FIRST LOVE BREWING

Name: FIRST LOVE BREWING
Address: 22 S 8 ST #5, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL, 32034, US
Rating: 72.7

22 S 8 ST #5, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034

License #5501180

🍗 Wings/Chicken ℹ️

72.7 Grade C / 100

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Latest inspection

May 21, 2026 · 3 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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FIRST LOVE BREWING in FERNANDINA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 72.7 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 21, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 52 total violations — 13 critical, 12 major, 27 minor.

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June 19, 2025

The latest inspection on May 21, 2026 shows 3 observation rows: 1 critical, 0 major, and 2 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[06-09-1] 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. Tuna thawing in walk in cooler, discarded
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Eggs personal moved
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle store with plates, moved

Disposition: Warning Issued
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in kitchen. Soap provided.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Multiple tanks in brewing room are not secured.
[12B-01-4] Employee eating while preparing food. Multiple employee drinks stored in stand up reach in cooler in kitchen. Drinks removed.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. One cook working in fryer area.
[36-73-4] Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under equipment in kitchen. Floor in walk in cooler.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mop sink in chemical room.
[36-02-5] Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor in walk in cooler is not sealed.
[09-01-4] 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. Employee boxing up cooked pizza touching crust of pizza with bare hands.
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. On cook side of pass through window, marinara sauce, cheese and cut tomatoes not time marked. Items removed from temperature control approximately 15 minutes prior. Items time marked.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing chemical cleaner stored on top shelf above make line in kitchen next to condiments. Bottle moved and stored correctly.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Yellow cutting board on cook line is soiled. Wall dicer in kitchen is soiled.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink in kitchen used to store knife/spatula. Items removed.
[53A-05-6] No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ No certified food manager present with seven (7) employees working. Manager arrived during inspection.
[16-62-1] No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No device available.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in kitchen. Towels provided.
[53B-05-5] Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All training records for employees are expired - some employees that require training do not have certifications.
[48-01-5] No current insurance inspector boiler report or boiler certificate available for boiler. For reporting purposes only. No boiler certificate could be presented.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Glassware in bar area across from guests.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on expo counter. Drinks moved and stored correctly.
[16-16-4] Equipment and utensils not rinsed between washing and sanitizing. Rinse step is missing - employee just using spray hose to rinse and utensils are not being fully rinsed (items need to be submerged). Triple sink set up correctly.
[33-19-4] Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Shared dumpster in parking area.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of white food storage containers in kitchen.
[33-16-4] Open dumpster lid. Lid for shared dumpster in parking area. Operator states that dumpster is too far back to close lids and has let landlord know.
[36-02-5] Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor in walk in cooler.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White container of flour in kitchen. Flour labeled.
[12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee in kitchen handled broom laying on floor, touched face, and immediately handled pans of food on cook line without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands correctly.
[08A-02-6] Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer in kitchen, packaged raw beef stored over open container of mozzarella cheese. Items moved and stored correctly.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cook line in kitchen, sausage, meatballs, chicken, cut lettuce 54F. All items placed into service approximately 60 minutes prior. All items moved to reach in cooler to cool.
[03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pans of blue cheese, ranch dressing and garlic aioli in expo area. All items removed from temperature control approximately 45 minutes prior. On speed rack in kitchen, container of buttermilk not time marked. Buttermilk removed from temperature control approximately 30 minutes prior. All items time marked.
[29-42-4] Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing at the end of the splitter for mop sink faucet where black hose is attached (non chemical side).
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of reach in freezer in kitchen.

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