St. Augustine, St. Johns County

OLD POWDER HOUSE

38 CORDOVA ST, St. Augustine, FL 32084

FoodSeating
Latest violations
4
2 High Priority
Feb 17, 2026
City
St. Augustine
County
St. Johns
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
7

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.

Feb 17, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 2Total: 4

22-42-4

Detail 24373572

High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. In three compartment sink there is vinegar as sanitizer. Person in charge emptied and re-made sanitizer with bleach. Sanitizer tests at 75ppm. Corrected On-Site

08B-02-4

Detail 24373574

High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Displayed yogurt, chocolate chips and cut fruit are open to the public and do not have hinged lids or any guards over them.

35B-01-4

Detail 24373573

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door is open. Person in charge closed. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 24373575

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Crumbs where muffin pans are stored.

Oct 29, 2025

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 3Total: 3

12A-18-4

Detail 24156788

High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/towel after washing. Observed operator wash hands and dry hands off on hand towel hanging off oven handles. The hand towel is not apart of a system that can renew the towel once it's soiled. Discussed with person in charge

09-01-4

Detail 24156789

High Priority - 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 operator barehand contact salad fixings while preparing salads. Operator washed hands and then used hand sanitizer prior to preparing salads. Discussed and emailed AOP to operator.

50-17-3

Detail 24156790

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing and serving food to customers with an expired license. License expired 6/1/25 Admin Complaint

Apr 1, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 1Total: 1

22-08-4

Detail 23676756

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

Oct 28, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

53B-13-5

Detail 23315112

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed one food employee missing proof of training. Person in charge stated they will conduct training today.

Oct 25, 2023

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 1Total: 1

50-17-3

Detail 22394498

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/23. Admin Complaint

Nov 2, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jul 16, 2021

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

08A-05-6

Detail 20346873

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over bread. Person in charge moved to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 20346872

Basic - Food stored on floor.