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ARGYLE RESTAURANT

With 6 inspections documented, ARGYLE RESTAURANT maintains a 2.0/5 food safety rating in PONTE VEDRA BEACH. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

254 Alta Mar Drive
Florida, 32082
Saint Johns County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 11/25/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13582844

  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 30 live flying insects under three compartment sink in bar area. Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-25: Two live flying insects found under three compartment sink in bar area. Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 11/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10933093

  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underplating around soda nozzles on soda machine is soiled.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water observed in bottom right of flip top reach in cooler in service station.
  • 35A-02-7:High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 30 live flying insects under three compartment sink in bar area. Admin Complaint
  • 03G-09-5:Intermediate - Cook-chill or sous vide reduced oxygen packaged food held more than 48 hours not labeled or with a label that lacks required information. Cauliflower and pork under HACCP plan in walk in cooler lacks required use by date.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade has food debris. Chef removed can opener for cleaning. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 53B-02-5:Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per Chef, missing approximately 20 employees proof of training.
  • 03G-49-2:Intermediate - Operator not able to provide monitoring, verification and corrective action records required to be maintained by the approved Process Waiver or HACCP plan. Per HACCP plan, thermometer calibration is to be done and recorded on a weekly basis. No records available for thermometer calibration.

Inspection Date: 5/14/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10767862

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table. Moved by manager. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 36-68-5:Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. Condensation drip from ceiling in kitchen.
  • 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Food service employees handling ready to eat garnish , basil, and cut lemons with bare hand contact. Manager intervened. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Shellfish tags not marked with last date of use. Repeat Violation
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Kitchen Hand Wash Sink with hot water turned off. Turned back on by manger. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8729195

  • 24-27-4:Basic - Clean equipment/dishware/utensils stored next to handwash/food preparation sink exposed to splash. Expresso machine next to hand wash sink in server area has soap on tubes from employee washing hands at sink next to machine.
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Last year's license displayed in office.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink on prep table in prep area next to hand wash station, drink moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Bowl of fruits used for zesting stored next to seating for customers.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Can of Piquillo peppers on rack in dry storage area.
  • 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle of degreaser stored on prep table in make line in kitchen, bottle moved. Corrected On-Site
  • 03G-35-5:Intermediate - Cheese packaged in the establishment using a reduced packaging method and held for more than 48 hours not labeled or with a label lacking the 'use by' date, or labeled with a 'use by' date that exceeds 30 days from its packaging or the original manufacturer's 'sell by' or 'use by' date, whichever occurs first Missing use by dates on all vacuum packaged cheese on site per approved HACCP.
  • 01C-03-4:Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. No date in any tags. Also tags not kept in chronological order.
  • 02A-01-4:Intermediate - Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. No oyster advisory posted anywhere. Operator posted advisory at main entrance to dining area. Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Whipped cream at bar area, per manager cream was made 3 days ago, cream date marked. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 11/7/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8463368

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple employee beverages stored on prep tables or shelves over food prep areas. Open employee beverage in the walk in freezer. Operator relocated beverages during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. In the dry storage room, employee bags and jackets over clean equipment and bottled beverages.
  • 33-15-4:Basic - Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Shared dumpster lid broken and can't be closed.
  • 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Wait station ice bin has ice scoop handle in contact with ice, employee relocated the ice scoop. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On the back prep table, wet wiping cloth not stored in solution. Operator relocated the wet wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the pass through window reach in cooler, raw fish over ready to eat pimento cheese. Employee relocated the raw fish. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at the pass through window area has food residue staining build up.
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. At time of inspection raw menu items, Spicy Ahi Tuna, Wahoo Crudo, Caesar salad with raw egg, Tuna Nicosia and two alcoholic beverages with raw shell egg not identified. Operator corrected the menu items with proper verbiage and with identifiers on the menu and began printing new menus. Corrected On-Site
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. At time of inspection no chlorine test kit available to test the chlorine dish machine.
  • 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand wash sink closest to the dish machine has no hot water available as the hot water faucet is broken. Operator has replacement faucet handle to replace. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 8/3/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8443537

  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. At time of inspection no choking poster available. Inspector provided choking poster in opening packet. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 41-05-4:High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Observed one can of raid on the bottom shelf of a prep table by the mop sink area. Operator removed the can of raid. Corrected On-Site
  • 51-04-4:No child labor law poster. For reporting purposes only. At time of inspection no child labor law poster present.