Poppys Italiano
Last inspected: Mar 17, 2026
39
Score
Poppys Italiano is a restaurant located at 104 Ashourian Way Unit 1-101/1-102, Saint Augustine, FL.
Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
5
Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 17, 2026
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 5 major violations.
39
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
52
Jun 23, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jan 13, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
39
Apr 17, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
47
Aug 28, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
41
Jan 20, 2023
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 6 minor violations.
25
Oct 25, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
39
Violations — Mar 17, 2026 Inspection
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee rinsing raw lamb in hand wash station at end of cook line with bare hands then continued to handled clean equipment and make food orders without washing hands between tasks. Then employee rubbed hands together for only a few seconds while washing hands in same hand wash sink, put on gloves, and continued to handled clean equipment and scratched head a few times between talking to inspector and making food orders without washing hand again. **Warning**
12A-12-4
High 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. Employee in prep area/wait station touched hair several times and contained to handle clean equipment, utensils and doing food preparation for salads without washing hands between tasks. **Warning**
12A-25-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. risotto (68F - Cold Holding); cooked pasta (65F - Cold Holding); individual butters (68F - Cold Holding) sitting out on counters at wait station/prep area, per employees all items are taken out in and out of coolers for about 1 hour and are usually used up within 2 hours, items placed on time control. cream sauces (45F, 47F,49F - Cold Holding) in top section of flip top reach in cooler on make line across from stove tops with lid open, per employee lid has been open for maybe 1 hour, lid closed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. All tags mixed up in plastic bag in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
01C-05-4
Intermediate - Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. No tags have any dates of last served.
01C-03-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Hand wash station next to dish machine losses a lot of pressure for hot water while dish machine is ran.
27-19-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employees on cook line using hand wash station at end of cook line to rinse off raw lamb and fill up pan with water. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Thermometer provided to inspector upon request was not calibrated at all and appeared to be broken. Operator provided new digital thermometers that were properly calibrated. **Corrected On-Site**
05-06-4
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