Candlelight South Restaurant
1 Anastasia Blvd, Saint Augustine, FL 32080 · Permanent Food Service · License 6500157
What drove the grade
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Oct 5 routine inspection2 high priority (fixed on the spot), 2 intermediate, 5 basic (1 repeat)-18
- Safety score82
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitOct 5, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
9 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
High priority2
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.
Observed raw chicken, beef stored above ready to eat potato buns. Person in charge moved ready to eat food away from raw. Observed raw shell eggs above cooked sausage and bacon bits. Person in charge moved raw shell eggs below ready to eat.
Fixed on the spot
Code 41, Chemicals and toxic substances: Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored.
Obviously sanitizer and degreaser stored above food product in kitchen. Person in charge removed both chemicals from kitchen and placed in ware washing.
Fixed on the spot
Intermediate2
Code 16, Dishwashing facilities and test kits: No color/concentration comparison chart available for chemical test kit used to check sanitizer.
Observed test kit had comparison chart covered by vendor stickers.
Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Observed cutting boards on cook line stained with food debris.
Basic5
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Observed unused drawer gaskets soiled with food debris. Observed tracks and handles of drawers soiled with food debris.
Code 35, Insects, rodents, pests and animals: Dead roaches on premises.
Observed two dead roaches on floor of outside stored shed. Person in charge had employee clean and removed dead roaches.
Fixed on the spot
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing.
Observed cove molding behind bar separating from wall.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water.
Observed floors in kitchen ware washing have standing water. Observed standing water pooling outside back door. Employee step in water and track it inside.
Floors and walls soiled/has accumulation of debris.
Observed floors in kitchen soiled with food debris. Observed floors behind bar soiled with food debris. Observed walls in ware washing and on cook line soiled with food debris.
Repeat violation
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Food-contact surface
- Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.