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101 HIGHLAWN AVE, Palatka FL 32177 · 386-385-3776
Last inspected Jul 29, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023
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5 inspections within 10 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Cook line sandwich toppings and onion straws held on time as public health control with no time labeling. Employee placed time marking stickers on all items held on time.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 6 findingsThe state's own report →
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda dispenser at drive through window with mold like substance build up around nozzles and ice chute.
Clean linens stored in improper location. Employee on cook line with unused sanitizer cloth stored in back pocket.
Equipment in poor repair. Ice buildup at base of cookline reach in freezer and on door seal. Walk in cooler door gasket separated. Shelf for microwave with rust pitting the surface.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Debris build up along edges of cook line hood system. Per operator maintenance scheduled. Grease debris on exterior side of fryers. Debris build up on exhaust of fryers.
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Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old stickers present on clean containers over three compartment sink.
Utensils in poor condition. Two clean spoons hanging from shelf at three compartment with rust build up, operator removed from shelf.
Jan 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In walk in cooler, cooked beef from previous day missing product date marking. Operator placed date marker on container.
Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. At start of inspection employee on cook line working with food missing beard guard when needed.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease build up on floor of cook line by fryers.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of microwave on cook line with food debris build up on walls and top plate.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Backside of cook line fryer exhaust area with food debris build up. Door gaskets of reach in cooler on cook line with food debris build up.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old stickers on clean containers over three compartment sink.
Jul 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the cook line standup reach in freezer, open container of frozen raw beef over fully cooked chicken wings.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute at drive through window drink dispenser with mold like substance on sides of chute. Microwave at end of cook line with debris build up of walls and fan cover. Cutting board on prep line with food residue staining build up.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Exterior walk in freezer for bread storage with ice build up on bagged bread under condenser.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease debris build up on back exhaust side of fryers. Cookline reach in freezer door gasket with debris build up.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean containers with old labels attached.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored on basin of mop sink.
Dec 11, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Drive through soda dispenser, tea/lemonade nozzle has debris build up.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease build up on the floor by the cook line and hood system
Grease receptacle lid open, broken, or missing. Grease trap lid open. Operator closed the lid.
Jul 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Nozzle of drive through window iced drink machine has mold like substance build up. Employee cleaned and sanitized the drink dispenser nozzle.
Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee working the main cook line with large bracelet on wrist.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean plastic containers on the top shelf over the three compartment sink stacked while wet.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk seasoning containers on the bottom shelf of the cook line storage shelf missing product labeling. Operator labeled both bulk seasoning containers.
Dec 11, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer on the main cook line, open bag of uncooked frozen chicken tenders over open bag of raw frozen bacon and beef. Discussed with operator.
Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Cook line sandwich toppings and onion straws held on time as public health control with no time labeling. Employee placed time marking stickers on all items held on time.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat and gloves stored on soda syrup boxes. Operator relocated the personal items.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean containers stacked while wet on shelf over the three compartment sink.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on the reach in cooler door handles by the fryer on the main cook line.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Standup reach in freezer on the cook line has build up of debris on the bottom door gasket.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on clean containers stored over the three compartment sink.
Jul 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate8 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer opened package of beef parries stored over cooked wings, pie. Person in charge moved to appropriate location.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed multiple containers at triple sink wet nesting.
Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Sticky tape stored over open cases of single service items.
Food stored on floor. Cases of oil in back of kitchen stored on floor. Cases of fries and food products stored in both walk in freezers on floor. Person in charge began raising.
Missing drain plug at dumpster. Missing on right side of dumpster.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old label residue observed on clean dishware.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Cases of single service items stored on floor in back storage area.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored in mop sink. Person in charge raised.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of sugar, powdered sugar with no label. Person in charge labeled appropriately.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.