Pepper's Cocina Mexicana & Tequila Bar
72 Spanish St, St Augustine, FL 32084
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
- Passed 5 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 14, 2026: passed with 10 violations, 2 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- 2 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 5 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 14
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Perfect Jun 11
Licensing Inspection
No violations
- 2025
- Passed May 5
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Passed Mar 3
Routine Inspection
5 violations
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
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