DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

MARGUERITE'S CAFE & CATERING

405 Plaza Drive
Florida, 34698
Victoria Palms
Pinellas County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 5/23/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10845102

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 5/22/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10746973

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Zip locked sauces stored in a crate that is on the floor. Operator lifted food 6 inches off the floor. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-52-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Ran twice, 0ppm. Sanitizer was low. Operator refilled sanitizer, 3rd test 50ppm Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 01B-28-5:High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. 3 hard boiled eggs. Warning
  • 02C-01-5:High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Hard boiled eggs removed from commercial packaging on 5/6/25. See stop sale. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In bottom draw on cookline: raw burger (44F - Cold Holding); sauerkraut (45F - Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (45F - Cold Holding) operator added ice to all food products or relocated to another cooler. Food was not prepared today. butter (76F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter since 7:30am. Discussed the need to keep butter in refrigerator unit if not in a food processor. Operator used butter to Cooke green beans. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning

Inspection Date: 2/18/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10746484

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 12/18/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8776986

  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Sandwich area.
  • 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Turkey stock 53f, made on 12/17/2024, missed cooling window. Item to be discarded.
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Turkey stock 53f, made on 12/17/2024, missed cooling window. Item to be discarded.
  • 53A-03-7:Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/Marguerite Allison 8/19/2024 expired.

Inspection Date: 4/12/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8523489

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets stored on wire racks holding restaurants food and utensils
  • 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Box that originally contained deli turkey used to store plastic utensils.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pc butter 46F cold hold on ice, operator placed ice on top of the container as well to maintain temperature below 41F.
  • 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked by rack holding soiled dishes.

Inspection Date: 10/11/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8375484

  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle on cook line holding food removed from its original container not labeled with common name. Operator labeled squeeze bottles.
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Salmon stored over cooked chicken. Operator moved salmon to gain compliance. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles of chemical hanging fro wire rack containing clean dishes. Operator moved chemicals Corrected On-Site