Surf Club Patio

200 Ponte Vedra Blvd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082

American

Last inspected: May 7, 2024

Score

Low Risk

The health department has logged four inspections at Surf Club Patio, the earliest from 2022. The most recent visit was on May 7, 2024. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.

Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around one violation lately and about seven violations before that.

“Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food” comes up most often, recorded two times in the inspection record.

Surf Club Patio's latest score of 86 sits above the Ponte Vedra Beach average of 75. The record reflects steady performance over time.

Inspections

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Major latest

Minor latest

Inspection History

May 7, 2024

Routine - Food

1 critical violation.

View 1 violation

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw mahi stored over cooked eggplant, removed from original packaging in walk in freezer. Raw fish and raw salmon, both removed from original packaging, stored over bags of french fries. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

08A-02-6

Oct 11, 2023

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.

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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, plastic bag of frozen raw mahi over closed container of ready to eat ice cream. Operator relocated the ice cream. **Corrected On-Site**

08A-02-6

Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No test kit or irreversible thermometer for high temperature dish machine. **Repeat Violation**

16-62-1

Basic - Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Walk in freezer door has exposed insulation visible through separating metal plates.

14-36-5

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Two door standup reach in cooler has mold like substance on the door gasket.

23-03-4

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the reach in coolers on the main cook line.

29-49-6

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents have dust build up through kitchen area. **Repeat Violation**

36-34-5

Mar 1, 2023

Routine - Food

4 major violations. 4 minor violations.

View 8 violations

Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No measuring device available for high temperature dish machine present at time of inspection.

16-62-1

Intermediate - Basic - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination different than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. No approved HAACP plan for vacuum packaged raw animal products. Inspector provided HAACP template. **Corrective Action Taken**

03G-50-1

Intermediate - Establishment preparing food using a method that has been determined by the Divisions of Hotels and Restaurants to require an approved variance from the Division. Establishment does not have an approved variance for the method observed in use during the inspection. Establishment has cooked vaccum packaged collard greens in the walk in freezer.

03G-46-1

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Walk in cooler door gaskets have build up of mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**

22-02-4

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Accumulation of dust on the ceiling vents and surrounding tiles.

36-34-5

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plastic container stored not inverted or covered on the top shelf of the metal storage shelf closest to the walk in cooler. Operator inverted the plastic container. **Corrected On-Site**

24-05-4

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on clean prep table at the entrance to the main prep line. Operator relocated the employee beverage. **Corrected On-Site**

12B-07-4

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer door has a torn door gasket and a build up of ice on the walk in freezer door.

14-11-5

Nov 8, 2022

Routine - Food

1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.

View 4 violations

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle stored on clean prep table at the server pass through window.

41-10-4

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Old food debris on the slicer in the prep area.

22-02-4

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance spots on the deflector plate of the bulk ice bin.

22-20-5

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the bottom of the reach in cooler on the main cook line.

29-49-6

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Surf Club Patio last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Surf Club Patio on file is from May 7, 2024. The public record contains four inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Surf Club Patio?

Across the inspection record, “raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Surf Club Patio.

How does Surf Club Patio compare to other restaurants in Ponte Vedra Beach?

Surf Club Patio most recently scored 86 out of 100, which is higher than the Ponte Vedra Beach average of 75.

Has Surf Club Patio's inspection record improved over time?

Yes. Recent inspections at Surf Club Patio have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly seven earlier in the record.

What does a low risk rating mean?

A low risk rating at Surf Club Patio means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.

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