Surfside Kitchen
Last inspected: Feb 26, 2026
58
Score
Surfside Kitchen has been inspected nine times since 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Feb 26, 2026. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around six violations per visit lately, up from roughly one violation before.
“Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb” accounts for the largest share of issues, appearing two times across the record.
Restaurants in St. Augustine average 81, so Surfside Kitchen trails the local norm. The inspection history reads as standard for a restaurant of this size.
9
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 26, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker is in wrong spot. It needs to come after the split on external hose.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Scraper in hand washing sink in back. Mint leaves in front hand washing sink. Person in charge removed all. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Keys, phone above pizza. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in freezer. On shelves. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Pair of tongs hanging from pizza door. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Missing an ambient thermometer in walk in cooler.
05-09-4
Basic - Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken. No self closer on employee restroom.
32-17-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish thawing in standing water. Still frozen. Person in charge placed inside walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5
58
Oct 1, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 24, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed wiping cloth sanitizer at 500++ppm quats. Manufacture recommended amount per directions indicates 200 ppm quats max. Person in charge diluted the wiping cloth solutions and retested them at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
41-27-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw ready to eat cold smoked salmon above ready to eat gravy in walk-in cooler. Person in charge moved raw ready to eat salmon below other ready to eat products. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in main flip-top cooler cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); mahi (45-50F - Cold Holding); chicken (52F - Cold Holding); feta cheese (55F - Cold Holding); pico (51F - Cold Holding) cook stated he filled everything within 20 mins of inspection start. Ambient air of flip-top cooler 54F. Cook started moving everything into walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
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. Observed gallon of milk in walk-in cooler opened two days prior to inspection per bar employee missing date mark. Cook added date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed walk-in freezer has built up of ice.
14-69-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed hand washing station at bar, drink station, and restroom missing hand washing signs.
31B-04-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed frozen pesto sauce sitting on prep table thawing. Advised person in charge that thawing should occur under running water or refrigeration.
06-01-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellphone sitting on top of beer taps at bar.
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed clear clean food container stacked above triple sink with visible moisture.
24-08-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water in front of walk-in freezer coming from condensation drip line of walk-in cooler.
36-22-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed two cases of food on floor of walk-in freezer and one case of food on floor in walk-in cooler.
08B-38-4
41
Nov 6, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Jul 11, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
70
Dec 7, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 11, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of non-photo copy food handler training onsite. **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing station by pizza make line blocked by prep table. Employee moved table. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed commercially ROP fish left to thaw inside ROP packaging. Person in charge cut open packaging. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
06-09-1
Basic - Floors, walls, ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed walls and ceilings in kitchen soiled with black/green mold like substance and grease.
36-73-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Observed ice scoop in ice at wait station.
10-08-5
Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop and ice bucket stored on top of ice machine. Top of ice machine soiled with dust. Person in charge placed scoops in 3c sink. **Corrected On-Site**
10-12-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance. Observed walk-in cooler shelves soiled with mold like substance and food debris. Observed underside of fountain drink machine by nozzles soiled with black/green mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
64
Mar 27, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) raw chicken (47F - Cold Holding); strawberry butter (46F - Cold Holding) in walk-in cooler. Ambient walk-in cooler temperature 45F. Employee states walk-in cooler door open for long period while food order arrived and while pizza dough was prepared. Discussed the importance with keeping walk-in cooler door closed.
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Y-Splitter at mop sink missing vacuum breaker on hose side.
29-42-4
High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook in kitchen bare hand contact dessert while plating. No visible contamination observed. Immediately discussed with cook. Cook washed hands and placed gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken**
09-01-4
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Strawberry butter marked 4/18. Person in charge states butter was made Sunday.
02C-01-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. 1) hand washing station on pizza make line blocked by prep table. 2) hand washing station on main cook line blocked by sanitizer buckets. 3) hand washing station in kitchen next to mixer blocked by food containers. Hand washing station were unblocked by person in charge. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top cooler stained with food debris.
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. 1) Plastic sauce cup used to scoop cheese in container in walk-in cooler. 2) plastic cups in flip-top cooler too scoop sauces. Employee removed all cups. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Package of salmon and tuna marked to be removed from packaging before thawing not removed from reduced oxygen environment. Discussed with employee.
06-09-1
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on walk-in cooler door for repairs.
14-71-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on bag n box sodas **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1) walk-in cooler gasket torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) walk-in cooler gasket soiled with black/green mold like substance.
23-03-4
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Fans in walk-in cooler soiled with black/green mold like substance.
36-50-4
32
Aug 4, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing from mop sink y-splitter.
29-34-4
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 and the time removed from temperature control. cheese pizza (110F - Hot Holding); pepperoni pizza (118F - Hot Holding) items were in oven for 1 hour. Person in charge add time marked on board. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on cutting board of main make line. Employee moved off of prep area. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on coolers in kitchen torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floor behind ovens in kitchen soiled with build up of oil and grease.
36-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on floor in kitchen. Employee moved oil off of floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Green cutting board at bar grooved and no longer easily cleanable.
14-09-4
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Surfside Kitchen last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Surfside Kitchen on file is from Feb 26, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Surfside Kitchen?
Across the inspection record, “vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Surfside Kitchen.
How does Surfside Kitchen compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
Surfside Kitchen most recently scored 58 out of 100, which is lower than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has Surfside Kitchen's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Surfside Kitchen have averaged around six violations per visit, up from roughly one earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Surfside Kitchen means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Surfside Kitchen inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Surfside Kitchen is inspected around three times per year on average.
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