WHITE ROOM
1 KING ST UNIT 209, Saint Augustine FL 32084 · 904.824.9056
Last inspected May 20, 2026 · 6 visits since January 2024
5 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/23
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on black hose at dish machine.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Turkey, bruschetta, 1/2&1/2 not dated. Person in charge dated.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef over cooked chicken. Person in charge moved beef to bottom shelf.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib missing on house next to dish machine.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Middle chest freezer has ice buildup inside.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cheese cooler has mold gaskets.
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed cut tomatoes in reach in cooler missing date mark. Person in charge placed date mark from Sunday.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed non food contact side of mixer soiled with grease and food debris.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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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. Observed cook bare hand contacting hard boiled no shell eggs. Discussed with person in charge. Cook washed hands and placed gloves on.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Observed cut tomatoes mixture dated 1/23 in reach in cooler. Person in charge disposed of food.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed three spray bottles filled with clear liquid missing labels.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed lobster tails thawing on prep table. Person in charge moved them to reach in cooler.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed 1 7lb can of cranberry sauce dented on side and seam. Observed 4 7lb cans of baked beans with rust on bottom/top lids and seams.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed water on floor under first floor ice machine.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed opened employee drinks in reach in coolers in kitchen.
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 1 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/23
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.