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GROUPER SHACK

Food safety records indicate GROUPER SHACK in ST AUGUSTINE has 10 inspections with a 3.5/5 overall rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Last inspection: Yesterday · 10 reports on file

220 Nix Boat Yard Road
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32084
Saint Johns County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 10 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

4/15/2026· 1d ago

Visit ID: 13673550

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 int

  • 53B-01-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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. Missing training by all employees. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-04-15: Time extended to train. **Time Extended**

4/14/2026· 2d ago

Visit ID: 13672195

Follow-up Inspection Required

8 high, 3 int, 8 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Containers without handles used to scoop raw poke and salsa. Person in charge removed both containers. Repeat Violation
  • 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. Trigger fish thawed in vacuumed sealed bags.
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Front cover missing from ice machine. Person in charge placed cover on ice machine. Mahi container in walk in cooler is cracked. Person in charge replaced. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Box of soda on floor. Person in charge moved boxed soda. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-23-5:Basic - Food-contact surface not cleaned and sanitized between contact with different raw animal products. At prep table person and raw chicken on counter and didn't sanitize prep counter afterwards.
  • 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler is soiled inside. Person in charge wiped clean. Corrected On-Site
  • 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of single service lids on floor. Person in charge picked lids off floor.
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Power drills above ice machine. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed a cook change tasks and gloves without washing hands first. Addressed and cook washed hands and placed gloves on. Warning
  • 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observe cook go from raw to realty to eat without changing gloves. Addressed and person washed hands. Warning
  • 12A-10-4:High Priority - Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed person wipe sweaty brow with gloves on and not wash hands afterwards. Warning
  • 12A-28-4:High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed cook touch his apron without washing his hands. Addressed and he washed his hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 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 cook walk into walk in cooler and grab bread with one bare hand touching bread. Addressed and bread was discarded.
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Trigger fish completely thawed inside bag.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In cooler overnight; Pimento cheese 45F, sliced cheese 44F Above fill line; shrimp 68F; ( - Cold Holding) Repeat Violation
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooler overnight; Pimento cheese 45F, sliced cheese 44F Above fill line; shrimp 68F; ( - Cold Holding) Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 01C-05-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. Tags are mixed in together. Person in charge rearranged all tags. 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. Milk opened yesterday not dated. Person in charge dated. 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. Missing training by all employees. Warning

3/12/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 13649431

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

3/11/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 13648367

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 high

  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler; Cheese 46F On counter in back; Shrimp 55F; ( - Cold Holding) In walk in cooler; Gumbo 59F At front; Blue cheese 49F, slaw 49F, ranch 49F; ( - Cold Holding) Warning - From follow-up inspection 2026-03-11: At front; Blue cheese 50F, slaw 54F, ranch 49F; Cooler is not keeping food cold. Admin Complaint

3/10/2026· 1mo ago

Visit ID: 10894299

Follow-up Inspection Required

7 high, 4 int, 11 basic

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Flour scoop did not have handles on it. Person in charge removed scoop. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee salsa on shelf in back.
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cellphones, plugs and food above and on prep tables. Person in charge removed all items. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Broken containers in reach in cooler. Gaskets on drawers are torn. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice in walk in freezer on fans and on floor.
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Oven is heavily soiled.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside reach in coolers are soiled. 2 on cookline. Gaskets on Reach in freezer are soiled. Hoods on cook line are soiled. Heavy food build up in steam wells.
  • 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean containers.
  • 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Portable screw driver above ice machine. Person in charge moved screw driver. Corrected On-Site
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Grouper thawing in sealed bag. Still frozen. Advised person in charge to cut open and place in a tub to thaw. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour in back not labeled.
  • 08B-28-4:High Priority - Melted butter prepared while still in packaging. Butter wrappers in pan of melted butter in steam well. Person in charge removed wrappers. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-43-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sanitizer is 0ppm. Empty bottle. Replaced bottle and it tested at 400ppm. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Ahi tuna over ready to eat Ceasar dressing. Person in charge moved ahi to bottom. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Blue cheese dressing in containers dated 2.23. Today is 3.10.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse On counter in back; Shrimp 55F; ( - Cold Holding) At front; Blue cheese 49F, slaw 49F, ranch 49F; ( - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler; Cheese 46F On counter in back; Shrimp 55F; ( - Cold Holding) In walk in cooler; Gumbo 59F At front; Blue cheese 49F, slaw 49F, ranch 49F; ( - Cold Holding) Warning
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on hose out back.
  • 05-05-4:Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Mercury was broken thermometer on reach in cooler.
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Some tags missing last date sold.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by single service containers. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing paper towels and soap at hand washing sinks. Person in charge replaced all. Corrected On-Site

11/10/2025· 5mo ago

Visit ID: 13548901

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

10/14/2025· 6mo ago

Visit ID: 13480121

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 int

  • 52-04-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Establishment advertised a specific fish on the menu/menu board but served another type of fish. Observed menu board outside establishment and inside at point of sale of establishment advertising trigger fish. Per person in charge and from observations in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer of restaurant, the restaurant is serving Aluterus Monoceros common market name Unicorn fish. Person in charge placed sign on menu board informing they are substituting the trigger fish for unicorn. Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-14: Menu boards substitute message is too small to read from the point of sale system. Person in charge is going to reprint and increase the size of the substitute message. **Time Extended**

8/1/2025· 8mo ago

Visit ID: 13473853

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 high, 4 int

  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw whole fish stored above cut ready to eat vegetables in walk-in cooler. Person in charge placed fish below ready to eat food. Corrected On-Site
  • 52-04-5:Intermediate - Establishment advertised a specific fish on the menu/menu board but served another type of fish. Observed menu board outside establishment and inside at point of sale of establishment advertising trigger fish. Per person in charge and from observations in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer of restaurant, the restaurant is serving Aluterus Monoceros common market name Unicorn fish. Person in charge placed sign on menu board informing they are substituting the trigger fish for unicorn. Corrected On-Site Admin Complaint
  • 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. Observed no written plan for time control. Emailed blank procedures to person in charge. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 02A-01-5:Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed no consumer advisory for raw oysters at menu boards. Person in charge posted paper copy during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 02B-02-5:Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed no consumer advisory for raw tuna posted at menu boards. Person in charge posted paper copy during inspection. Corrected On-Site

2/19/2025· 1y 1mo ago

Visit ID: 10782406

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

2/18/2025· 1y 1mo ago

Visit ID: 8580829

Follow-up Inspection Required

1 int, 2 basic

  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand washing signs at any hand washing station. Provided emailed sign, no printer onsite. Person in charge had employee run to get signs. Signs posted by person in charge. Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed top of drawer coolers, fryers, soiled with construction dust.
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed missing ice machine on plans. Spoke to plan review and plan review requested new plans be submitted. Warning