sauce (121F - Hot Holding) in turned off steam well next to service window, per manager sauce has been in well less then 1 hour, steam well turned on and cheese reheated to 168F Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. beans (68F, 66F, 56F - Cooling, after approximately 30 minutes 68F,65F,56F) in large covered thick metal deep pots in walk in cooler, per manager all items where made less then 1 hour prior to first temp, lids removed. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with blue liquid at front counter area, manager corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 27-16-5:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at hand wash station between bathroom and ice machines.
  • 27-02-4:Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. No one is able to provide any report. The only thing they have on site is a notebook their inspector writes in.

Inspection Date: 9/19/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8502119

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 7/5/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8324824

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Spoke with employee to let air dry. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hot holding box on the main cook line by the hand wash sink has a separating door gasket at the top corner. Repeat Violation
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloths stored under clean cutting boards at the front pass through window. Operator asked employee to switch out the wiping cloths. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of the microwave in the waitstation prep area has food debris build up. Operator wiped clean and sanitized the microwave. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer in prep area door gasket has mold like substance spots. Spoke with operator to have someone wipe the door gaskets. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In the hot holding unit closest to the steam table; baked beans (109F - Hot Holding); baked potatoes (112F - Hot Holding). Operator removed the items to the oven to reheat to proper temperature. At conclusion of inspection items still in oven reheating over 135F. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on the prep table by the rear exterior door has old food debris on the blade. Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle on the bottom shelf of the front of house prep table missing product labeling. Operator labeled the chemical spray bottle. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation