ST. JAMES CAFE
117 W DUVAL ST, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202
License #2615644
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Failing Health Score
How is this score calculated? →ST. JAMES CAFE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 67.9 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 25, 2026. Across those visits, DBPR recorded 28 total findings; InspectFL has imported detailed violation rows for 24 of them so far.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on March 25, 2026 included 1 critical violation, 3 major, and 8 minor.
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Inspection History
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Inspector notes are being added across all restaurants. Some inspections may only show violation codes until notes are available.
- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [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. Manager picked spoon form floor then made coffee, explained to him and he washed hands
- [36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. By triple sink, food splatters
- [08B-17-4] Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lettuce on shelf above boiled eggs and yogurt, employee rearranged
- [41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In storage area, employee stated its cleaner
- [05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. In prep cooler
- [50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old one
- [22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Sandwich press with grease build up
- [25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Cups in plastic bag on floor in storage area, employee placed them on shelf
- [13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Manager making sandwich
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Ledge by faucet in triple sink has old food build up, exterior of lid for food under sandwich press has old food build up, gasket with blackish build up in milk cooler
- [22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. 1 door reach in cooler with old build up
- [31B-06-4] Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Manager placed dish soap since dispenser in not working
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