EUROPEAN ST CAFE III
1704 SAN MARCO BLVD, Jacksonville FL 32207 · (904)398-9500
Last inspected Mar 5, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by slicer
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 19, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate9 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. On hanging hose side of splitter
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Greenish around nozzles
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chick peas opened yesterday morning, milk opened a couple of days ago, walk in cooler, manager dated them
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dusty vents above prep area
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook making sandwiches without a beard guard
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Server serving soup without hair restraint
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in glass upright cooler by prep cook like area
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked lid for cut lettuce by prep cooler
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Vent dusty in prep cooler, employee cleaned it
Single-service articles improperly stored. Lids in bag under waste water pipe in hand sink in back server area, employee rearranged
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Food splatter by warmer, employee cleaned it up,
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Hanging on bucket, prep area, employee pushed it in
Sep 30, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority3 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked lemon that dropped on floor, discarded it and then grabbed container with cut lemons, explained to him and he washed hands
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around nozzle, employee cleaned them
Non-service animals permitted in the premises of the establishment. Non service dog in outside patio, explained to manager and owner took dog to outside of fenced patio
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Falafel balls taken out of freezer yesterday, dated by employee
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open can for employee, prep area, employee placed it in cup with lid and straw
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in prep cooler torn
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container for cut lettuce mix is cracked, also container in walk in cooler with sausages
Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Washed lemons still with sticker, employee cutting them, explained to employee
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Vent in prep cooler is dusty
Mar 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Pain killer above sandwich prep unit, employee moved it
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. For cut lettuce, employee wrote time on
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around nozzles
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above bags for good, employee rearranged
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack above clean linens, employee rearranged
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in prep cooler
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked container for soup, manager changed it
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket in prep cooler and shelf in walk in cooler, vent in ice machine, employee cleaned vent
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Vent in upright cooler at cook line
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Cups on top of ice machine, manager inverted them, coffee filters in storage room, employee placed them in container with lid
Oct 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Brie 9/5 and fully cooked sausage 9/24, discarded by manager
Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Dezaree Ricks took test on 7/18/19
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. One new employee that couldn't find her card, she read and signed
Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. In walk in cooler, soiled, manager removed them
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. By trays for food, employee moved it to bottom shelf
Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket in prep cooler
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Container for cut tomato is cracked in walk in cooler
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket in prep cooler
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Manager removed it from cooked sausage, walk in cooler
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Corner, side by vent and vent, perp cooler, mgr started to clean up
Mar 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked utensil that fell on floor and then grabbed bag of bread, explained to him and he washed hands
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around nozzles
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine
Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Container for lids on storage shelf by slicer is dirty
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above microwave, employee moved it
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Scooping foods,
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in upright cooler, prep area
Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid cracked for cut lettuce
Food stored on floor. Bag of ice in walk in freezer, manager placed it on shelf
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf above toasters
Oct 25, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 15 violations recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority5 Intermediate7 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled his phone then changed gloves and made sandwiches, explained to him and he washed hands
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One by slicer
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cleaner by to go and pita bread, on shelf by prep area, employee removed it
Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Red line is broken, upright cooler, owner places one
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Milk opened yesterday morning
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine and by nozzles
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. For 2 employee that have no employee training
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 2 employees for a couples of months
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In storage closet
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Above microwave by prep table, employee moved it
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Backpack on shelf above to go containers, employee moved it
Equipment in poor repair. Gasket in prep unit by microwave and upright cooler at prep area
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Prep unit by microwave
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Open box with plasticware, owner closed bags,storage closet
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under table and by warmers,
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.