MCDONALD'S EAST PALATKA
168 S US HWY #17, East Palatka FL 32131 · 386.326.9818
Last inspected Mar 3, 2026 · 4 visits since August 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
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Inspection history
4 visits, newest first
Mar 3, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracking raw shell eggs on cook line with gloved hands, gloves discarded and employee continued to handle clean containers without washing hands between tasks.
Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee prepping food touching face and hare with bare hands then continued to handle clean containers and door handles without washing hands or putting on gloves.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual butters (62F - Cold Holding) in cold holding container at front counter, per manager the time on the label means to change out the container every 4 hours and keep the same product, per label butters have been in container for 3 hours, butter out in reach in freezer and put in different container and rechecked at 39F before placing back at front counter.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station at front counter and on main cook line.
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No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station on main cook line.
Bulk milk dispenser with dispensing tube not cut at an angle. Both bulk creamers in dispensers at front counter cut straight without any angle at all.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in cooler at drive through window closest to front counter.
Aug 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at front counter used as a dump sink evidence by ice in the sink.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep table by date marks stickers. Operator removed the employee beverage.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the prep area and storage shelf opposite the three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in the base of the prep area reach in cooler.
Oct 25, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Spatula observed in hand wash sink by griddle. Person in charge removed.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing from front hand wash sink by coffee make area. Person in charge provided.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep area by griddle. Person in charge discarded.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Tile damage around mop sink. One tile with damage in walk in cooler by walk in freezer missing. Also, floors behind bag in box soda storage with debris buildup.
Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Cups at front drive through not inverted, missing covers. Person in charge covered during inspection.
Aug 7, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation (Partial)
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.