SOUTHERN GROUNDS
1671 ATLANTIC BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32207
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. One fly by triple sink at front counter **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5High 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. For hollandaise sauce, 130f, employee wrote time on **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 5
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice in hand sink at front counter **Repeat Violation**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One server here doesn't have it, couldn't find it on phone, 4 years here, K Douglass
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Blue substance at front counter, manager labeled it windex **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink at front counter, manager turned it on **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 12
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In walk in cooler, secured by manager **Corrected On-Site**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. One by server table, entrance to kitchen, ordered already
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Dusty vent by dish machine area
13-04-4Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cutting onions, no beard guard, he put one one **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn in drawer unit under grill, cook line
14-38-4Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Cracked container for pico de gallo in prep cooler, employee changed container **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes with food in walk in cooler and walk in freezer, employee placed them on shelf **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gasket with old food build up on drawer unit under grill, cook line, a couple of hood filters above grill are greasy, **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. A couple of shelves with some rust
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet by dish machine leaking and pipe in hand sink at front counter, has a bucket to catch water
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. By slicer, cook line area
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 8:28 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.