SOUTHERN GROUNDS & CO
124 KING STREET, Saint Augustine FL 32084 · 330-272-1064
Last inspected May 4, 2026 · 4 visits since December 2024
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4 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In front cooler; 1/2&1/2 46F, heavy cream 54F; ( - Cold Holding). Discussed with GM placing on time control. And she documented.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
May 4, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed cook change gloves and not wash his hands first. Addressed and cook washed hands and placed gloves on.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In front cooler; 1/2&1/2 46F, heavy cream 54F; ( - Cold Holding). Discussed with GM placing on time control. And she documented.
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on eggs, pancake batter. Person in charge time stamped.
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on external hose (blue) at mop sink.
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Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Heavy cream in reach in cooler not dated. Person in charge dated.
Employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Addressed and employee designated as employee drink area.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal items below prep table. Person in charge removed.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave has cheese in it.
Oct 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board soiled with food debris
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee ice coffee on cutting board on cook line. Person in charge removed coffee from food prep area.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellphone and keys on food prep table on cook line. Person in charge removed employee items from food prep area.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed clean and stacked clear food container with old labels stuck to side.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed salt container missing label. Person in charge added label to container.
May 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. Provided written procedures and discussed with person in charge.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed food containers stacked with visible moisture on drying rack. Discuss with person in charge.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels on food containers.
Dec 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.