BLUE SAGE CUISINE
6943 SAINT AUGUSTINE RD, Jacksonville FL 32217 · 904-513-8938
Last inspected Feb 2, 2026 · 4 visits since November 2024
NOV 24
APR 25
SEP 25
FEB 26
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4 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. expired 06/01/25
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Feb 2, 2026Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 6 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. expired 06/01/25
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Container of grits date marked 1/19. Walk in cooler.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple foods prepped few days ago not date marked in walk in cooler. Cheese. Dairy. Dairy. Grits.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled chemical spray bottle at Dish machine line. All purpose cleaner.
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Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. Lime scale buildup in Dish machine.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone prep table.
Sep 11, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 10 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority0 Intermediate6 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine Chlorine 0 ppm. Person In Charge set up Three compartment sink.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food to customers with an expired license. expired 06/01/25
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Trays of raw shell eggs over ready to eat cooked foods in walk in cooler. Moved by manager.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Items in walk in cooler : Cooked pumpkin date marked 8/29. Garbanzo beans 8/29. Roasted veg. 8/18
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks containers on prep table.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket cell phone, keys. On prep table.
Equipment in poor repair. Loose threshold. Walk in cooler entrance.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor. Hallway near entrance.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in cooler.
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear door with no self closing mechanism.
Apr 24, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Bowl of raw chicken over vegetables in walk in cooler. By manger.
Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 2 packages of raw tuna in kitchen fully thawed out still inside packages and not cut or pierced.
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Some employee training expired.
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. 2 packages of raw tuna in kitchen fully thawed out still inside packages and not cut or pierced.
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear door self closing mechanism disabled.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxed single service cups on floor. Dry goods. Moved by manager.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen fish thawing in standing water. Moved by manager.
Nov 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear door not self closing.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.