FIREHOUSE SUBS #1739
480 DURBIN PAVILION DR STE 103, Saint Johns FL 32259 · 904-217-0669
Last inspected Mar 30, 2026 · 4 visits since July 2023
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4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee used bare hands to grab their shirt and wipe off mouth then put gloves on and continued to make sandwiches without washing hands before putting on gloves.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Mar 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. 2 separate employees rubbed hands together for only a few seconds at hand wash stations on make line.
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee used bare hands to grab their shirt and wipe off mouth then put gloves on and continued to make sandwiches without washing hands before putting on gloves.
Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. Missing test strips for chemical veggie wash used during inspection.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 expired in 2025
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under reach in coolers has a build up of food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of soda machine around nozzle and ice chute has a build up of syrup debris and lime scale.
Apr 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. meatballs (109F - Hot Holding) in steam table on make line, per manager meatballs where reheated in microwave less then 1 hour ago, meatballs placed back in microwave to reheat.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice chute of soda machine in lobby area.
Apr 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shredded lettuce (48F - Cold Holding); shredded mozzarella cheese (50F - Cold Holding); coleslaw (51F - Cold Holding) in top section of reach in cooler make table in kitchen, per manager lid has been left open for approximately 3 hours, all items placed in reach in freezer, all retemps below 41F
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. All purpose cleaner stored with paper towels and bag of rice crispy treats at front counter, cleaner removed.
Jul 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda dispenser in the lobby area has mold like substance spot on the ice chute dispenser. Operator had employee clean and sanitize the ice chute.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice bucket stored on shelf by the three compartment sink not inverted or covered for protection. Operator inverted the ice bucket.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker stored on in use prep table. Operator relocated the employee speaker.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartment sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet.
Food stored on floor. Soda syrup boxes stored on the ground opposite the mop sink. Operator relocated the soda boxes.
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.