Press Room / Putnam
Putnam County
What the state's inspectors have recorded in Putnam County kitchens, as of the most recent nightly pull. Every line links to the record it came from, and every finding is quoted exactly as the inspector typed it.
How Putnam grades
177 kitchens carry a grade. 25 show N/R — not inspected in about fifteen months, so we would rather say nothing than something stale. Grades are ours, not the state's.
Most recent high-priority finding
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler, raw chicken stored over raw beef. Operator switched storage levels.
Ordered shut
| Restaurant | City | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BLUE WATER BAY | Melrose | Jul 16, 2026 |
| RENEGADES ON THE RIVER | Crescent City | May 20, 2026 |
| MR JAYBEE'S WINGS N THINGS | Palatka | Mar 26, 2026 |
| BLUE WATER BAY | Melrose | Jan 20, 2026 |
| TAQUERIA DON CHANITO | Palatka | Nov 20, 2025 |
| JHO JHOS DINER | Palatka | Apr 23, 2025 |
| VELCHOFF'S CORNER | Palatka | Jan 29, 2025 |
| POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN #132 | Palatka | Jul 10, 2024 |
| DOMINO'S PIZZA # 5156 | Palatka | Jul 10, 2024 |
| SONIC DRIVE IN | Palatka | Jul 8, 2024 |
An emergency order stops a kitchen operating on the spot. Many reopen within days once the problem is fixed — each restaurant's page shows how its order ended.
Lowest scoring right now
| Restaurant | City | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| SUMI JAPANESE CUISINE | Palatka | |
| RENEGADES ON THE RIVER | Crescent City | |
| PORKYS LODGE BAR & GRILL | Georgetown | |
| SHRIMPS R US & MORE | Welaka | |
| COWBOY | Interlachen | |
| MR JAYBEE'S WINGS N THINGS | Palatka | |
| MARISCOS EL PACIFICO | Palatka | |
| BLUE WATER BAY | Melrose | |
| BAJA TACO | Crescent City | |
| HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT | Palatka |
Biggest fines this year
| Restaurant | City | Final order | Fine |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAQUERIA DON CHANITO | Palatka | May 4, 2026 | $560 |
| BLUE WATER BAY | Melrose | Apr 27, 2026 | $400 |
Take Putnam's data
Every record behind this page is downloadable — no key, no signup, no rate limit, free for commercial use. Filter the establishments file on the county column to get Putnam on its own, or email and I'll cut it for you.
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Every inspection on this site links to the state's own report for that visit. If something doesn't match DBPR's record, that's our bug and we want to hear about it — the record on their side is always the one that governs.
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- Maddie, founder — press@eatsafelyinflorida.com
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Please don't call these official state grades. Florida does not issue letter grades to restaurants — it records what an inspector found and how the visit ended, and that is all. Every grade, score and badge on this site is ours, computed the same way for every kitchen in the state from the state's public records. The whole formula is published at how we grade. Inspection findings, closures and disciplinary records are unedited public records from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.