CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL
5860 STATE HWY 100 E STE 200, Palm Coast FL 32164 · 386-586-7391
Last inspected Jan 5, 2026 · 6 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections within 22 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On line; tomatoes 45F replaced with tomatoes 39F; ( - Cold Holding)
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Jan 5, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice container is not upside down.
Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover is laying next to floor drain.
Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Back door was propped open by boxes. Addressed and person closed door.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of to go boxes on floor. Person in charge moved boxes.
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Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Walk in cooler has standing water on floor.
Sep 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee return to work through back door and begin working without washing his hand. Addressed immediately and person wash their hands.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Guacamole 46F; ( - Cold Holding). Person in charge discarded guacamole. It was on line 1hour.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In well 30 minutes; Chicken 110F; ( - Hot Holding) cook tossed it back on the grill; chicken 171F ( - Reheating)
Ice machine missing fan guard cover/splatter shield. Ice machine is missing cover. Person in charge placed cover back on ice machine.
Jan 21, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observe employee change tasks without washing his hands first. Addressed immediately and person washed hands and placed gloves on.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Establishment has not certified anyone since 6.24.
Drain cover(s) missing. Missing under prep sink.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle laying in dry brown rice. Person in charge removed scoop.
In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Dirty knives on clean knife rack. Person in charge removed knives and cleaned them.
No copy of latest inspection report available. Establishment did not have copy of last inspection.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Brown rice not labeled. Person in charge labeled.
Jul 18, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On line; tomatoes 45F replaced with tomatoes 39F; ( - Cold Holding)
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoop in chips. Person in charge removed bowl.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Liquid in bottom of 1 door of reach in cooler.
Stored food not covered. Rice not covered. Person in charge covered.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice not labeled. Person in charge labeled.
Nov 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed person frying chips then move to frontline without washing hands first. Addressed immediately and person washed hands and placed new gloves on.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of single service catering containers on floor in dry storage.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Face down in sink.
Aug 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover on floor. Person in charge placed it in the drain.
Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. By trash can and box. Person in charge cleared path.
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.