Marguerite's Cafe & Catering
Last inspected: Apr 21, 2026
86
Score
Marguerite's Cafe & Catering appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Apr 21, 2026. Low risk indicates the latest report didn't flag anything that would worry the average customer.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around five violations per visit versus roughly three violations earlier in the record.
When inspectors have written things up, “food stored on floor in the walk in freezer” has been the most frequent reason, cited four times.
Marguerite's Cafe & Catering's latest score of 86 sits above the Dunedin average of 74. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
10
Inspections
0
Critical latest
0
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 21, 2026
Routine - Food
3 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on prep tables and storage area,
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed an employee cellphone being stored above the flip top unit. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor in the walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
86
Dec 18, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Tested as 0ppm. Retested at 50ppm **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice machine soiled with slime on soda machine.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Redneck Benedict not marked. Operator corrected menu. Operator marked menus matching Benedict to consumer advisory. **Corrected On-Site**
02B-01-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cup with brush stored on handwash sink next to prep station in kitchen. Operator moved items. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Test strips in location expired.
16-37-1
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees stored personal phone and car keys on salt container. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employees wearing rings and bracelets on cook line. Some employees removed jewelry. **Corrective Action Taken**
13-07-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Food stored on floor of walk in freezer.
08B-38-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee beverage in walk in cooler, not separated from customer food. Operator moved beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of walk in cooler rusted.
14-17-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored in ware washing area and prep station in kitchen. Operator moved cloths into bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drinks on prep station on cutting board in front counter area on beer drain, prep station in kitchen next to tomatoes, ware washing area above clean dishes. Operator moved drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
41
May 23, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
May 22, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer used to sanitize clean in place equipment not at proper minimum strength. Do not use equipment not properly sanitized. Ran twice, 0ppm. Sanitizer was low. Operator refilled sanitizer, 3rd test 50ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-52-4
High Priority - Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient. See stop sale. 3 hard boiled eggs. **Warning**
01B-28-5
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Hard boiled eggs removed from commercial packaging on 5/6/25. See stop sale. **Warning**
02C-01-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In bottom draw on cookline: raw burger (44F - Cold Holding); sauerkraut (45F - Cold Holding); cooked ground beef (45F - Cold Holding) operator added ice to all food products or relocated to another cooler. Food was not prepared today. butter (76F - Cold Holding) sitting on counter since 7:30am. Discussed the need to keep butter in refrigerator unit if not in a food processor. Operator used butter to Cooke green beans. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Zip locked sauces stored in a crate that is on the floor. Operator lifted food 6 inches off the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
52
Feb 18, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Dec 18, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Turkey stock 53f, made on 12/17/2024, missed cooling window. Item to be discarded.
03D-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Turkey stock 53f, made on 12/17/2024, missed cooling window. Item to be discarded.
01B-02-5
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/Marguerite Allison 8/19/2024 expired.
53A-03-7
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Sandwich area.
10-17-4
64
Apr 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pc butter 46F cold hold on ice, operator placed ice on top of the container as well to maintain temperature below 41F.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink blocked by rack holding soiled dishes.
31A-09-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets stored on wire racks holding restaurants food and utensils
40-06-5
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Box that originally contained deli turkey used to store plastic utensils.
25-32-4
70
Oct 11, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
View 3 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Salmon stored over cooked chicken. Operator moved salmon to gain compliance. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles of chemical hanging fro wire rack containing clean dishes. Operator moved chemicals **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottle on cook line holding food removed from its original container not labeled with common name. Operator labeled squeeze bottles.
02D-01-5
70
Feb 21, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of prescription medication stored on bakers rack next to cook line with food. Discussed the importance of separating medication from food and prep areas. **Warning**
41-07-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw eggs stored over unwashed produce in walk in cooler. Operator rearranged the walk-in cooler to gain compliance **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Corned beef hash 47F cold hold, beef Pattie's 46F cold hold, Philly beef 46F cold hold. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Corned beef hash 47F cold hold, beef Pattie's 46F cold hold, Philly beef 46F cold hold. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5
Basic - Stored food not covered. Chocolate melted in a bowl stored on bakers rack not covered. **Warning**
08B-12-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
14-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on prep table behind front counter. Employee moved beverage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-04-4
45
Sep 1, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Butter at front counter 71F held on counter less than 4 hours. Operator to use time as a public health control. Policy and procedure provided over email. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Disinfecting wipes stored in bucket with utensils. Operator moved wipes **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-10-4
Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Wiping cloth used to cover cut lettuce. Discussed other options that are approved for food contact. Operator moved wiping cloth **Corrected On-Site**
21-05-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of food stored on floor of walk in freezer. Discussed with operator the importance of storing foods a minimum of 6" off the floor**Repeat Violation** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
67
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Marguerite's Cafe & Catering last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Marguerite's Cafe & Catering on file is from Apr 21, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Marguerite's Cafe & Catering?
Across the inspection record, “food stored on floor in the walk in freezer” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Marguerite's Cafe & Catering.
How does Marguerite's Cafe & Catering compare to other restaurants in Dunedin?
Marguerite's Cafe & Catering most recently scored 86 out of 100, which is higher than the Dunedin average of 74.
Has Marguerite's Cafe & Catering's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Marguerite's Cafe & Catering have averaged around five violations per visit, up from roughly three earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Marguerite's Cafe & Catering means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Marguerite's Cafe & Catering inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Marguerite's Cafe & Catering is inspected around three times per year on average.
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