Sunset Grille

421 A1a Beach Blvd, Saint Augustine, FL 32080

Passed · Jun 8, 2026 Directions
65
Poor BiteKarma score 65 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Jun 8, 2026: passed with 11 violations, 1 critical.
  • Passed 5 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 5 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
  • #43 in Saint Augustine's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 8 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 8

    Routine Inspection

    11 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Dec 4

    Routine Inspection

    11 violations
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
  5. Passed Jun 27

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Passed Jun 25

    Routine Inspection

    9 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Sunset Grille, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 92 Island Donuts & Bagels 250 ft
  2. 96 Antonio's New York Style Pizza on the Beach 450 ft
  3. 91 Mayday Ice Cream 500 ft
  4. 76 Castillo Resort Hotel 0.3 mi
  5. 98 Best Western St Augustine Beach Inn 0.3 mi