The Surf Restaurant Bar Grill & Motel

3199 S Fletcher Ave, Amelia Island, FL 32034
Last inspected: Aug 6, 2025
30
Score
High Risk

The Surf Restaurant Bar Grill & Motel is a restaurant located at 3199 S Fletcher Ave, Amelia Island, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

8
Inspections
5
Critical latest
2
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Aug 6, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
30
Oct 24, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 10, 2024
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Mar 11, 2024
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
55
Nov 27, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations.
82
Feb 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Feb 9, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 minor violations.
78
Sep 21, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
70
Violations — Aug 6, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee radio on prep table
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor behind cooking equipment's on cook line **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Tongs handle stored touching hush puppies in reach in cooler. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer gasket soiled Exterior of fryer with grease build up
23-03-4
Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hand wash sink in kitchen leaking at faucet **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Prep raw chicken stored over Gatorade drink in walk in cooler. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-11-5
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. 2 pans of homemade queso sauce with prep date 7-30-25 stored in walk in cooler. Verified correct prep date with manager. Stop sale issued. Manager discarded **Warning**
02C-01-5
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. 2 pans of homemade queso sauce with prep date 7-30-25 stored in walk in cooler. Verified correct prep date with manager. Stop sale issued. Manager discarded **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Operator ROP fish in-house and stored walk in cooler. Fish was placed from walk in freezer to thaw with prep date 8-1-25 and has no prep time. Fish is now completely thawed. Stop sale issued for 5 pieces of raw ROP fish. Provided operator with ROP handout **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing back flow preventer at spigot on wall on cook line. Missing back flow preventer on exterior wall outside near manager office **Warning**
29-34-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator has no chemical test strips **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1
Intermediate - Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator ROP fish in-house and stored in walk in cooler. Fish was placed from walk in freezer to thaw with prep date 8-1-25 and has no prep time. Fish is now completely thawed. Stop sale issued for 5 pieces of raw ROP fish. Provided operator with ROP handout **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03G-50-1
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)