European St Cafe III
Last inspected: Mar 5, 2026
100
Score
Public records show nine inspections at European St Cafe III stretching back to 2022. The most recent report on file is from Mar 5, 2026. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around nine violations to closer to five violations per visit over the last few inspections.
“Equipment in poor repair” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing four times across the record.
Restaurants in Jacksonville average 74, so European St Cafe III is doing better than most peers. Overall, the inspection record reads well.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Mar 5, 2026
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Feb 19, 2026
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
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Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
45
Sep 30, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
50
Mar 12, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. For cut lettuce, employee wrote time on **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Pain killer above sandwich prep unit, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around nozzles
22-02-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above bags for good, employee rearranged **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack above clean linens, employee rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in prep cooler **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked container for soup, manager changed it **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket in prep cooler and shelf in walk in cooler, vent in ice machine, employee cleaned vent **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Vent in upright cooler at cook line **Repeat Violation**
22-16-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Cups on top of ice machine, manager inverted them, coffee filters in storage room, employee placed them in container with lid **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
47
Oct 2, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
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High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Brie 9/5 and fully cooked sausage 9/24, discarded by manager **Corrected On-Site**
01B-24-5
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Dezaree Ricks took test on 7/18/19
53A-03-7
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. One new employee that couldn't find her card, she read and signed **Corrected On-Site**
11-26-1
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Corner, side by vent and vent, perp cooler, mgr started to clean up **Corrective Action Taken**
22-16-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container for cut tomato is cracked in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
14-38-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket in prep cooler **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Manager removed it from cooked sausage, walk in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
16-46-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket in prep cooler **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. By trays for food, employee moved it to bottom shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. In walk in cooler, soiled, manager removed them **Corrected On-Site**
14-05-4
50
Mar 25, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
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Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
50
Oct 25, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled his phone then changed gloves and made sandwiches, explained to him and he washed hands **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaner by to go and pita bread, on shelf by prep area, employee removed it **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by slicer **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Red line is broken, upright cooler, owner places one **Corrected On-Site**
05-05-4
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. Milk opened yesterday morning **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine and by nozzles **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For 2 employee that have no employee training **Repeat Violation**
11-26-1
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. 2 employees for a couples of months
53B-13-5
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Open box with plasticware, owner closed bags,storage closet **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under table and by warmers,
36-27-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In storage closet
51-11-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above microwave by prep table, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack on shelf above to go containers, employee moved it **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in prep unit by microwave and upright cooler at prep area **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Prep unit by microwave
22-16-4
27
May 30, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
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Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
20
Sep 13, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
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High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Quaternary ammonium sanitizer is not testing at triple sink, manager is temporarily using Chlorine until the quaternary sanitizer is refilled **Corrective Action Taken**
22-43-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on clear door cooler used to store dressings in the kitchen area
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled gasket on walk in cooler, employee cleaned gasket during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was European St Cafe III last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at European St Cafe III on file is from Mar 5, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at European St Cafe III?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at European St Cafe III.
How does European St Cafe III compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
European St Cafe III most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has European St Cafe III's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at European St Cafe III have averaged around five violations per visit, down from roughly nine earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at European St Cafe III 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 European St Cafe III inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, European St Cafe III is inspected around three times per year on average.
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