GOLDEN CORRAL OF PALM BAY
880 PALM BAY RD NE, Palm Bay FL 32905 · 321.722.4142
Last inspected Dec 16, 2025 · 8 visits since November 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed license during inspection
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Dec 16, 2025Inspection 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. Can opener blade has old food debris. Employee cleaned
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee placing items into buffet. Employee put on hat
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Near dish area and near mop sink. Near servers station
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen
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Hole in Ceiling tile near ice machine
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen turkey sitting in prep sink. Manager turned on water
Oct 14, 2025□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
1 High priority1 Intermediate11 Basic
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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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Pizza on time plan but no time marking, added mark when questioned.
Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler thermometer not accurate.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine has an accumulation of mold like substance behind deflector plate.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tanks in bakery not chained.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling near deep fat fryer solid with grease.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk in cooler for meat not operable.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean bowls and pans wet nesting.
Equipment in poor repair. Hot holding unit center buffet, torn gasket bottom of lower door. Hot holding unit with red doors has rag used to keep doors closed, food still above 135f hot holding.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor in dish washing area has standing water throughout.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen, grout missing in between tiles.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in back hallway has broken covering.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving under buffet line soiled throughout front serving line. Hood filter covers soiled with grease.
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Side door doesn't close without force.
Oct 14, 2025■ Emergency order recommendedRoutine Inspection
Ordered shut on the spot. 19 violations recorded, 2 of them the tier the state says can make you ill. A reinspection is required before this kitchen may reopen.
2 High priority1 Intermediate16 Basic
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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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Pizza on time plan but no time marking, added mark when questioned.
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Baked potatoes in hold holding unit not turned on. Operator discarded.
Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler thermometer not accurate.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine has an accumulation of mold like substance behind deflector plate.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tanks in bakery not chained.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling near deep fat fryer solid with grease.
Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk in cooler for meat not operable.
Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach in mop sink room. Corrective action, started cleaning.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean bowls and pans wet nesting.
Equipment in poor repair. Hot holding unit center buffet, torn gasket bottom of lower door. Hot holding unit with red doors has rag used to keep doors closed, food still above 135f hot holding.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor in dish washing area has standing water throughout.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Throughout kitchen, grout missing in between tiles.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in back hallway has broken covering.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving under buffet line soiled throughout front serving line. Hood filter covers soiled with grease.
Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Side door doesn't close without force.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service plates stored on floor and box saturated with fluid in mop sink room. Operator stated he would discard.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service trays on buffet line stored not inverted.
Stored food not covered. Grits from Sunday in freezer uncovered. Spices bbq, bourbon, and steak stored on shelf with ripped open bags.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Ribs in sink thawing. Ambient temperature. Still frozen Educated
Jun 25, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate3 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Operator renewed license during inspection
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In kitchen
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Men's and women's bathroom Sent operator signs
Dec 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. # 10 pizza sauce operator voluntarily discarded
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. 2 new employees without employee health reporting agreement
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Veggie cutting board in salad area
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. On floor in front of mop sink in doorway
Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Chicken thawing in meat room at room temp. Mananager placed under running water
Jul 23, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken stored in ice bath with raw fish.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In bakery, knife in standing water
Single-service articles improperly stored. Coffee filters not covered in server station
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
Apr 10, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Buildup of food debris residue on equipment door handles of reach-in cooler in bakery area
Standing water in bottom of walk-in-cooler.
Nov 27, 2023Inspection 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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Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature; Raw chicken over raw pork in meat walk-in cooler
Spray bottle containing blue liquid not labeled.
Ceiling tiles and vent soiled with accumulated dust in buffet area
Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
Raw chicken stored in undrained ice next to fry station. Operator stated that he has ordered a lid for station and will put ice under pans of chicken.
Utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up in the bakery area
Water leaking from broken handle on hand wash sink next to chicken station.
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.