PESCA VILANO ROOFTOP
117 VILANO RD, Saint Augustine FL 32084 · 904-540-7178
Last inspected Apr 30, 2026 · 9 visits since October 2023
5 inspections within 28 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/2024. Person in charge renewed during inspection.
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Inspection history
9 visits, newest first
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 2 recorded, 1 high priority.
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooler#1; Fish dip, mango butter, smashed avocado, mango salsa 65-66F; ( - Cold Holding) Drawers; meatballs 51F, prime rib kits 45F; ( - Cold Holding) Tall; chicken 50F. Per person in charge it's taking staff to long to go from downstairs kitchen on a cart to upstairs kitchen. Everything is pulled daily and run upstairs.
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Missing in upstairs tall cooler where oysters are held.
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine above clean dishes. Person in charge moved medicine.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw/undercooked shrimp over bread. Person in charge moved shrimp to bottom.
Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose is below rim.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Fish dip not dip. Cream not dated. Person in charge dated 2 days ago.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Black mold like substance in top of ice machine.
In-use knife/knives/spatula stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Spatula in between wall and spray hose. Person in charge removed.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed two flip-top cooler gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Observed some tags in December envelope missing date marks.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed 2 reduced oxygen packaged sword fish and 6 reduced oxygen packaged mahi not removed from their reduced oxygen packaging before being fully thawed.
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/2024. Person in charge renewed during inspection.
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed Triple Sink (Quaternary less than 100ppm). Person in charge added more tablets and retested at 200ppm.
Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed 3 packages of reduced oxygen packaged tuna with labels indicating to remove before thawing in the large door reach in cooler not removed from their reduced oxygen environment before being completely thawed.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed plastic food containers stack on drying rack with visible moisture.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed multiple containers of water ranging from 72-80F filled with utensils on cook line. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge dumped all water.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 1 recorded.
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Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed caribbean bowl with poke tuna and spicy tuna taco not identified as raw.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.