BUFFALO WILD WINGS 515
318 SR 312, Saint Augustine FL 32086 · 904.679.3495
Last inspected Dec 17, 2025 · 6 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections trending up, 12 points better than where it started.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. In bar area by liquor bottles on top counter, observed 2 flying insects.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Dec 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
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 cannot be determined. Cooked chicken wings on Time Temperature Controlled for Safety with no time mark. ( per Person In Charge, 16 min time hold on wings ). Manager turned on digital timer. Items were placed just few mins ago per manager.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled chemical spray bottle at prep line. All purpose cleaner. Moved by manager.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Kitchen Hand Wash Sink with water supply turned off. Per Person In Charge, recent plumbing issues requiring water to be turned off. Work in progress.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
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Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage container and food bag by prep area. Moved by manager.
Jul 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate8 Basic
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Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top exterior of dishwasher soiled.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling area near host has water leak.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups behind bar area wet nesting.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath back door near mop sink.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Behind and underneath equipment soiled.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash sign in men's restroom.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine in back server area soiled. Soda gun holsters soiled. Operator had employee start cleaning.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water expo cooler near dry storage.
Feb 26, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed multiple drawers on cook line with debris. Also shelves in walk in cooler with debris buildup.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Observed at cook line handwashing sink pipe leaking onto floor.
Jul 22, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 20 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate15 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. In bar area by liquor bottles on top counter, observed 2 flying insects.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen, by dish area a bottle of eco San stored on salt tank. Operator moved chemicals.
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. On cook line, by chicken walk in cooler, there was an extension cord blocking the hand wash sink. Operator moved extension cord
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At bar area, hand washing sink, a filled a cup of glass with small brushes. Inspector moved cup to wash hands.
Water treatment device has not been inspected or serviced according to manufacturer's instructions. In kitchen, in dish area, water filter above dish machine and in wait station, water filter above tea maker, filters show changed date 6-27-24.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. On top of dish machine, debris buildup.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Employee used to go cup to scoop ice at wait station.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. At bar area, exterior of soda gun, debris buildup.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In bar area, employees jacket and keys stored on top,of reach in cooler.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans on clean dish shelf by ice machine, metal and plastic containers stacked before air drying.
Equipment in poor repair. On cook line, drawer handle in bottom drawer is rusted.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. At mop sink, tiles were chipped around sink.
Floor, walls and or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. At mop sink, walls soiled. At bar area standing water under counter.
Missing drain plug at dumpster. Trash dumpster is missing a plug.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. In bar area, no soap at hand washing sink.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach in cooler gaskets throughout kitchen soiled. On cook line, hood filters have grease buildup.
Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. In wait station a bucket of sanitizer was stored by hand wash sink.
Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. All walk in cooler and walk in freezer door kick plates soiled.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. The beer walk in cooler has rust on shelving.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. At cook line, hand wash sink leaking water onto floor. Also, mop sink slowly draining.
Mar 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 13 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority4 Intermediate8 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line in top section of Reach in cooler Bc crumbles (51F - Cold Holding); shredded lettuce (46F - Cold Holding); pico (48F - Cold Holding); cut tomato (46F - Cold Holding); shredded cheese (46F - Cold Holding). Operator stated lid was left open approx 30 mins for lunch rush. Operator moved all items to freezer. All items re-temped after 1 hour below 41 F.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At cook line chip hot holding drawers, buildup on edges of pans and frame. Wedge slicer on cook line had food debris present on blade.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At front bar, silverware canister stored in sink, employee removed.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In men's restroom, no paper towels at both dispensers at front sink.
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. On cookline by back door, no soap dispensing at handwash sink, manager corrected on site.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Server station in dining room, mold like substance on underside of top plate of ice bin.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Co2 tank near back door not secured to wall
Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. At front bar, beer buckets for bottled beer, stored floor. Employee moved.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Server station in dining room, plastic cups stacked before air drying.
Floor, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. At cookline, heavy grease buildup underneath/behind fryers At mop sink, black mold like substance on wall.
Missing drain plug at dumpster.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At wait station pass through window, Reach in cooler gasket has black mold like substance.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At wait station pass through window. Reach in cooler has standing water in bottom of cooler
Aug 10, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Sanitizer solution other than chlorine, quat or iodine not at the proper minimum strength listed in the manufacturer's instructions. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple sink at bar reading 0ppm for Sink and Surface Sanitizer
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash sinks in server area in dining room. In stall in women's bathroom. Also one paper towel in men's bathroom does not dispense paper towels. Employee began to refill paper towels during inspection.
Water pressure lacking at fixtures that require the use of water. At two hand wash sinks in men's bathroom.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under soda machine in server area in dining area, west side of building. Under large ice machine next to cook line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket of non working reach in cooler at bar. Underside of soda machine around nozzles in server area in dining area. Grates of soda machines in server areas in dining room.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Bottom interior of reach in cooler on make line in kitchen.
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.