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Mixed Health Record
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SOUTHERN GROUNDS & CO in ST AUGUSTINE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 84.7 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 4 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 4, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 16 total violations — 4 critical, 3 major, 9 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on May 4, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 4 critical, 1 major, and 3 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
- [12B-13-4] Employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Addressed and employee designated as employee drink area.
- [40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal items below prep table. Person in charge removed.
- [22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave has cheese in it.
- [12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook change gloves and not wash his hands first. Addressed and cook washed hands and placed gloves on.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In front cooler; 1/2&1/2 46F, heavy cream 54F; ( - Cold Holding). Discussed with GM placing on time control. And she documented.
- [03F-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on eggs, pancake batter. Person in charge time stamped.
- [29-34-4] Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on external hose (blue) at mop sink.
- [02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Heavy cream in reach in cooler not dated. Person in charge dated.
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