CANDLELIGHT SOUTH RESTAURANT
1 Anastasia Boulevard
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32080
Davis Shores
Saint Johns County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 12/2/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic containers being used for scoops in sauce in flip top cooler on cook line. Also bowl in flour mix on cook line by fryers. Operator removed bowl. Operator removed plastic containers. Corrected On-Site
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or container. Observed on bottom shelf in dish room clean plastic lids stored in a dirty plastic container. Operator had employee clean container. Corrected On-Site
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on shelf over reach in cooler on prep line. Operator moved drink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees personal phone on prep table on cook line. Operator removed phone. Corrected On-Site
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed in dish room clean plastic containers wet on shelf. Operator removed wet dishes and had employee rewash items and air dry. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed multiple gallons of oil stored on floor in kitchen area near wait station. Observed multiple items in walk in cooler stored on floor. Observed plastic container of rice stored on floor under prep table near cook line in kitchen. A box of chili sauce on floor in small dry area storage by cook line. Operator had employee move all items off of the floor. Corrected On-Site** Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed areas on hood system on cook line with grease buildup. Observed cook top/ burners on cook line with grease buildup. Observed fan on floor with debris buildup. Observed gaskets on walk in cooler with debris buildup. At bar, holster for soda gun has debris buildup. Operator had employee clean gun holster behind bar. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed back door to kitchen not self closing.
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed wall behind grill on cook line with grease buildup. Observed wall by window in dish area with buildup.
- 22-47-4:High Priority - Dishmachine quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishwasher machine sanitizer at 0ppm. Explained to operator that they will have to use 3 compartment sink until dishwasher machine gets fixed.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed boiled eggs on cook line in flip top cooler 44F. Operator stated employees have been in and out of cooler for the past hour for lunch rush. Operator put eggs in reach in cooler. 2nd temperature took 1hour later 40F.Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed chemicals on floor in storeroom. Operator moved chemicals off of floor. Corrected On-Site
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed heavy cream in reach in cooler in kitchen, in server area with no date. Operator dated cream. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed slicer on prep table near cook line in kitchen with debris buildup. Operator had employee clean slicer during inspection. Observed cutting boards on cook line with debris buildup. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/2/2024 revealed 14 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 5/31/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
5
Basic
6
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed multiple drinks on flip-top coolers on cook line. Person in charge moved all drinks away from food prep area. 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. Observed employee cell phone, keys, cigarettes stored on plastic cart next to food prep line and above vegetable oil. Person in charge removed personal items from food area. Corrected On-Site
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed ice machine lid is broken and completely falling off machine.
- 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water by ice machine and in dish washing area.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed floor at bar soiled with single service trash
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on cook line coolers soiled with food debris. Repeat Violation
- 08A-08-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Observed raw shell eggs inside same container as roasted lemons. Person in charge voluntarily disposed of lemons and placed eggs by themselves. Observed raw bacon on top of butter in flip-top cooler. Person in charge moved bacon go bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - 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. Observed par cooked wings on prep near fryer on time with no time mark. Person in charge added time mark.
- 03C-96-4:Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without monitoring and documenting initial heating time and temperature, cooling times and temperatures, cold holding temperature and final cooking temperature. Observed temperature log empty. Discussed with person in charge. Repeat Violation
- 03C-89-4:Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Observed wings being partially cooked without written procedures. Person in charge filled out written procedures during inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed multiple cutting boards on flip-top coolers soiled and stained with food debris. Repeat Violation
- 53B-10-4:Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. Observed two certificates missing date of training. Discussed with person in charge.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed one chemical spray bottle filled with yellow liquid by kitchen entrance missing common name label. Person in charge added label. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 5/31/2024 revealed 13 total violations (2 high priority, 5 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 10/18/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/18/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 10/16/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 32 blocks of butter at 49F-50F and 4 cartons of buttermilk at 46F-48F moved from outside walk-in cooler to reach in freezer and keg walk-in cooler, per manager all items where delivered around 11:30am and final temperature check at 4:20pm. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-16: In outdoor walk-in cooler, whipped cream 69F ambient. Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In outside walk-in cooler, roast beef (55F - Cold Holding); corned beef hash (54F - Cold Holding); butter milk (46F - Cold Holding); provolone (55F - Cold Holding); sliced cheddar cheese (55F - Cold Holding); blue cheese crumbles (56F - Cold Holding); sliced American cheese (55F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (54F - Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (54F - Cold Holding) butter (49F-50F - Cold Holding) Per operator, he had been dealing with issues since the day before. He moved all items to different walk-in cooler and put them on ice. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, Swiss cheese (47F - Cold Holding); mixed grated cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cut tomato (47F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (50F - Cold Holding) Per operator, employees had been in and out of cooler multiple times during lunch rush. Operator moved items to different cooler. On prep counter next to grill, ranch (60F - Cold Holding) Operator stated it came from non working walk-in cooler. He moved it to different cooler. Everything re temped at or below 41F, except for butter 49-50F and butter milk 46-48F **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-16: In outdoor walk-in cooler, whipped cream 69F ambient. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, blue cheese crumbles 45F, cut lettuce 55F, mozzarella cheese 52F. Admin Complaint
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/16/2023 revealed 2 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 10/13/2023
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Per operator, outside walk-in cooler not working properly. Breaker on walk-in cooler has been tripping on and off since yesterday. Electricians on site attempting to fix the breaker box for the cooler. All time/temperature controlled for safety foods moved to inside walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. On cook line, employee drinking from styrofoam cup. Employee removed cup.
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to ceiling. Over triple sink in dish area. Repeat Violation
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. 2 knives stored between flip top coolers. Operator moved knives. Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On cook line, tongs on oven handle. Employee moved tongs. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. In kitchen behind grill, hood filters have grease buildup. Repeat Violation
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In prep sink, bags of fish and shrimp sitting in cold water. Operator stated he had them under running water prior to us arriving. Operator turned water back on. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 32 blocks of butter at 49F-50F and 4 cartons of buttermilk at 46F-48F moved from outside walk-in cooler to reach in freezer and keg walk-in cooler, per manager all items where delivered around 11:30am and final temperature check at 4:20pm. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In outside walk-in cooler, roast beef (55F - Cold Holding); corned beef hash (54F - Cold Holding); butter milk (46F - Cold Holding); provolone (55F - Cold Holding); sliced cheddar cheese (55F - Cold Holding); blue cheese crumbles (56F - Cold Holding); sliced American cheese (55F - Cold Holding); heavy cream (54F - Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (54F - Cold Holding) butter (49F-50F - Cold Holding) Per operator, he had been dealing with issues since the day before. He moved all items to different walk-in cooler and put them on ice. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, Swiss cheese (47F - Cold Holding); mixed grated cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cut tomato (47F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (50F - Cold Holding) Per operator, employees had been in and out of cooler multiple times during lunch rush. Operator moved items to different cooler. On prep counter next to grill, ranch (60F - Cold Holding) Operator stated it came from non working walk-in cooler. He moved it to different cooler. Everything re temped at or below 41F, except for butter 49-50F and butter milk 46-48F **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03C-96-4:Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without monitoring and documenting initial heating time and temperature, cooling times and temperatures, cold holding temperature and final cooking temperature. Operator doesn't keep temperature logs for his non-continuous cooking for chicken wings.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Behind bar, ice bin not in use has dirt buildup. Also behind bar, cooler not in use has dirt buildup. Also behind bar, soda gun not in use has buildup. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/13/2023 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).