Maa Kitchen in St. Johns

Maa Kitchen in St. Johns has compiled 84 violations across 13 inspections since 2022, averaging 6.5 violations per inspection—significantly above Florida's statewide average of 5.2. High-priority violations have been recurrent and serious: employee health reporting violations appeared in at least 4 inspections, proper hand and arm washing violations in at least 3 inspections, and chemical storage violations in at least 2 inspections. Shell stock handling violations were cited in at least 2 inspections. The facility has not been emergency-closed. In April 2025, an administrative complaint was recommended following 9 violations including management awareness failures and approved food source issues. The most recent inspection on March 6, 2026 identified 24 violations including 5 high-priority findings related to employee health reporting, water supply, hand washing, shell stock requirements, and consumer advisory issues, resulting in a Warning Issued disposition. A follow-up inspection on March 12 cited 3 additional high-priority consumer advisory violations with a call back extension pending, and a subsequent inspection on March 19 achieved compliance with zero violations.

Summary generated from Florida DBPR public inspection records.