Barnacle Bills
Last inspected: Mar 31, 2026
58
Score
Across the available record, Barnacle Bills has eight inspections on file, the first dated 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Mar 31, 2026. When a facility lands in medium risk territory, it usually means a mixed inspection result.
There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near five violations per visit across recent inspections.
“Food-contact surface soiled with food debris” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing four times across the record.
Barnacle Bills' latest score of 58 falls below the St. Augustine average of 81. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
1
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 31, 2026
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled.
22-02-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board at reach in cooler table is deeply grooved and black. **Repeat Violation**
14-09-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 4 deal roaches in glue tray by cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees personal items on shelf with food items. Person in charge moved personal items. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floor is soiled with dirt/debris/food.
36-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Apples on floor in walk in cooler. Person in charge picked up and moved. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on top of ice machine between uses. Ice buckets are on top of ice machine and not inverted.
10-14-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer has ice at bottom of door.
14-69-4
Basic - Open condiments provided for self-service not properly protected. Condiments for self service are not protected from contamination. They need to be under a sneeze guard Or have hinged lids. (Brown sugar, chocolate chips etc..) **Repeat Violation**
08B-04-4
Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Establishment has raw wood pallets as storage shelves in kitchen. Need to be smooth and easily cleanable.
14-06-4
58
Jun 30, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jun 4, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Observed one live flying insect near hand washing station by kitchen entrances.
35A-02-7
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed pepto bismol stored on top shelf on walk-in cooler above hard boiled eggs.
41-07-4
High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed chocolate chips, walnuts, brown sugar, raisins, almonds on buffet without covers. Person in charge removed all toppings to back kitchen. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-02-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting boards on reach in coolers heavily stained with black streaks. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on floor of the dry storage room. Observed approximately six dead roaches in glue traps on floor behind cooking equipment.
35A-03-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed multiple wall tiles in kitchen area loose. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5
52
Nov 18, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Jul 17, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
90
May 17, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fully cooked eggs (59F - Cold Holding) left on cutting board for one hour per kitchen employee. Person in charge placed in cooler too cool. Observed flip-top cooler butter (55F - Cold Holding). Person in charge moved butter to walk-in cooler. Butter placed in flip-top cooler this morning per person in charge. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw bacon above ready to eat milk, and fully cooked sausage patties. Person in charge moved bacon to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chlorine or quat test kits. For triple sink and dish machine.
16-37-1
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - bar area removed. 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 kitchen and dinning area fully renovated. Bar, and bar hand washing stations are fully removed. **Warning**
51-14-7
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 some employees missing certified food handler training.
53B-13-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed multiple cutting boards stained with food debris and black streaks.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Observed no certified food manager certification. Person in charge has taken test and is awaiting results. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
53A-02-7
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed flip-top cooler in kitchen at ambient 55F. Gaskets heavily torn. Person in charge stated top of flip-top cooler left open without containers.
14-74-7
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler heavily torn
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed case of milk on walk-in cooler floor. Observed case of plastic water bottles on floor in dry storage.
08B-38-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed newly renovated tile walls in kitchen in disrepair. Some tiles falling off wall. Missing grout making walls not smooth or easily cleanable.
36-24-5
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed original hand washing station near walk-in cooler missing hand washing sign. Observed newly added hand washing station by newly added kitchen entrance missing hand washing sign. Person in charge has them on order. **Corrective Action Taken**
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler heavily soiled with food debris.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed four cases of singles service cups and lids stored on floor under prep table.
25-05-4
32
Feb 21, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken above raw beef Patties. Establishment may serve Burger under cooked if requested. Person in charge rearranged reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome 1) Carafe of milk and bowl of butter pats left out 3 hours past the establishments time as a public health controls written procedures.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. dressing with added ingredients (45F - Cold Holding) person in charge removed top layer of prepackaged dressing and placed in reach in cooler to cool. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Carafe of milk and bowl of butter pats from mornings breakfast service per person in charge not discarded at end of breakfast as stated in establishments written procedures. Discussed with person in charge.
03F-04-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained with food debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Establishment lacking an independent way to test hot water sanitizer. Discussed with person in charge.
16-62-1
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Plumbing line at T connection under hand washing station near ice machine in disrepair. Pipe pops off T connection. Person in charge contacted maintenance department. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-08-4
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. White fish in vacuum sealed bags thawed in walk-in cooler without being removed from reduced oxygen environment. Person in charge sliced open all bags. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket on small single door reach in cooler torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under equipment soiled with grease and food debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) single door small reach in cooler gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance 2) flip-top cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
35
Sep 8, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
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High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. 1) 4 cracked shell eggs in walk-in cooler. Person in charge disposed of eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-14-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. 1) previous management misplaced paper work. Provided new manager paperwork and they filled out during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
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. 1) milk reach in cooler not date marked. Person in charge added date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. 1) Ceiling vents in kitchen soiled with black/green mold like substance.
36-34-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1) 1 dead roach in bucket of used cooking oil near fryers. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge had employee dump oil in forage container outside. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1) flip-top cooler gasket torn. 2) small reach in freezer gasket torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. 1) floors under equipment soiled with grease. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. 1) 4 Cases of food on floor in walk-in freezer. Discussed with person in charge. 2) pickle spears and onions on floor in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food and black/green mold like substance. 2) gaskets on flip-top cooler and walk-in cooler soiled with black/green mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. 1) shelves in walk-in cooler rusted.
14-17-4
50
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Barnacle Bills last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Barnacle Bills on file is from Mar 31, 2026. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Barnacle Bills?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Barnacle Bills.
How does Barnacle Bills compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
Barnacle Bills most recently scored 58 out of 100, which is lower than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has Barnacle Bills' inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Barnacle Bills have averaged around five violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Barnacle Bills means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Barnacle Bills inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Barnacle Bills is inspected around two times per year on average.
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