HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES ST AUGUSTINE NORTH
2300 SR 16, Saint Augustine FL 32084 · 904-824-5151
Last inspected Jun 10, 2026 · 7 visits since February 2024
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4 inspections trending up, 32 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.26.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jun 10, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.26.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at hand washing sink. Person in charge replaced paper towels.
Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Floor is soiled under 3 compartment sink.
Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Cabinets and inside of dish machine has plastic wrap on them and is not smooth and easily cleanable.
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Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Bottom shelf in 2 door reach in cooler in kitchen is soiled.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service case plates on floor in storage area.
Mar 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 6lb sausage gravy can heavily dented on side.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand washing station in kitchen. Person in charge added paper towels to hand washing station.
No soap provided at handwash sink. Observed no soap at hand washing station in kitchen. Person in charge added soap too hand washing station.
Jun 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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Priority: High Priority. Observed: Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed all dishes washed during morning breakfast not sanitized due to triple sink sanitizer not being installed. Person in charge started sanitizing dishes after installing sanitizer at triple sink.
Priority: High Priority. Observed: Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed triple sink at 0ppm quat. Person in charge installed sanitizer and retested at 200ppm.
Priority: Intermediate. No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no written time control plan. Emailed to person in charge.
Priority: Intermediate. Observed: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at hand washing station. Person in charge added paper towels.
Apr 30, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed all food handler training expired 2/4/24.
Mar 5, 2024Call Back - Extension given, pendingRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems were not fixed yet and the kitchen was given more time.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed all food handler training expired 2/4/24.
Mar 4, 2024Call Back - Admin. complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 2 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed glass door reach in cooler: butter (50F - Cold Holding); yogurt (51F - Cold Holding); no shell hard boiled egg (50F - Cold Holding). Filled midway into breakfast shift less than four hours ago per person in charge. Person in charge removed items from small glass door refrigerator and placed in kitchen reach in cooler.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed all food handler training expired 2/4/24.
Feb 29, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 12 recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority8 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed utensils sitting in soapy water mixed with sink and surface sanitizer. Person in charge dumped sink and remade sanitizer without soap. Unable to test sink and surface sanitizer as establishment has no test strips.
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. Unable to test sink and surface sanitizer as establishment has no test strips.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed glass door reach in cooler: butter (50F - Cold Holding); yogurt (51F - Cold Holding); no shell hard boiled egg (50F - Cold Holding). Filled midway into breakfast shift less than four hours ago per person in charge. Person in charge removed items from small glass door refrigerator and placed in kitchen reach in cooler.
Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. Observed kitchen employee unable to set up triple sink properly. Maintenance staff showed kitchen employee how to set up triple sink.
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. Provided written procedures and discussed with person in charge.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no chemical test kit for smart power sink and surface.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels in kitchen for hand washing station. Front desk had maintenance add paper towels.
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. Provided employee reporting agreement and discussed with person in charge.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no written procedures for items on time control at front counter. Person in charge has paper with written time stamps to show they are doing time control. Provided new blank written procedures for them to fill out.
Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed all food handler training expired 2/4/24.
Whole fruit displayed for self-service not wrapped and no utensils provided. Observed whole apples on self service front counter not wrapped.
Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed triple sin unable to hold water. Maintenance brought drain stoppers. Person in charge set up triple sink.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Observed wet mop bunched up in mop bucket.
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.