LITTLE MARGIES FA CAFE
A1A Beach Boulevard
Saint Augustine, Florida, 32080
Lions Gate On The Island
Saint Johns County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.8/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/10/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
3
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-69-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in freezer around door. - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled. Walk in cooler shelves soiled. - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: **Time Extended**
- 14-17-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rusted. - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-10: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/10/2025 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 4/9/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in freezer around door.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in cooler gaskets soiled. Walk in cooler shelves soiled.
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler shelves rusted.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw beef over raw fish in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized. Corrected On-Site
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Fully thawed raw Mahi in vacuum sealed packaging bearing indicator label for thawing requirements.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach in cooler on cookline sliced ham (51F - Cold Holding); cut sausage (45F - Cold Holding); cooked beef (45F - Cold Holding) Warning
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled in kitchen. Repeat Violation
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Employee melody not informed of responsibility's. Emailed operator document. **Corrective Action Taken**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/9/2025 revealed 8 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 11/18/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed interior of ice machine by back door to kitchen with mold-like substance. Also interior of ice bin in wait station with mold like substance on the interior.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed a pan of cooked beef thawing on counter on cook line. Operator placed beef in walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed unwashed vegetables on top shelf in walk in cooler over ready to eat. Operator moved vegetables.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed open box of raw beef on top shelf in reach in freezer by cook line over lumpia. Operator moved to correct shelf Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed slicer in back of kitchen on table with food debris. Also observed a container of lids on bottom shelf on rack by ice machine with food debris.
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed 2 unlabeled spray bottles with a chemical substance on bottom shelf in kitchen next to walk in cooler. Operator labeled bottles. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/18/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 6/7/2024
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 6/7/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/8/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
10
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-51-4:Basic - Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Walk in freezer exterior of door is separating at bottom.
- 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Upon arrival observed employee in back prep area eating food, while preparing shrimp. She discarded food. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In Reach in cooler at front beer taps, employee food stored above butter. Operator moved to proper storage area. Corrected On-Site
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. On cook line, wall and floor behind flat top and two eye burner is soiled. Floor under the fryer has grease buildup.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler, a bucket sauerkraut and a bucket of oysters stored on floor.
- 33-29-4:Basic - Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. In back storage area, grease receptacle left open.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer has an ice buildup around door.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above fryer/flattop on cook line, grease buildup. Multiple Reach in cooler and walk in cooler gaskets throughout establishment soiled.
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. On cook line in reach cooler flip top, cut Avocado with sticker present in pan. Repeat Violation
- 32-17-4:Basic - Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken. Women's restroom door, spring closer disconnected.
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Walk in freezer, bagged raw shrimp stored over pot of sausage gravy, operator moved to top shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. On cook line beneath flattop, sanitizer bucket stored above breading for fried food. At coffee/server station, hand sanitizer stored next to jelly packets. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. On cook line, employee stated he had pulled and prepped soup from a large batch from walk in cooler, to smaller soup container. soup (57F - Cooling); operator moved soup to walk in cooler, ambient temperature increased 3 degrees. soup 1 hour lapse (60F - Cooling).
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Benedict on in house and take out menu does not identify poached eggs as being undercooked. Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. In dish area, unlabeled spray bottle identified as bleach by operator was missing label. Operator labeled. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/8/2024 revealed 15 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 11/13/2023
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 11/13/2023 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/13/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
4
Basic
5
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. No self closing device on men's restroom door.
- 06-09-1:Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In walk-in cooler. Operator poked holes in bags. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink sink at front counter.
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Operator prepped unwashed strawberries.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At front counter, wet cloth stored in soap solution. Operator discarded soap solution in hand washing sink on cook line. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. Operator cut melon and strawberries without wearing gloves. Operator took toast out of the toaster with bare hands. Operator put gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-40-4:High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer in sanitizer bucket not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at cook line less than 150 ppm. Operator added more solution. Retested solution at 200. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw frozen shrimp removed from original packaging, stored over ready to eat tequitos in Reach-in freezer across from walk-in cooler. Operator moved shrimp. Also at roll top reach-in cooler across from cook line, raw fish stored over cooked chicken. Operator moved raw fish. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter, bowl of individual butters temped at 71F. Operator put butter in walk-in freezer. Re temped at 32F. At front counter reach-in cooler, milk (45F - Cold Holding) Operator stated cooler had been opened numerous times during breakfast rush. Operator put milk in walk-in cooler. Re temped at 35F. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. At wait station reach-in cooler, milk not date marked. Operator stated milk had been opened 2 days ago. Date mark added. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At front counter, wet cloth stored in soap solution. Operator discarded soap solution in hand washing sink on cook
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Operator added outside storage area for alcohol across from restrooms. Storage area not included in current plans. Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with yellow liquid stored on bottom shelf next to walk-in cooler. Operator labeled. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/13/2023 revealed 13 total violations (4 high priority, 4 intermediate, 5 basic).