Sawgrass, St. Johns County

SAWGRASS BEACH CLUB

9797 SUMMER PLACE, Sawgrass, FL 32082

FoodSeating
Latest violations
3
3 Basic
May 14, 2026
City
Sawgrass
County
St. Johns
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
10

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

May 14, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

14-01-5

Detail 24576340

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl as scoop in crumbled blue cheese. Manager intervened. Corrected On-Site

10-08-5

Detail 24576339

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop touching ice in ice bin. Moved by manager. Corrected On-Site

24-17-4

Detail 24576341

Basic - Silverware/utensils dried with a towel/cloth. Cleaned pans cloth dried at Dish machine line. Manager intervened. Corrective Action Taken

Nov 25, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

31A-09-4

Detail 24213840

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Drain pan in handwash sink at the bar. Chef removed drain pan. Corrected On-Site

May 20, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

08A-02-6

Detail 23781487

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw hamburger roll over seafood. In reach in cooler. Moved by manager. Corrected On-Site

23-24-4

Detail 23781485

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.

16-46-4

Detail 23781486

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on exterior of cleaned containers.

Jan 23, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 7

01B-01-4

Detail 23496158

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 dented can of salsa Verda on rack next to walk in cooler on lower level of building.

08B-01-4

Detail 23496159

High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Tray of cookies, cut lemons, and bucket of drink ice for customer self service in dining room only covered by plastic wrap, all items moved and voluntarily discarded. Corrected On-Site

03B-01-6

Detail 23496160

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. butter (124F - Hot Holding) in warming unit in prep area of the main kitchen area, per manager butter was heated up and placed in warmer less then 1 hour prior, butter put back on stove to reheat. Corrective Action Taken

29-42-4

Detail 23496161

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. From splitter at mop sink, manager corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

53B-10-4

Detail 23496163

Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Multiple certificates missing certified food managers number.

36-73-4

Detail 23496157

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under large ice machine in kitchen.

08B-17-4

Detail 23496162

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Box of unwashed green onions stored over various bottles and packages of ready to eat food in walk in cooler downstairs, onions moved. Corrected On-Site

Jun 5, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

41-17-4

Detail 22911073

Intermediate - Spray bottle/squirt/dispenser containing toxic substance not labeled. Pump dispenser, identified as hand soap by operator, at hand wash sink at Jay's Bar not labeled. Operator labeled. Corrected On-Site

14-09-4

Detail 22911072

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board in prep area of kitchen has deep cut marks, no longer smooth, easily cleanable.

21-08-4

Detail 22911074

Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer wiping solution in kitchen tested at Oppm quaternary ammonium. Operator found chemical container empty, replaced chemical and retested at 300ppm quaternary ammonium. Corrected On-Site

Sep 6, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 3

22-02-4

Detail 22265494

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on the main prep line has old food debris above the blade. Operator relocated the can opener to the dish area to be washed. Clean cutting board on the service side of the cook line has food residue staining. Operator relocated the cutting board to the dish area to be washed. Corrective Action Taken

40-06-5

Detail 22265496

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee speaker stored on open vacuum package machine. Employee relocated the speaker. Corrected On-Site

02D-01-5

Detail 22265495

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of sugar in the prep area with no product labeling. Employee labeled the bulk container. Corrected On-Site

Feb 17, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 5Total: 5

24-05-4

Detail 21792297

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. On the main prep line, metal bowl stored in top of oven not inverted or covered for protection. Operator inverted the metal bowl. Corrected On-Site

13-04-4

Detail 21792299

Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees actively working with food with no beard guards.

14-69-4

Detail 21792301

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up on the seal of the walk in freezer door and on the floor under the compressor.

23-03-4

Detail 21792298

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior of the downstairs walk in cooler door has mold like substance on the inside of the door by the door gaskets.

16-46-4

Detail 21792300

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the storage shelf between the two kitchen lines, clean metal containers stored with old label attached. Operator removed the container to the warewashing area to be rewashed. Corrective Action Taken

Oct 24, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 5

03G-04-5

Detail 21520488

High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. See stop sale. At time of inspection one package or vacuum packaged tuna and one package of vacuum packaged salmon in the walk in cooler. Operator discarded the vacuum sealed tuna and salmon. Corrected On-Site

01B-14-4

Detail 21520487

High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. In the downstairs walk in cooler, one cracked egg on a cardboard flat in contact with two raw shell eggs, operator discarded all three eggs. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 21520486

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On the main cook line reach in cooler doors have mold like substance where the gaskets meet the cooler. Operator wiped down the reach in cooler doors. Can opener on the prep table has old food debris, operator cleaned and sanitized the can opener blade.Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 21520489

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In the bulk containers of flour and sugar, plastic portion cup used as a scoop, operator removed the plastic portion cups. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 21520490

Basic - Food stored on floor. Behind the lower level bar counter, two containers of Bloody Mary mix stored on the floor, operator relocated the Bloody Mary mix to the proper storage location. Corrected On-Site

May 20, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

24-05-4

Detail 21101060

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. On metal storage rack in between the two kitchen lines on the opposite side of the warewashing area, two clean metal colanders stored not inverted for protection, operator inverted the colanders. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Dec 9, 2021

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 4Total: 4

36-34-5

Detail 20715317

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles over triple sink have build up of mold like substance. Employee wiped clean the ceiling tiles. Corrected On-Site

24-05-4

Detail 20715318

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket at ice machine stored in front of ice bin not inverted/protected. Pans on storage rack between main cook line and dish area not stored inverted/protected. Operator relocated ice bucket to proper storage. Operator inverted all pans on storage rack.Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site

22-08-4

Detail 20715316

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Build up of food debris in microwave on main cook line. Operator cleaned out microwave. Corrected On-Site

14-47-4

Detail 20715319

Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Shelf in downstairs storage area used to store onions has build up of rust on shelves. Operator switched to a different shelf and removed rusted shelf rack. Corrected On-Site