AMENITY FOOD & BEVERAGE
160 RIVERGLADE RUN, Saint Johns FL 32259 · 904-440-5668
Last inspected Mar 19, 2026 · 8 visits since July 2023
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5 inspections within 21 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects found One fly at bar.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Mar 19, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 5 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of sanitizer stored on prep table across from fryers on cook line, bottle moved.
Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches in back corner of storage area inside kitchen under rack, employee began to clean up dead roaches during inspection.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Holes in wall around breaker box in food storage area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sod gun holster at bar has a build up of syrup, employee began to clean during inspection
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Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Inside of reach in cooler in server area has a build up of debris and surface rust.
Aug 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Server came into kitchen and scratched back of head with bare hands then continued to handle single use items and basket of food of customers without washing hands after touching hair.
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple sink at bar reading 0ppm, manager added more sanitizer tablets.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of bathroom cleaner stored with napkins in storage room next to bar.
Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitation bucket at bar reading 500ppm, bucket dumped out.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash station at bar used as dump sink.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Manager making food orders on cook line.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Manager making food orders on cook line manager put on hair net
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on floor in storage area in kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda gun holster at bar.
Jun 19, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jun 18, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 8 recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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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. Bar staff handle garnish, lemons with bare hand contact Manager intervened.
Live, small flying insects found One fly at bar.
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooler by Frier : raw shrimp 45°. Since yesterday.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items In reach in cooler / make table : cheese. 50° cut tomato, cut lettuce, 48°. Cooler by Frier : raw shrimp 45°.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. One unsecured CO2 tank/s at kitchen.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler / make table. cheese. 50° cut tomato, cut lettuce, 48°. Cooler by Frier : raw shrimp 45°.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Food prep/service employee wearing bracelets and hand jewelry while engaged in food preparation and service.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Food service employee with no hair restraints.
Aug 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. chicken wings (71F - Cooling after approximately 3 hours, retemp after 20 minutes 64F) in reach in cooler on cook line, per employee wings where cooked approximately 3 hours prior, wings immediately placed in reach in freezer, retemp after 20 minutes at 64F.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of glass cleaner stored over clean plates and open box of tortillas on rack in kitchen, bottle moved Spray bottle of Windex and stainless steel cleaner stored over reach in freezer and with clean pans and plates, bottles removed
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle of purple liquid under hand wash station in server area, bottle labeled
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink over open box of tortillas in kitchen, drink removed
Aug 2, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
May 22, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 10 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate6 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately 3 live flying insects at end of bar around trash can.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Container of raw eggs stored over case of beer in walk in cooler, eggs discarded.
No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment has removed their dish machine in the corner of the ware washing area and the hand wash sink on the cook line next to the walk in cooler in kitchen, but has not submitted revised plans.
Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. One photo copy of certificate.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees preparing food in kitchen.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 employees on cook line.
Food stored on floor. Sugar in dry storage area, sugar moved
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash station in server area.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of to go cups on floor in storage/office room
Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Shelf in dry food storage/office room.
Jul 21, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority4 Intermediate8 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting board stored hanging from shelf next to the bulk ice bin has food residue staining spots.
Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink and/or dishmachine. Only a chlorine test kit available to test the quaternary three compartment sink.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in the server station. Operator provided paper towels.
No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink in the server station. Operator provided soap.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of the bulk ice bin has build up of mold like substance along the top of the ice bin.
Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach observed under the dry storage shelf to the side of the main kitchen area. Operator swept and discarded the dead roach.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on bag of tortillas at the pass through window. Operator removed the employee phone.
Food stored on floor. In the storage room to the side of the bar counter, jugs of water stored on the floor.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In the waitstation area, serving spoon for queso stored on the side of the hot holding container on a paper towel with leftover queso on the spoon. Operator cleaned and relocated the spoon to the container of queso.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door gasket has build up of mold like substance spots. Sliding door reach in freezer has food debris in the tracks of the sliding door.
Stored food not covered. On the sliding door reach in freezer, container of veggie burgers not stored covered. Operator covered the veggie burgers.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. In the dry storage room in the bottom shelf, bulk flour container with no product labeling. Operator labeled the bulk container.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.