St. Augustine, St. Johns County

HARBOR VIEW CAFE

16 AVENIDA MENENDEZ #A, St. Augustine, FL 320843601

FoodSeating
Latest violations
0
No violations
May 11, 2026
City
St. Augustine
County
St. Johns
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
16

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 11, 2026

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Mar 11, 2026

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 7

01B-02-5

Detail 24430929

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Sitting on counter; Butter 74F; ( - Cold Holding)

03A-02-5

Detail 24430934

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting on counter; Butter 74F; ( - Cold Holding)

53B-01-5

Detail 24430933

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Establishment does not have proof of training. Repeat Violation Warning

02C-02-5

Detail 24430932

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Hollandaise, sausage, tomatoes, cheese not date. Person in charge dated all items. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 24430930

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse hanging on oranges. Person in charge moved purse. Corrected On-Site

22-08-4

Detail 24430935

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave is soiled. Oven is soiled. Repeat Violation

22-16-4

Detail 24430931

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelves under sink are soiled.

Sep 19, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Sep 17, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 6

08A-05-6

Detail 24044476

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed cold smoked salmon above hard boiled eggs in refrigerator. Person in charge moved cold smoked salmon below ready to eat food. Corrected On-Site

53B-05-5

Detail 24044471

Intermediate - 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 certification expired 3/2025. And 4/2025. Warning

36-32-5

Detail 24044475

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tiles near ice machine showing signs of water damage. Repeat Violation

36-17-5

Detail 24044472

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed missing floor tiles in front of ice machine. Repeat Violation

22-08-4

Detail 24044473

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of microwave soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 24044474

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler soiled with black/green mold like substance and food debris. Repeat Violation

Apr 10, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 7

22-02-4

Detail 23699024

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed Nescafé machine nozzle soiled with food debris

36-32-5

Detail 23699022

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed hole in ceiling in men's restroom. Operator has let landlord know about issue and has maintain work orders for repairs. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

35A-03-4

Detail 23699021

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on floor near flip-top cooler. Person in charge clean and removed from premises. Corrected On-Site

36-17-5

Detail 23699025

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles cracked near ice machine. Repeat Violation

22-08-4

Detail 23699023

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of oven soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

31B-04-4

Detail 23699027

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed no hand washing station in men's restroom. Person in charge posted paper copy Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 23699026

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation

Nov 25, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Nov 19, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

53A-02-7

Detail 23369958

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Observed three expired certified food manager certifications with no others available. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-19: Operator has scheduled test 11/25/24 at their establishment per their 11/5/24 email. Operator needs more time to take test and get results. Time Extended

Sep 17, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 1Basic: 5Total: 6

53A-02-7

Detail 23156566

Intermediate - Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification and no other certified food service manager employed at this location. Observed three expired certified food manager certifications with no others available. Warning

36-32-5

Detail 23156567

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling showing signs of water damage above cook line.

08B-49-4

Detail 23156563

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed personal food above establishment food in reach in cooler. Person in charge disposed of personal food. Corrected On-Site

36-17-5

Detail 23156568

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed multiple tiles on floor by floor drains cracked. Repeat Violation

22-08-4

Detail 23156564

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed interior of microwave soiled with food debris.

23-03-4

Detail 23156565

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.observed both flip-top cooler gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation

Jan 22, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 4Total: 4

14-01-5

Detail 22580827

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed large metal bowl in ice machine. Person in charge uses bowl to scoop ice into front counter ice bin. Discussed with person in charge.

14-71-4

Detail 22580824

Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Observed tape used to repair door of microwave above triple sink.

36-17-5

Detail 22580825

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Observed floor tiles cracked in front of oven. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 22580826

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler top reach in cooler and refrigerator soiled with black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation

Sep 27, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 5

12A-27-4

Detail 22320012

High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed cook crack raw shell eggs on griddle and proceeded to open reach in freezer and grab sausage links without glove change or hand wash. Discussed with employee and they changed gloves washed hands. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 22320015

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on flip-top cooler soiled with food stains.

36-17-5

Detail 22320011

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles missing in center of kitchen. Debris collecting in void where tiles were. Water waste line for reach in cooler drains near void and can be kicked out of floor drain and fill void with water. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 22320014

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed cook line flip-top cooler and reach in cooler gaskets soiled with food and black/green mold like substance. Repeat Violation

29-17-4

Detail 22320013

Basic - Waste line missing at soda gun holster. Soda gun holster missing for soda gun at front counter. Person in charge explained they had a hard time attaching holster to concrete counter top. Handy man was contracted to install and is in the process. Waste line drain has been installed for future holster. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Mar 27, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 3Basic: 6Total: 10

22-43-4

Detail 21886748

High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple sink tested at 100ppm quat. Manufacture recommendations state 200ppm for product establishment is using. Establishment is using Quat-Tabs. Person in charge had employee remake triple sink and retest at 200 ppm quat. Corrected On-Site

11-27-4

Detail 21886744

Intermediate - 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 paper written procedures and discussed with person in charge. Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 21886743

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Flip-top cooler Cutting board stained with food debris.

31A-11-4

Detail 21886741

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing station sink near ware washing used to dump ice. Discussed with person in charge.

14-71-4

Detail 21886749

Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. 1) Duct tape used to repair refrigerator handle. 2) duct tape used to repair microwave handle.

36-17-5

Detail 21886745

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles missing in center of kitchen. Debris collecting in void where tiles were. Repeat Violation

22-08-4

Detail 21886746

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 21886750

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) Reach in cooler and flip-top cooler gaskets soiled with food debris. 2) ice machine filters soiled with dust. Repeat Violation

36-50-4

Detail 21886742

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. AC above flip-top cooler soiled with dust.

29-17-4

Detail 21886747

Basic - Waste and holster line missing at soda gun. Soda gun at front counter missing holster and waste line. Repeat Violation

Aug 18, 2022

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Basic: 10Total: 12

50-17-2

Detail 21287361

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/2022. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge could not get into contact with operator at time of inspection. Admin Complaint

03A-02-5

Detail 21287364

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) American sliced cheese (49F - Cold Holding). Left above fill line in flip-top cooler. Discussed with person in charge. Showed person in charge fill line. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

23-24-4

Detail 21287365

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. 1) large refrigerator handle soiled with food debris.

14-11-5

Detail 21287367

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. 1) Ice machine in kitchen has torn gasket.

36-73-4

Detail 21287368

Basic - Floor and Wall soiled/has accumulation of debris. Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. 1) wall behind cooking griddle soiled with grease and food debris. 2) floor through out kitchen soiled with food debris. Floor inside cracked tile has build up of debris. 3) TV near entrance of kitchen and router above refrigerator soiled with dust.

36-08-4

Detail 21287363

Basic - Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. 1) Side entrance to kitchen missing cove molding. Exposed sheet rock and concrete.

36-17-5

Detail 21287359

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. 1) floor tiles in kitchen cracked and lifting up from floor. Water draining in between cracks.

14-34-4

Detail 21287358

Basic - Interior of ice machine/bin with rust that has pitted the surface 1) Large ice machine in kitchen has rust inside bin.

22-08-4

Detail 21287360

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. 1) Microwave in kitchen soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 21287362

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. 1) Gaskets on flip-top cooler and reach in cooler soiled with food debris n 2) Gaskets on large door refrigerator soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation

29-08-4

Detail 21287366

Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. 1) Front counter cooler drain line draining into pipe in the floor that's backed up. Water is draining into tile cracks.

29-17-4

Detail 21287369

Basic - Waste line and soda gun holster missing at front counter. Soda Gun is sitting on boxes.

Mar 22, 2022

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

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

03A-02-5

Detail 20946510

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Left on prep line for 1 hour per chef. Chef placed in reach in cooler, cubbed cut tomatoes (67F - Cold Holding); in ice bath for 2 hrs near stove, chef added more ice French toast egg wash (60F - Cold Holding) Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

03F-02-5

Detail 20946505

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time marking on food items at omelet prep station. Chef time marked food items during inspection. Corrected On-Site

03F-10-5

Detail 20946507

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator missed placed written plan. Operator and employees on had given verbal plan instructions during inspection. Provided operator with new paper work to fill out onsite. Corrected On-Site

22-20-5

Detail 20946509

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine in kitchen has black/green mold like substance.

12B-07-4

Detail 20946508

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored with clean food pans on shelf next to triple sink, employee beverage on shelf with condiments

22-08-4

Detail 20946506

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Food debris in microwave

23-03-4

Detail 20946504

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Ice machine gaskets have build up of black/green mold like substance.

Aug 3, 2021

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 2, 2021

Routine - Food

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Total: 2

01B-02-5

Detail 20391593

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Make; tomatoes, Hollandaise, cut melon 51°, ham, turkey, shrimp, bacon 47°; ( - Cold Holding) - From follow-up inspection 2021-08-02: Stop sale issued for; Make 1: potatoes 46° Make 2; ham, turkey, cheeses, bacon, burger, cut melon, shrimp 48°. Admin Complaint

03A-02-5

Detail 20391592

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make; tomatoes, Hollandaise, cut melon 51°, ham, turkey, shrimp, bacon 47°; ( - Cold Holding) - From follow-up inspection 2021-08-02: Make 1: potatoes 46° Make 2; ham, turkey, cheeses, bacon, burger, cut melon, shrimp 48° Admin Complaint

Jul 29, 2021

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Total: 4

01B-02-5

Detail 20384993

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Make; tomatoes, Hollandaise, cut melon 51°, ham, turkey, shrimp, bacon 47°; ( - Cold Holding)

03A-02-5

Detail 20384995

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Make; tomatoes, Hollandaise, cut melon 51°, ham, turkey, shrimp, bacon 47°; ( - Cold Holding)

02C-03-5

Detail 20384996

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Ham, turkey, hash browns not dated.

22-31-4

Detail 20384994

Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Inside ice machine.