Cafe del Hidalgo
35 Hypolita St Ste 101, Saint Augustine, FL 32084 · Permanent Food Service · License 6501769
What drove the grade
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 5 routine inspection1 high priority (fixed on the spot), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 4 basic (2 repeats)-11
- Safety score89
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 5, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
6 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority1
Code 29, Plumbing and backflow prevention: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb.
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink. Person in charge disconnected hose.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate1
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Unlabeled spray bottle. Person in charge labeled.
Fixed on the spot
Basic4
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.
Bottled water in plastic bottles on floor. Person in charge rearranged water to store properly.
Fixed on the spot
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use knife/knives/spatulas stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
Spatulas under hot press. Person in charge removed.
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Equipment in poor repair.
Cracked container under ice cream maker. Person in charge disposed. Gaskets are torn on reach in freezer, tall 2 door, and low boy cooler.
Fixed on the spotRepeat violation
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Gaskets are soiled on 2 door low boy, and reach in freezer.
Repeat violation
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.
- Vacuum breaker, backflow
- Plumbing parts that keep dirty water, such as from a mop sink hose, from flowing back into the clean water supply.