NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BAR
24 AVENIDA MENENDEZ, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32084 · Permanent Food Service
Inspection summary
NERO’S CAFE/TINI MARTINI BAR has been inspected once by Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, on July 30, 2026. The most recent inspection, on July 30, 2026, recorded 14 infractions.
In the past 12 months there was 1 inspection with 14 infractions recorded. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Cleaning and sanitizing, Food temperature control and Food source, labelling and allergens.
What these findings mean
Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.
Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk
Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.
Recorded 3 times on July 30, 2026. For example:
Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
Food temperature controlHigher risk
Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.
Recorded 2 times on July 30, 2026. For example:
Time and Temperature Control – potentially hazardous/time/temperature control for safety foods (PH/TCS)
Food source, labelling and allergensHigher risk
Food must come from approved suppliers, stay in labelled containers and be thrown out when it is spoiled or damaged, such as dented or swollen cans. Labelling matters for allergies: an unlabelled container can hide an allergen.
Recorded once on July 30, 2026. For example:
Approved source
Protecting food from contaminationHigher risk
This covers how food is stored, prepared and displayed: raw meat kept away from ready-to-eat food, food covered and stored off the floor, and nothing dripping or splashing into it. Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food is a direct route for salmonella and E. coli.
Recorded once on July 30, 2026. For example:
Food protection, cross-contamination
Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk
Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.
Recorded once on July 30, 2026. For example:
Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
About this data
These results come from Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.
1 inspection
- Routine - Food
14 infractions
- 01: Approved source
- Risk factor
- 03: Time and Temperature Control – potentially hazardous/time/temperature control for safety foods (PH/TCS)
- Risk factor
- 03: Time and Temperature Control – potentially hazardous/time/temperature control for safety foods (PH/TCS)
- Risk factor
- 08: Food protection, cross-contamination
- Risk factor
- 10: In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- 10: In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- 10: In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- 14: Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- 21: Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Risk factor
- 22: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Risk factor
- 31: Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Risk factor
- 41: Chemicals/toxic substances
- Risk factor
- 42: Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- 01: Approved source
Nearby inspected facilities
- HARBOR VIEW CAFE
16 AVENIDA MENENDEZ #A, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 320843601
2 inspections
- RIVER AND FORT
12 AVENIDA MENENDEZ, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
2 inspections
- THE CUBAN CAFE AND BAKERY
100 ST GEORGE ST STE F, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
1 inspection
- SNACK SHACK LLC
100 ST GEORGE ST STE A, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
1 inspection
- SPANISH BAKERY & CAFE
42 1/2 GEORGE ST, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
1 inspection
- ST AUGUSTINE SEAFOOD COMPANY (TABERNA DEL CABALLO)
37 ST GEORGE ST, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
1 inspection
- LA ROSETA CAFE
210 SAINT GEORGE ST 3C, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
1 inspection
- STARBUCKS
95 CORDOVA ST, ST AUGUSTINE, FL 32084
1 inspection