Ruby Tuesday
Last inspected: Mar 19, 2026
100
Score
Public records show nine inspections at Ruby Tuesday stretching back to 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Mar 19, 2026. A low risk tier reflects an inspection that turned up minimal issues.
The picture has improved over the last few visits: recent inspections have averaged around five violations, down from roughly nine violations earlier in the record.
The pattern that stands out is “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease”, which has been cited six times.
The city-wide average for St. Augustine sits at 81, putting Ruby Tuesday on the better side of that line. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
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Inspections
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Inspection History
Mar 19, 2026
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 23, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. individual milks (51F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at bar by triple sink, per manager milks have been in cooler since yesterday without any additional preparation today and ambient air temperature reading over 50F with ice build up in the back of the cooler.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. End of salad bar does not have adequate sneeze guards where sesame seeds, fried onions, and bacon bits are stored for customer self service, items moved during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08B-01-4
High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Food handler on cook line touching hair and ears while adjusted bread guard with gloved hands and continued to make food orders without changing gloves and washing hands.
12A-25-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual milks (51F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at bar by triple sink, per manager milks have been in cooler since yesterday without any additional preparation today and ambient air temperature reading over 50F with ice build up in the back of the cooler.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. brocolli and cheese mix (49F,47F - Cooling, after 1 hour 49F,47F) in stacked, covered, plastic containers in walk in cooler, containers unstacked and lids vented. **Corrective Action Taken**
03D-15-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of coolers on make line have a build up of food debris. Interior of large ice machine by walk in cooler has a build up of mold like substance, lime scale, and rust. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. All floors under equipment in kitchen, prep area, ware washing area, server area, and bar area have a build up of food debris, mold like substance, and lime scale. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop at server area over soda machine in pan of discolored water. Also inverted ice buckets sitting on top of ice machine by walk in cooler on soiled surface with mold like substance and lime scale.
10-12-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of ice machine by walk in cooler has a build up of mold like substance and lime scale. Gaskets and door frames of reach in coolers on cook line/make line have a build up of food debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
39
Jul 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
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Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of can opener on prep table by office, employee corrected during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Multiple throughout kitchen and ware washing area.
36-34-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout entire kitchen, ware washing area, walk in cooler, walk in freezer, bar and wait station areas in dinning room. Also deep grout and broken tiles throughout kitchen and ware washing areas. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash station in ware washing area. Also hand wash sign at hand wash station at end of make line is covered up.
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of soda machines in dining area around nozzles. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Bottom interior of cooler at bar area, near triple sink. Also top interior of large ice machine in kitchen has a build up of debris.
22-16-4
70
Feb 26, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
43
Aug 15, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. corn (44F - Cold Holding); ribs (44F - Cold Holding) bth items next to door inside walk in cooler, per manager they had just received a food order and door was left open for less then 30 minutes. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
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. Open packages of cheese cake in reach in cooler on cook line, per manager both items were open 5 days prior. Open bag of chicken wings in reach in cooler on cook line, per manager bag was opened 2 days prior. All items dated marked. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. All certificates missing date of birth.
53B-10-4
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Sections of grout missing from flooring in back of kitchen.
36-12-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. All floors in bar/server areas. Floor in closet in bathroom. Also build up of debris around light and vents in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On sheet pans in kitchen.
16-48-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitation bucket stored with to go boxes under table in server area, bucket moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-44-1
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Multiple stacks of to go containers on rack on make line, all items inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Drain under hand wash station at dish area.
29-19-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside cabinets in server area. Underside of soda machine in server area, around nozzles. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
50
Oct 2, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the reach in cooler opposite the grill area, chicken (45F - Cold Holding); beef (46F - Cold Holding) both items placed in cooler at the start of the shift, per operator left out or door left open. Operator relocated the items to the walk in cooler to bring back to temperature range, at conclusion of inspection in temperature range. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice cream scoop in the dipper well with a build up of lime inside the scoop. Operator removed the scoop to the dish area. Can opener on the main prep line has build up of old food debris on the blade. Operator had employee remove the can opener to the dish area to be washed. Clean cutting boards on the bottom shelf of the dish area with build up of food residue staining. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink behind the bar counter. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed bartender with ineffective hair restraint constructing bar drinks with cut fruit. Spoke with operator to inform employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
13-02-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the dish machine, clean containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Sliding door reach in cooler on the main cook line has a torn cooler door gasket.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor, Walls and Ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of food residue and grease under equipment on the main cook line. Ceiling vent on the main cook line has build up of dust on the ceiling vent and surround tiles.
36-73-4
Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Grease trap lid left open.
33-29-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of food debris under the microwaves on the top shelf. Catch tray under the pizza oven has build up of food debris. Salad bar reach in cooler has mold like substance in the door gasket. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the storage shelf opposite the dish machine clean containers with old stickers attached. **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution bucket stored on prep table at the pass through window, operator relocated the sanitizer bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-44-1
47
Jul 31, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
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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 employee on the main cook line touch their face with a gloved hand then proceed to work with clean utensils without washing hands and switching gloves.
12A-10-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In the steam well at the pass through window; soup (128F - Hot Holding); marinara (126F - Hot Holding). Operator had employee reheat both items in the microwave and adjusted the settings on the steam table. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on the prep table in the dry storage hallway has old food debris on the blade. Operator removed the can opener to be washed and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer solution bucket on the main cook line at 0ppm during inspection. Employee disposed of the solution and created a new sanitizer solution at 400ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-08-4
Basic - Water draining onto floor surface. Hand wash sink on the main cook line, drain system leaks water from the hand wash sink to the floor.
29-03-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution bucket stored on the prep table on the service side of the pass through window. Employee relocated the sanitizer solution bucket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-44-1
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the storage shelf over the dish area, clean containers with old label attached. Operator removed the label from the clean container. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door gasket has mold like substance build up. Reach in cooler on the main cook line opposite the grill has mold like substance build up on the door gasket. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the dish machine, clean metal and plastic containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents in kitchen have build up of dust.
36-34-5
47
Nov 30, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the reach in freezer on the main cook line, raw frozen coconut shrimp in a metal pan and raw chicken tenders stored in a open bag over open bags of ready to eat sweet potato fries. Operator rearranged the storage levels in the reach in freezer. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Reach in cooler in front of the walk in cooler has mold like substance on the door gaskets, operator had employee clean and sanitize the door gaskets. Can opener on the prep table has food debris on the blade, operator had employee clean and sanitize the can opener. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At the waitstation soda dispenser, mold like substance on the underside of the dispenser behind the push lever.
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the shelves in the dishwashing area, clean bottles with old labels attached.
16-46-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution bucket stored on the server pass through window next to clean plates. Operator relocated the sanitizer solution bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees on the main cook line actively working with food with no beard guards.
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean metal containers in the dish washing area stacked while wet. Operator removed the containers to be rewashed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Clean utensils stored in standing water of 97F next to the steam table, operator relocated the container of utensils to rest on the grill to heat the water. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-07-4
58
Jul 11, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 9 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On salad bar line, cut melon (50F - Cold Holding) sliced the day before and stored in the walk in cooler overnight. Operator removed the cut melon from the buffet line. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. On salad bar line, cut melon (50F - Cold Holding) sliced the day before and stored in the walk in cooler overnight. Operator removed the cut melon from the buffet line.
01B-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the reach in cooler closest to the flat top grill, raw shrimp stored in a container of salsa. Operator relocated the shrimp to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. In the dishwashing area, red hose connected to threaded faucet on the wash boards with no backflow prevent.
29-34-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. On the wait staff side of the pass through window, chemical spray bottle stored on the clean prep table. Operator relocated the chemical spray bottle to the proper storage location. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At either side of the rear exterior door, carbon dioxide tanks secured. **Repeat Violation**
51-11-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In the dish washing area at the entrance to the kitchen, ceiling tile with accumulation of rust and dust. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. At time of inspection, license currently displayed expired 06/01/2022.
50-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on shelf over flip top reach in cooler on main cook line. Operator voluntarily discarded the employee beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On storage shelf in the prep area closest to the ice bin, clean containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler opposite the walk in cooler has a torn door gasket at the bottom of the door.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. In the prep hallway by the office door, plastic bottles of Coca-Cola stored on the floor. Operator relocated the bottles to the proper storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. On the shelf opposite the dishwashing machine, clean plastic container stored with old food stuck to the outside. Operator removed the container to be washed again. **Corrected On-Site**
16-48-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At the prep table closest to the main kitchen line, wet wiping cloth stored on table. Operator relocated the wiping cloth to a sanitizer solution bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Ruby Tuesday last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Ruby Tuesday on file is from Mar 19, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Ruby Tuesday?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited six times, more than any other issue at Ruby Tuesday.
How does Ruby Tuesday compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
Ruby Tuesday most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has Ruby Tuesday's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Ruby Tuesday 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 Ruby Tuesday 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 Ruby Tuesday inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Ruby Tuesday is inspected around two times per year on average.
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