Casa Benedetto's Italian Caffe
Last inspected: Sep 29, 2025
52
Score
Casa Benedetto's Italian Caffe, located at 197 Blackford Way Unit F in St. Augustine, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on September 29, 2025, with a score of 52. This inspection identified one critical, three major, and four minor violations. While the facility has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections, the most recent report noted repeat violations concerning the accumulation of mold-like substances in the ice machine and soiled nonfood-contact surfaces.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Inspection History
Sep 29, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
52
Sep 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
52
Sep 22, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
45
May 28, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
33
Nov 15, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jun 17, 2024
Routine - Food
5 minor violations.
78
Sep 5, 2023
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Mar 23, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 18, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 13, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Violations — Sep 29, 2025 Inspection
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice chute on soda machine soiled. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: **Time Extended**
22-20-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tile missing above dishwasher area. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: Still missing. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: **Time Extended**
36-36-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled. Hood filters above cookline soiled. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rusting. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: **Time Extended**
14-17-4
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach in cooler on cookline lemon butter (65F - Cold Holding); garlic butter (48F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (52F - Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: Cooked pasta 48F, lemon butter 52F, garlic butter 55F. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: Cooked pasta on line 46F. **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Operator has no way to measure temperature for hot water sanitizer dish machine. **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: Operator switch over to chemical no test strips **Time Extended**
16-62-1
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Wash solution in spray type hot water sanitizing dishmachine not reaching proper temperature according to manufacturer's specifications. Dishwasher machine max temp on dish temp check 155F. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-24: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-29: Operator switch over to chemical 0ppm. **Admin Complaint**
16-54-4
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