MAGNOLIA'S CAFE

Name: MAGNOLIA'S CAFE
Address: 1480 SADLER RD, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL, 32034, US
Rating: 69.8

1480 SADLER RD, FERNANDINA BEACH, FL 32034

License #5501233

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69.8 Grade F / 100

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MAGNOLIA'S CAFE in FERNANDINA BEACH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 69.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 5 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 27 total violations — 7 critical, 6 major, 14 minor.

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Administrative complaint recommended
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting on counter of reach in cooler on cook line, sausage crumbs (51F - Cold Holding); pimento cheese (64F - Cold Holding). Manager stated they have been out for 1.5 hours and put back into cooler to bring down temperature.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple gaskets throughout establishment soiled with mold-like substance/food debris. Also, hood filters on cook line and in bakery area soiled with grease/dust build up.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in cooler on cook line under flattop grill standing water.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found. Observed 2 live flying insects in dish area.
[36-73-4] Floor, wall and/or ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under cook line soiled with food debris/grease. Also, wall behind cook line soiled with grease debris. Also, floor in walk-in cooler soiled with food debris.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cellphone on shelf above reach in cooler on cook line on open box of single service gloves. Employee removed phone.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. On bakery dry storage area, case of cups on floor. Manager moved to shelf. Also, in restroom case of paper towels stored on floor. Manager moved and stored properly.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink in dish area. Manager refilled paper towels. Also, no paper towels at handwash sink in bakery area. Manager refilled paper towels.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean pans on rack near walkthrough from kitchen to bakery stacked before properly air drying.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in coolers on cook line soiled with food debris.
[41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. In server station, kitchen and bakery area, Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 500+ppm). Manager remade all sanitizer buckets and rechecked at 200ppm.
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Employee Jamie B. training expired 11/8/2025.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks cup on shelf above flip top reach in cooler on cook line near to clean plates. Manager removed drink.
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In reach in cooler at bakery, three gallons of milk opened yesterday not date marked. Employee date marked all gallons.
[16-32-5] Incorrect chemical test kit provided for measuring the concentration of the sanitizer solution used in the three-compartment sink, wiping clothes and/or dishmachine. Manager has wrong test strips for wiping clothes and three compartment sink. Manager stated he will order for next truck. Inspector provided a few test strips to get they by.

Administrative complaint recommended
[14-20-4] Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Cook line drawer reach in cooler tin foil wrapped and not easily cleanable
[16-62-1] No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No test strips or irreversible thermometer available for high temp dishmachine.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean metal pans in the entrance of cook station found wet nesting
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found Observed 8 small flies at kitchen entrance, flies flew out of the clean pot and pan rack. And observed them again by the melons at entrance of prep area
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flower bins in the bakery area not labeled. Observed Operator label both flower bins
[13-04-4] Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed cook actively working with customers food no beard guard when needed
[21-08-4] Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sani buckets in both the kitchen and bakery room both had a reading of 0. Retest both buckets and got a 200ppm reading
[12A-27-4] Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed cook on cook line crack a raw shelled egg on the stove, he then left the stove area and moved to the prep area window where he grabbed a customers plate that had hash browns on it without taking his gloves off and washing his hands. Educated employee on proper hand washing procedures .
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal smoked salmon found in walk In cooler, employee segregated the food.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener in the kitchen area was soiled, employee cleaned can opener.

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