Aqua Grill
Last inspected: Nov 4, 2025
43
Score
The Aqua Grill, located at 395 Front St, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, underwent a high-risk inspection on November 4, 2025, with a score of 43. This inspection identified two critical, two major, and seven minor violations, including issues with soiled ceiling vents, thawed reduced-oxygen packaged fish, and employee eating in a restricted area. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its eight recorded evaluations.
9
Inspections
2
Critical latest
2
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 4, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
43
May 19, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 13, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
86
May 12, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
26
Dec 5, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
8
Feb 12, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
25
Jul 12, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 12 minor violations.
23
Jan 6, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
41
Aug 1, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
37
Violations — Nov 4, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in dry storage has dust. Fan guards in walk in cooler have debris.
36-34-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. See stop sale. Six packages of completed thawed and sealed reduced oxygen packaged tuna in walk in cooler.
06-09-1
Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee half-eaten plate of food on dish rack above clean pans/inserts. Employee moved food. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-02-4
Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. No choking poster. Provided DBPR Form HR 5030-105 via email.
51-13-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Small leak under handwash sink in dishroom. Chef states part is on order.
29-08-4
Basic - Water softener salt (food) stored in a location that is not clean and dry. Salt softener stored outside on storage rack. Employee moved softener inside. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-74-1
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Wiping cloth solution in kitchen tested at 0ppm lactic acid. Chef remade solution to 272ppm lactic acid. **Corrected On-Site**
21-45-1
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Six packages of completed thawed and sealed reduced oxygen packaged tuna in walk in cooler.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Butter being held on time controls with no time marking. Per employee, butter placed out at 11:00. Butter was not discarded at 2:00. Operator discarded butter. Also, written plan incomplete on pages 2 and 3. Operator completed paperwork during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-01-5
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No paper towels or soap at kitchen handwash sink. **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee food handler training for Sumintra A expired 8/2/2025.
53B-14-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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