Nocatee, St. Johns County

BLUE WATER GRILL

400 B NOCATEE CENTER WAY, Nocatee, FL 32081

FoodNon-Seating
Latest violations
5
1 High Priority
Jun 16, 2025
City
Nocatee
County
St. Johns
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
8

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.

Jun 16, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

03A-02-5

Detail 23826720

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut lettuce (55F - Cold Holding); chicken (55F, 54F, 56F- Cold Holding); shredded cheese (56F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler under service window in kitchen, per manager lids and doors have consistently been open for several hours, all items placed in walk in freezer, all items rechecked at or below 41F. Corrected On-Site

12B-07-4

Detail 23826721

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored with to go straws on counter at beverage stand, drink moved. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 23826722

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bags of popcorn kernels at front counter, kernels moved. Box of French fries in walk in freezer. Corrective Action Taken

23-03-4

Detail 23826724

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of slushy machine at front counter. Repeat Violation

25-05-4

Detail 23826723

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes for popcorn to go containers at front counter on floor. Boxes for to go containers in outside storage shed on floor. All items moved off floor. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Aug 30, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

03C-06-5

Detail 23112870

High Priority - Comminuted meat not reaching a minimum internal temperature of 155 degrees Fahrenheit for 17 seconds or equivalent time/temperature combination as specified in cooking chart. hamburgers (136F - Cooking) hamburgers cooked to 109 on grill on cook line, per employee burgers finish cooking after placing them in steam well with bouillon temperature of hamburger stoped rising at 136F in steam well, employee added more bouillon, second temperature reached 167F. Corrected On-Site

01B-01-4

Detail 23112869

High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 1 dented can of pizza sauce in dry storage area.

16-37-1

Detail 23112868

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips

22-20-5

Detail 23112871

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of large ice machine in kitchen. Repeat Violation

13-03-4

Detail 23112872

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One employee on cook line, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 23112873

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Around nozzles of soda machines at bar area. Underside of slushy machine near nozzles at bar area,

25-06-4

Detail 23112874

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stacks of to go trays in kitchen area. Also multiple boxes of single service items on floor in outside storage shed. Also box of to go cups in floor at bar area. employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Jun 3, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 1Basic: 3Total: 7

12A-25-4

Detail 22905961

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Two employees touched their hair with bare hands then continued to handle equipment without washing hands between tasks.

50-17-3

Detail 22905962

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2024

41-10-4

Detail 22905964

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of CLR stored over and with clean equipment and pans on rack by large ice machine in kitchen, bottle removed Corrected On-Site

31B-05-4

Detail 22905959

Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. At multiple hand wash station throughout kitchen, manager corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

22-20-5

Detail 22905963

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of large ice machine in kitchen around chute.

08B-38-4

Detail 22905958

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of pickles in walk in cooler. Boxes of pretzel in walk in freezer. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 22905960

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of slushy machine at bar area, near nozzles. Repeat Violation

Sep 29, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 6

22-02-4

Detail 22328468

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Food debris build up on the can opener, operator cleaned the can opener. Build up of food debris in the reach of the pizza oven, operator has maintenance scheduled for cleaning and repair of the oven. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

31B-02-4

Detail 22328465

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink at the entrance to the kitchen from the front counter. Operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site

24-05-4

Detail 22328467

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Metal pots on top of the reach in freezer and blue ice buckets on push cart not inverted or covered for protection. Operator inverted the ice buckets. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

14-11-5

Detail 22328466

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Stand up reach in freezer missing the door handle. Build up of ice on the walk in freezer door.

08B-38-4

Detail 22328469

Basic - Food stored on floor. In the walk in cooler container of shredded cheese stored on the floor. Operator relocated the cheese. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 22328470

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler on the main cook line opposite the grill has mold like substance build up on the door gasket. Repeat Violation

May 9, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 7

22-02-4

Detail 21983140

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener at the end of the cook line has build up of old food debris. Repeat Violation

23-24-4

Detail 21983138

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Main cook line reach in cooler door handles soiled with build up of food residue.

24-05-4

Detail 21983141

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice buckets stored on cart not inverted or covered for protection.

08B-38-4

Detail 21983137

Basic - Food stored on floor. In the walk in cooler and walk in freezer multiple packages of food stored on the floor. Operator began to relocate the packages of food. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 21983139

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Build up of ice on the seal of the walk in freezer door.

23-03-4

Detail 21983143

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach in cooler door gaskets have mold like substance build up.

22-16-4

Detail 21983142

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of the flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line has old food debris at the base of the cooler.

Mar 20, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

08A-17-6

Detail 21869385

High Priority - 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. In the reach in freezer, open bag of frozen raw chicken tenders over box of raw beef. Operator relocated the chicken tenders to the bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

02C-03-5

Detail 21869388

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. In the walk in cooler, two containers of queso cheese from Saturday stored with no product date marking.

22-02-4

Detail 21869387

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on the end of the cook line has food debris on the blade. Soda gun at the front counter has build up of syrup residue on the nozzle.

08B-38-4

Detail 21869386

Basic - Food stored on floor. In the walk in cooler, box of romaine lettuce stored on the floor. Operator relocated the product from the floor. Corrected On-Site

May 18, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 2Total: 2

22-20-5

Detail 21095378

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Soiled deflector plate to interior of ice machine located : kitchen.

36-36-4

Detail 21095379

Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Missing ceiling tile by entrance. Per Person In Charge Work in progress.

Jan 18, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 6Total: 6

50-09-4

Detail 20791568

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. At time of inspection expired license from 2021 displayed. Operator posted current license. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 20791570

Basic - Food stored on floor. In dry storage room by walk in cooler, sandwiches rolls stored on floor. Operator relocated to proper storage. In walk in cooler packages of bread stored on floor, operator relocated to proper storage. Corrected On-Site

10-14-5

Detail 20791565

Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored on floor between uses. At ice bin by service counter, ice buckets stored on floor. Operator relocated to proper storage. Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 20791566

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At front bar area hand wash sink missing signage. Operator posted a sign. Corrected On-Site

33-16-4

Detail 20791569

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

29-49-6

Detail 20791567

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in cooler under grill in main kitchen area, standing water inside cooler. Operator wiped out the cooler. Corrected On-Site