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MCDONALD'S 12869

100 PONTE VEDRA POINTE BLVD, Ponte Vedra Beach FL 32082 · 904.923.9387

Last inspected Jan 6, 2026 · 3 visits since January 2024

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats38
Risk levelRisk Level 1
LicenceSEA6501275
Grade history
JAN 24
SEP 24
JAN 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

3 inspections trending down, 18 points off where it started.

Worst finding on record
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. Employee touching fries while filling individual packages with bare hands with long fake nails.
High priority/09-01-4
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Disciplinary actions

1 case · $400

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
5--2021059001Dec 21, 2021Feb 16, 2022$400

Inspection history

3 visits, newest first

Jan 6, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
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 on cook line scratching hair with bare hands then filling up French fry packages without washing hands between tasks.
High priority/12A-25-4/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
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. Employee touching fries while filling individual packages with bare hands with long fake nails.
High priority/09-01-4
Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. 2 employees filling up packages of French fries with bare hands with artificial nails. Employees put on gloves.
Intermediate/13-06-4
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee handle French fries and clean equipment on cook line wearing smart watches and non plain rings.
Basic/13-07-4
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of water and food debris behind equipment along walls by back door to kitchen.
Basic/36-73-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of soda machine at drink station in lobby area, around nozzles, employee began to clean during inspection.
Basic/23-03-4/Corrective Action Taken
Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Lids for to go drinks at drink station stored with food contact surface facing customers, lids inverted.
Basic/25-09-4/Corrected On-Site
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Sep 3, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority3 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
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 working at flat top grill touched ponytail with bare hand then continued to handle clean utensils and equipment without washing hands.
High priority/12A-25-4/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual butters (66F - Cold Holding); individual creamers (68F - Cold Holding) in cold pans across from register at front counter, per manager both items have been sitting out for approximately 3 hours, all items moved to reach in cooler.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around ice chute at drink station in lobby, employee corrected during inspection.
Intermediate/22-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. At hand wash station by large ice machine in kitchen.
Intermediate/31B-05-4/Repeat Violation
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand wash station by large ice machine in kitchen.
Intermediate/31B-06-4/Repeat Violation
Self-closing metering faucet does not provide water for at least 15 seconds. Auto faucet in stall in men's bathroom does not work at all.
Basic/27-14-4
Jan 17, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. 1 employee came from dining room and entered kitchen, put on gloves and began to cook hamburgers without washing hands before engaging in food handling.
High priority/12A-16-4
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station behind make line in kitchen, employee corrected during inspection.
Intermediate/31B-02-4/Corrected On-Site
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand wash station in kitchen behind make line in kitchen. Employee corrected during inspection.
Intermediate/31B-06-4/Corrected On-Site
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash station next to front counter.
Basic/31B-04-4
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of slushy machine across from front counter around nozzles, employee corrected during inspection.
Basic/23-03-4/Corrected On-Site
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In bottom of reach in cooler at drink station near drive through area, employee began to clean during inspection.
Basic/29-49-6/Corrective Action Taken

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.