POPPYS ITALIANO
832 1 A1A N · PONTE VEDRA · St. Johns County · FL 32082
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. spaghetti (47F – Cooling over 6 hours) in stacked, metal, covered with lid and plastic wrap container in walk in cooler, per manager spaghetti was made last night with no additional preparation. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. spaghetti (47F – Cooling over 6 hours) in stacked, metal, covered with lid and plastic wrap container in walk in cooler, per manager spaghetti was made last night with no additional preparation. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Dish washer washed hands then wiped hands on soiled apron. **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Both employees touching face and hair multiple times then continued to touch clean plates, pans, and utensils without washing hands between tasks. **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Establishment using grocery bags to stored cut peppers in walk in freezer, 6 bags.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp and raw chicken stored over multiple pans of cooked pasta in reach in cooler drawers under stove top on cook line. Raw veal stored over shredded cheese in reach in cooler on make line. Also raw chicken stored over raw beef in reach in cooler on make line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw veal (47F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (45F – Cold Holding); chicken stock (56F – Cold Holding); shredded cheese (46F – Cold Holding); cream sauces (56F,57F,54F – Cold Holding) in top section of reach in cooler on make line, per manager lid has been left open for approximately 2.5 hours. ditalini pasta (69F – Cold Holding); shredded mixed cheese (69F – Cold Holding) sitting out on counter next to steam well near office, manager stated both items have been there no more then 1 hour and are discarded after diner service, both items placed on time control. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
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. Fresh garlic in oil, lasagna, egg wash, and cooked eggplants on cook line, per manager all items have been there no more than 2 hours. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. marinara (128F – Hot Holding) sitting in pot on stove not under heat, per manager marinara has been sitting there a couple of hours.
Intermediate 3
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Several tags not marked with date of last served. **Repeat Violation**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. spaghetti (58F – Cooling over 6 hours) in stacked, metal, covered with lid and plastic wrap container in walk in cooler, per manager spaghetti was made last night with no additional preparation.
53B-09-4Intermediate – Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. 5 certificates are photos on the manager laptop of original certificates. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 1
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes of bread and shrimp in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 11, 2026 2:13 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.