ZEN AND GINGER, CAFE AND BOBA
304 ASHOURIAN AVE UNIT 108, Saint Augustine FL 32092 · 9049022622
Last inspected Mar 3, 2026 · 6 visits since July 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk (44F - Cold Holding); cream foam (47F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at front counter, per employee door has been consistently open for approximately 1 hour.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Mar 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 3 findings
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken egg rolls, removed from original packaging, stored over bags of fries in standing reach in freezer in kitchen.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. tapioca pearls (86F - Hot Holding) in warming unit at front counter, per manager they thought pearls where ok to sit out for 6 hours, inspector reviewed time control procedures with operator and operator placed pearls on time control.
Food stored on floor. Cooking oil in kitchen, oil moved
Jul 15, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of large ice machine in back prep area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach in cooler under front counter.
Feb 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Around drain under triple sink in prep area. Under cooking equipment on cook line.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Rack inside cooler at front counter.
Jul 29, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken wings, removed from original packaging, stored over bag of mango chucks in reach in freezer chest in kitchen, employee moved chicken. Also raw chicken stored over tea in reach in cooler in storage area. Also raw chicken stored over raw shell eggs in reach in cooler in storage area.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. milk (44F - Cold Holding); cream foam (47F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler at front counter, per employee door has been consistently open for approximately 1 hour.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No one able to find test strips for Sink and Surface cleaner.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station on cook line.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cut lettuce in reach in cooler in storage area, employee on site states they do not know when it was prepared, but knows it was less then a week ago, per manager Filling out daily reports, vehicle report, and timesheet, marking off inspections on FOD, and figuring out what inspections to do next time in field was made 2 days prior.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of large ice machine in storage area, around deflector plate.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under triple sink and cook line in kitchen.
Jan 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority4 Intermediate0 Basic
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Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. 3 chemical spray bottles stored with coffee filters in cabinet at front counter, bottles removed.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment holds tapioca pearls on time control at the front counter, but does not have any written procedures, operator filled out procedures during inspection.
Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. In both men and women's bathrooms.
Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand wash station on cook line. At hand wash station next to large triple sink in back of kitchen.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with yellow liquid under hand wash station by triple sink in back of kitchen.
Jul 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
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Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No vacuum breaker at mop sink after splitter on non chemical side.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting board on flip top reach in cooler with food residue staining.
Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. In the standup reach in cooler in the prep area multiple food items previously frozen and stored with frozen date but no date of when placed back in refrigeration.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On the storage shelf adjacent to the three compartment sink, blue cutting board with cutting grooves.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food stored in the prep area standup reach in cooler not identified as personal food and stored with food for customers.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in chest freezer in the prep area, reach in cooler in the cook line area and reach in cooler at the front counter have build up of food debris and mold like substance in the door gaskets.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Soiled wet wiping cloth in solution at 0ppm Sink and Surface at the front counter. Operator removed the soiled cloth from the solution and replaced the solution.
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