O'STEENS RESTAURANT

Name: O'STEENS RESTAURANT
Address: 205 ANASTASIA BLVD, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL, 32080, US
Rating: 52.7

205 ANASTASIA BLVD, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32080

License #6500062

🦞 Seafood ℹ️

52.7 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

June 25, 2026 · 10 findings · 5 critical

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O'STEENS RESTAURANT in SAINT AUGUSTINE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 52.7 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 8 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on June 25, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 53 total violations — 19 critical, 14 major, 20 minor.

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November 14, 2024

The latest inspection on June 25, 2026 shows 10 observation rows: 5 critical, 2 major, and 3 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. Observed one dead roach on floor under counter where bag in box storage is located. Person in charge discarded.
[21-05-5] Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth in direct contact with bread in warmer in kitchen. Person in charge added barrier during inspection.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda plates at server area with mold like substance buildup. Also, gaskets of lowboy breaded reach in cooler with mold like substance accumulation. Also, can opener exterior with debris accumulated. Person in charge pulled to clean.
[01B-01-4] Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed one can of fruit salad with dent along seam in walk in cooler.
[12A-29-4] Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee pick up shrimp shell from floor with gloved hands, then continued working with food without hand wash. Spoke to employee who removed gloves and washed hands.
[08A-20-5] Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In double door reach in freezer uncooked chicken tenders in open packaged stored over uncovered container of raw shrimp. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
[29-37-4] Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose at sink near breading room pass through lower than flood plain, no vacuum breaker on hose. Person in charge raised.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Beans baked in walk in cooler made yesterday stored above cooling hot items at 44F. Person in charge states cooling items have been in unit for short period of time. Moved beans to other location in walk in cooler.
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds salad, dressings, shrimp, on time, not indicated on time paper work. Person in charge updated during inspection.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottles with spic and span, chemicals per person in charge in breading room, at sink in kitchen unlabeled. Person in charge labeled appropriately.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[21-05-5] Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed cloth in direct contact with biscuits.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bags stored on shelf with food products. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
[29-27-4] No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Establishment has no mop sink. Is currently utilizing drain outside back of establishment by walk in coolers per person in charge.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored on shelf above food products in kitchen. Person in charge removed.
[12A-28-4] Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wipe hands on soiled apron/ towel on waistband, then handle clean plates to plate food. Also, observed dishwasher handle dirty dishes, then clean dishes without hand wash. Person in charge spoke to employee.
[01A-05-4] Food/ice received from unapproved source/no invoice provided to verify source. See Stop Sale. Pies sold at establishment purchased from Puddin and Pie. Person in charge provided hand written invoice. Unable to provide license for establishment, not on DACS search.
[14-86-1] Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed non food grade paper towels in direct contact with fried products.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw beef patties stored over ready to eat sauces. Also, in reach in freezer, raw bacon no longer commercially packaged stored over fries. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
[29-37-4] Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Observed several hoses lower than flood plain in several sinks in kitchen.
[01B-04-5] Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Pies sold at establishment purchased from Puddin and Pie. Person in charge provided hand written invoice. Unable to provide license for establishment, not on DACS search.
[03G-42-2] Establishment using food additives or adding components such as vinegar as a method of food preservation or to make the food not time/temperature control for safety without an approved Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment is adding vinegar to canned beets to extend the shelf life beyond 7 days. Beets dated 8/31 observed during inspection.
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds shrimp, scallops breaded on line and in back breading room on time, and hush puppy mix on time on line. Unable to provide time paperwork. Provided to operator during inspection.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottles with bleach, spic and span unlabeled. Person in charge labeled appropriately.