SAINT JOHNS, St. Johns County

RITA'S ITALIAN ICE

255 RIVERTOWN SHOPS DR STE #108, SAINT JOHNS, FL 32259

FoodSeating

Latest violations

No violations

Jun 23, 2025

City

SAINT JOHNS

County

St. Johns

Status

Closed

Inspections

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 23, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Apr 21, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

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

41-10-4

Detail 23720555

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of bleach on top of reach in freezer in middle of prep area, bottle moved. Corrected On-Site

16-37-1

Detail 23720558

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

31B-02-4

Detail 23720554

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In men's bathroom.

53B-02-5

Detail 23720553

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. The only employee on site states they have been working at establishment for 2 and a half years and does not have proof of their or anyone else's food handler training. Warning

02C-02-5

Detail 23720556

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Container of ice cream mix in reach in cooler, per employee container was made no more then a few days ago. Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 23720552

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Interior and exterior of prep sink in middle of prep area.

29-49-6

Detail 23720557

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In stand reach in cooler in middle of prep area.

Nov 16, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

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

50-17-3

Detail 22451234

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. At time of inspection current license is expired from 06/01/2023. Operator renewed and printed license during inspection. Corrected On-Site

02C-03-5

Detail 22451232

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. Open container of milk from the previous day with no product date marking. Operator labeled the open container of milk. Corrected On-Site

16-15-4

Detail 22451233

Basic - Accumulation of debris on drainboards or equivalent. Drainboard to the prep sink with green staining of hard like water substance build up.

02D-03-4

Detail 22451235

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. In the grab and go reach in cooler at the front counter, ice cream cookie sandwiches missing location address. Operator wrote the address on the current sandwich bags. Corrected On-Site

21-44-1

Detail 22451231

Basic - Sanitizer stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution bottle stored on top portion of the flip top reach in cooler at the front counter. Operator relocated the sanitizer spray bottle. Corrected On-Site

Aug 30, 2022

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

14-01-5

Detail 21316405

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. At the front window reach in cooler, plastic cup used as a scoop in bulk container of Reese's. Operator removed the cup from the bulk container of Reese's. Corrected On-Site

08B-49-4

Detail 21316404

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. At time of inspection, employee personal food stored in reach in cooler opposite the prep sink, stored over syrups to be served to customers. Operator relocated the employee personal food. Corrected On-Site

16-46-4

Detail 21316403

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On the metal storage rack opposite the three compartment sink clean plastic containers stored on the shelf with old sticker labels still attached. Operator began removing the stickers from the clean containers. Corrective Action Taken