The Corner Pocket

14 N Magnolia Ave, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043
Bar / Pub
Last inspected: Mar 24, 2026
55
Score
Medium Risk

Public records show 14 inspections at The Corner Pocket stretching back to 2022. The latest inspection on file is from Mar 24, 2026. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.

Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near six violations per visit.

Across the inspection history, “standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.

The city-wide average sits at 83, which The Corner Pocket's 55 doesn't quite reach. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

14
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 24, 2026
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
55
Jan 5, 2026
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 20, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Obtained from Approved Sources
FL-11
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
43
Jun 18, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2025.
50-17-3
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook in kitchen with no hair net and no beard guard.
13-03-4
Basic - Floor/wall/ceiling/ceiling vents soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall behind stove and fryer is soiled. Floor under and around three compartment sink compartment sink is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of kitchen microwave is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water observed in flip top reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood shelves for canned goods in dry storage are unsealed.
14-06-4
67
Nov 6, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 30, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine tested at 0ppm chlorine. **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed employee with gloved hands place raw beef patty on the grill. Employee removed gloves, placed on new gloves and then handled clean spatulas/utensils to remove cooked bacon from the grill without washing hands between glove change.
12A-07-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Block butter on counter in kitchen at 81F. Employee states butter brought from reach in cooler approximately 30 minutes prior. Butter placed in reach in freezer and 20 minutes later temperature dropped to 61F. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink in kitchen and in men's restroom. Employee replenished towels for kitchen handwash sink. **Corrective Action Taken**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener has food debris. Milkshake mixer has food debris build up at top of spindles.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Two chemical containers and towels in handwash sink in kitchen. Employee removed items. Observed employee drain liquid from Lima beans into handwash sink in kitchen. Inspector coached employee to have handwash sink dedicated for only washing hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-11-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water observed in bottom of flip top reach in cooler by back exit in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Back wall in kitchen is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop in mop bucket with dirty water in front of mop sink.
42-01-4
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Handwash sink in kitchen very slow draining.
29-20-5
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish machine has heavy grease/debris build up.
16-21-4
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Small carbon dioxide tank to left of door in dry storage is unsecured.
51-11-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on both door on flip top reach in cooler by back exit and on far right door on stand up reach in cooler by dry storage. Left door on stand up reach in cooler by back exit has full panel of insulation at exterior portion of door. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave in kitchen is soiled.
22-08-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Left shared dumpster lid is open.
33-16-4
30
Aug 29, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 28, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 68 rodent droppings observed: Approximately 40 rodent droppings under mop sink 3 rodent droppings to left of back door 6 rodent droppings to left of second reach in cooler and shelf at back door 4 rodent droppings at first reach in cooler in bar Approximately 12 rodent droppings to left of ice cream freezer in bar 3 rodent droppings under bag in box soda rack in bar **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-28: Observed 8 rodent droppings; 1 rodent droppings on bottom shelf to left of reach in refrigerator in back storage 1 rodent dropping at front wheel of dry storage unit across from mop sink 1 rodent dropping to left of door frame threshold of door in kitchen going to dining room 1 rodent dropping under the triple sink 3 rodent droppings under left side of stand up reach in cooler in kitchen 1 rodent dropping at front of two door flip top reach in cooler in kitchen All rodent droppings removed and discarded during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-04-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead rodent present. Dead mouse under dish machine. Employee removed and discarded mouse. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-28: No dead rodents present. **Time Extended**
35A-20-4
82
Aug 26, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishwasher machine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine tested at 0ppm chlorine. **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Approximately 68 rodent droppings observed: Approximately 40 rodent droppings under mop sink 3 rodent droppings to left of back door 6 rodent droppings to left of second reach in cooler and shelf at back door 4 rodent droppings at first reach in cooler in bar Approximately 12 rodent droppings to left of ice cream freezer in bar 3 rodent droppings under bag in box soda rack in bar **Warning**
35A-04-4
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. Open gallon of milk in kitchen reach in cooler not dated. Employee states opened on Saturday and marked appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Basic - Dead rodent present. Dead mouse under dish machine. Employee removed and discarded mouse. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-20-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on right and middle doors of stand up reach in cooler in kitchen. Both door gaskets on flip top reach in cooler are torn. Left door of stand up reach in freezer in kitchen has front panel missing with insulation panel taped to front. Back door of freezer has glass intact. Ice build up in ice cream freezer in back storage area. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floors/walls soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall behind flip top reach in cooler in kitchen is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall and door frame by kitchen hand wash sink is in disrepair.
36-24-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease build up. Top of dish machine has grease/debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water present in bottom of flip top reach in cooler in kitchen.
29-49-6
50
Feb 22, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing on mop sink faucet with attached splitter on non-chemical side with attached hose. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4
High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Observed mop sink partially blocked with hose in the sink. Inspector inquired with employee where waste mop water was disposed of, employee stated waste water dumped outside by the dumpster area. Inspector instructed employee that only the mop sink can be utilized for waste water disposal. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
28-14-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs in reach in cooler next to grill stored over ready-to-eat sausage. Employee moved eggs to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter pats on the front counter at 63F. Per operator, butter pats placed on the counter 3 hours prior. Operator moved butter to refrigerator. Cooked potatoes on kitchen counter at 61F. Per employee, potatoes placed on the counter approximately one hour prior. Employee placed potatoes in the refrigerator. Inspector suggested adding both products to current time as a public health control paperwork and manager added to existing paperwork during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
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. No proof of training for Kat S.
53B-02-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/floors/walls soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Wall at back of kitchen along cooking equipment is soiled. Floor around onion bin is soiled.
36-34-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Both gaskets on reach in cooler next to the grill are torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease build up.
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened employee beverage stored in reach in cooler across from three compartment sink stored over customer foods. Employee removed beverage from cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
41
Oct 4, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed cook crack shell eggs then cut ready-to-eat ham and handle utensils without washing hands.
12A-27-4
High Priority - Evidence of mop/cleaning wastewater dumped onto ground. Mop sink inaccessible/blocked by equipment. Employee states mop water is dumped on the ground outside by dumpster. Spoke with operator about proper waste water disposal.
28-14-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Missing vacuum breaker on hose side of added splitter to mop sink.
29-42-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap in men's restroom.
31B-03-4
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. Thawed in original packaging tilapia in reach in cooler in kitchen not removed after thawing. **Repeat Violation**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table in kitchen. Employee moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
52
Mar 10, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in sandwich cooler, shell eggs stored above ready to eat foods. Manager moved to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
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 written plan available. Provided DBPR HR 5030-104 to operator. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
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. No proof of food employee reporting responsibilities. Provided and discussed DBPR Form HR 5030-103 with manager.
11-26-1
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/walls soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Wall above flat grill, ceiling tiles above flat grill, backsplash at fryers and wall above sandwich cooler has build up of debris.
36-34-5
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. Observed thawed mahi in stand up reach in cooler in original individual packaging. Label indicates once thawed to remove from packaging. Manager removed from packaging during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwashing sign in mens room.
31B-04-4
61
Jan 9, 2023
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Sep 26, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 13 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Potentially Hazardous Food Held at Proper Temperature
FL-16
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was The Corner Pocket last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at The Corner Pocket on file is from Mar 24, 2026. The public record contains 14 inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at The Corner Pocket?

Across the inspection record, “standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at The Corner Pocket.

How does The Corner Pocket compare to other restaurants in Green Cove Springs?

The Corner Pocket most recently scored 55 out of 100, which is lower than the Green Cove Springs average of 83.

Has The Corner Pocket's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at The Corner Pocket have averaged around six violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at The Corner Pocket 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 The Corner Pocket inspected?

Based on the inspection history on file, The Corner Pocket is inspected around four times per year on average.