Cucina Giovanni
Last inspected: Nov 14, 2025
100
Score
Public records show eight inspections at Cucina Giovanni stretching back to 2022. The most recent report on file is from Nov 14, 2025. When a facility lands in the low risk tier, it usually means nothing alarming showed up at the most recent visit.
Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around one violation compared to roughly eight violations earlier on.
The pattern that stands out is “food-contact surface soiled with food debris”, which has been cited three times.
The city-wide average for St. Augustine sits at 81, putting Cucina Giovanni on the better side of that line. The file should reassure diners considering a visit.
8
Inspections
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Major latest
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Inspection History
Nov 14, 2025
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Mar 31, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Mar 28, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
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High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 3 live roaches behind pizza oven on cook line along corner of wall. 1 live roach on underside of shelf over pizza make cooler across from pizza oven. 2 live roaches on cove molding on wall by reach in coolers on cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-26: Approximately 2 live roaches behind wine cabinet at front counter. Approximately 7 live roaches behind pizza oven and stove top unit on cook line in and around piping behind cook line. 1 live roach under standing reach in cooler in prep area leading to office. Operator began to kill and clean up roaches during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-27: 1 live roach in wall outlet by behind front service counter. 1 live roach on wall behind stove tops on cook line. Approximately 8 live roaches inside wall outlet behind stove tops on cook line. Employees killed and cleaned up all live roaches during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-28: 1 live roach behind reach in cooler under front counter. 1 live roach on cove molding on wall by stove tops on cook line in kitchen. 2 live roaches on wall at far end of bar area near front counter. Operator began to kill and clean up roaches during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-28: No live roaches observed in establishment. **Time Extended**
35A-05-4
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects found Approximately 12 live flying insects around drains and pipes in ware washing area. Approximately 3 live flying insects around small black reach in cooler behind make line in kitchen. Approximately 10 live flying insects around rack with canned foods in small storage area by ware washing area. Approximately 24 live flying insects around drain and soda lines at end of bar. Approximately 3 live flying insects under hand wash station at bar area. Approximately 4 live flying insects around dump sink and hand wash station between bar and kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-26: 1 flying insect around wine cabinet at front counter. 2 flying insects around pipes under sink at ware washing area. 6 flying insects around pipes under sinks and around soda lines at bar area. 2 flying insects under hand sink/dump sink in area between bar and kitchen. Operator began to kill and clean up insects during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-27: Approximately 3 live flying insects under front counter near pizza oven. Approximately 3 live flying insects around drains and soda lines at bar area. Approximately 2 live flying insects around mop sink in back of kitchen. Approximately 2 live flying insects around pipes under ware washing area. Employees began to kill and clean up flying insects during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-28: 1 live flying insect around mop sink. 1 live flying insect around hand wash station next to dish machine. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-28: 1 live flying insect at end of bar around bag in box soda rack. Approximately 2 live flying insects in back storage area behind kitchen. 1 live flying insect around dry food storage area by ware washing area in kitchen. Operator began to kill and clean up flying insects during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-02-7
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches under racks by pizza oven near front counter. Approximately 12 dead roaches under reach in coolers on cook line and make line. Approximately 12 dead roaches under triple sink in ware washing area. 1 dead roach under soda machine in kitchen in server station. 2 dead roaches by small black reach in cooler in kitchen behind make line. 2 dead roaches at bar area. 1 dead roach under reach in cooler in back storage area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-26: Approximately 10 dead roaches behind wine cabinet at front counter. Approximately 4 dead roaches along wall behind stove top unit on cook line. 1 dead roach under standing reach in cooler in prep area leading to office. Operator began to clean up dead roaches during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-27: Approximately 12 dead roaches behind equipment and inside back of coolers on cook line. Approximately 3 dead roaches behind reach in coolers at bar area. Employees began to clean up all dead roaches during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-28: 2 dead roaches behind equipment on cook line. 2 dead roaches under pizza oven by front counter. 1 dead roach at end of bar. 1 dead roach under reach in cooler on make line in kitchen. Operator began to clean up dead roaches during inspection. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2025-03-28: No dead roaches observed in establishment. **Time Extended**
35A-03-4
70
Oct 21, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
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High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. In bar area, two flying insects next to sink drain. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at flip top cooler on make line has mold-like substance. Can opener blade at end of prep table by back door is soiled with old food debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash station at end of make line blocked by portable AC unit.
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle hanging on hand wash station at end of make line is not labeled. Manager added label. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. One slate of hood filter is missing.
14-42-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In stored container of brown sugar under prep table leading to back door, scooper handle in direct contact with product. Handle lifted out of product. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. In single service storage room by bar area, case of napkins on ground.
25-05-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table where pizza station is located. Manager removed drink from area. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Above flip top cooler at make line, employee phone and car keys. Both removed by employee. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
50
Apr 1, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
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Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
86
Oct 4, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Food prepared with soiled equipment/utensil. Observed employee in the prep area using cutting board with heavy accumulation of black food residue staining for raw chicken. Operator provided employee different cutting board. **Corrective Action Taken**
08B-28-4
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 employee handling ready to eat bread for meatball sub with barehands, bread not being heated as sole ingredient.
09-01-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards with food residue staining build up. Can opener on prep table has old food debris on the blade. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chemical test kit available to test chlorine dish machine.
16-37-1
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cups used as a scoop in the waitstation reach in cooler for cheese and on shelf over cooler for croutons.
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling air vents through kitchen have build up of dust on vent and surrounding tiles.
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on shelf over pizza make table. Employee relocated the beverage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the pizza station flip top reach in cooler, employee food stored on shelf over food to be served to customers. Employee voluntarily discarded the employee food. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Jug of fryer oil stored on floor inbetween the cook line and bar area.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Pizza paddle stored on top of pizza oven, operator placed pizza paddle on removable metal tray. **Corrected On-Site**
10-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of food debris in the cook line reach in cooler drawer gaskets. Build up of food debris on the side of the grill by the fryers.
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Container of single service portion cups stored on the floor in the storage room. Flattened pizza boxes stored on the floor of the hallway of the bar side.
25-05-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored to the side of the prep table closest to the can opener. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
39
Apr 3, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Two spray cans of raid pesticide in the back storage hallway closest to the office. Operator removed the pesticide containers. **Corrected On-Site**
41-05-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies observed in the closed bar area.
35A-02-6
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. At time of inspection establishment uses time as public health control between 11am-3pm for pizza by the slice with no written plan. Inspector provided time as public health control written plan. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-10-5
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 open container of milk from Friday with no date mark. Operator placed date mark on the open container. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
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. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line closest to the walk in cooler build up of food debris on the door gaskets. Standup reach in cooler has food debris at the base of the cooler. Cutting board on the main cook line and in the three compartment sink has food residue staining. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of grease on the floor on the back side of the main kitchen line. Floor in the bar area has build up of debris between and under equipment. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Flip top reach in cooler on the main cook line closest to the pizza make line has build up of ice on the inside of the cooler by the compressor.
14-11-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on the clean prep table next to the slicer.
21-12-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler uncovered sauces and soups. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On the main cook line, employee beverage stored on shelf over flip top reach in cooler. Operator relocated the employee beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance in the bulk ice bin at the corners of the deflector plate.
22-20-5
37
Dec 20, 2022
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. Dry storage area not reflected in existing plans. Per owner , was submitted. Unable to view or confirm . **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-12-20: At time of follow up inspection no plans available. **Time Extended**
51-16-7
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Lasagna made few days ago not date marked. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-12-20: In the walk in cooler, cooked meatballs and chicken wings from Saturday and Sunday with no product date marking. **Admin Complaint**
02C-02-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. Uncovered foods in chest freezer. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-12-20: In the walk in cooler, uncovered bulk containers of sauces. **Admin Complaint**
08B-12-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Missing cove molding around numerous areas. Note . Owner replacing old with new tiles. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-12-20: At time of inspection some cove molding still missing between bar and kitchen area. **Time Extended**
36-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dusty ceiling tiles in kitchen above prep area. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-12-20: Ceiling tiles have accumulation of dust. **Time Extended**
36-34-5
70
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Cucina Giovanni last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Cucina Giovanni on file is from Nov 14, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Cucina Giovanni?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Cucina Giovanni.
How does Cucina Giovanni compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
Cucina Giovanni most recently scored 100 out of 100, which is higher than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has Cucina Giovanni's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Cucina Giovanni have averaged around one violation per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Cucina Giovanni means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Cucina Giovanni inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Cucina Giovanni is inspected around three times per year on average.
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