Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar
Last inspected: Aug 6, 2025
90
Score
The health department has logged four inspections at Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar, the earliest from 2022. The most recent report on file is from Aug 6, 2025. Low risk means the most recent visit produced few or no significant findings.
Things have been moving in the right direction, with the rolling count dropping from around 10 violations to closer to one violation per visit.
When inspectors have written things up, “commercially processed ready-to-eat” has been the most frequent reason, cited two times.
Among Ponte Vedra Beach restaurants, the typical score is 75; Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar is comfortably above that bar. The full picture is one of consistent compliance.
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Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 6, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per phone call with operator they have a few employees that have been working a little over 60 days, but none of them have taken any food handler training. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: Per employee on site the operator has not given them any training and no certificates are on site, attempted phone calls to operator went unanswered. **Admin Complaint**
53B-02-5
90
Jun 6, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025
50-17-3
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. Container of milk in reach in cooler at front counter without a label, per employee milk only ever lasts 3 days after opening.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
11-27-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips
16-37-1
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per phone call with operator they have a few employees that have been working a little over 60 days, but none of them have taken any food handler training. **Warning**
53B-02-5
Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Only employee on site chewing gum at front during inspection and while scoop ice cream.
12B-09-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Only employee on site has no hair restraint while scooping ice cream.
13-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of water in back storage area.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Dipper well for ice cream turned off, dipper well turned back on. **Corrected On-Site**
10-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of to go cups on floor in back storage area, cups moved. **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
45
Oct 9, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
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High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Red raid pesticide can under the three compartment sink. Operator states will remove. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-05-4
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. In the front counter flip top reach in cooler, open container of milk from Saturday with no product date marking. Operator labeled open milk container. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in prep area blocked by trays. Operator relocated the trays. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit available to test the three compartment sink or sanitizer solution buckets.
16-37-1
Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee food on clean in use prep table. Operator relocated the employee food. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-02-4
Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Freeze dried candies at front counter not marked with establishment address or date prepared.
02D-03-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at front counter, prep area or employee restroom. Operator posted signage at all hand wash sinks. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. In the back prep area, multiple single service drink cups and some lids stored on the floor. Per operator the shelf used to store the single service items just broke, operator began relocating the single service items. **Corrective Action Taken**
25-05-4
47
Nov 14, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
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High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection, current license expired from 06/01/2022. **Admin Complaint**
50-17-2
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. In the back dry storage area, middle reach in freezer has mold like substance on the backside of the door gaskets.
22-02-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. In the back storage area, reach in freezer with torn cooler door gaskets.
14-11-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vent behind the front service counter has build up of dust on the vent.
36-34-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At the front service counter, wet wiping cloth stored on clean prep counter. Operator relocated the wet wiping cloth to the storage solution. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
67
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar on file is from Aug 6, 2025. The public record contains four inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar?
Across the inspection record, “commercially processed ready-to-eat” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar.
How does Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar compare to other restaurants in Ponte Vedra Beach?
Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar most recently scored 90 out of 100, which is higher than the Ponte Vedra Beach average of 75.
Has Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly 10 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Christy's Dream Ice Cream Bar is inspected roughly once per year on average.
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