PAPA JOHNS
1817 REID ST, Palatka FL 32177 · 386-325-7277
Last inspected Jan 15, 2026 · 3 visits since September 2023
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3 inspections trending up, 15 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.23
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
3 visits, newest first
Jan 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 8 findingsThe state's own report →
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer spray bottle stored on side prep table with single service pizza boxes. Operator relocated spray bottle.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink closest to the cook line. Operator provided paper towels.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket on clean prep table and employee used aprons over bags of sauce in dry storage area. Operator relocated all personal belongings.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf adjacent three compartment sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet.
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Food stored on floor. Bulk container of flour on floor of cook line. Operator relocated.
In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In cook line flip top reach in cooler, multiple scoop handles in contact with time/temperature control food for safety in containers. Discussed with operator.
Single-service articles improperly stored. On shelf of dry storage room, clean single service food bowls not inverted or covered for protection. Operator inverted.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk container of flour missing product labeling.
Dec 4, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table with debris build up on blade.
Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Both hand wash sinks on cook line with hot water turned off. Operator turned on hot water, per operator sinks leak when hot water turned on, replacement sinks ordered.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License currently displayed expired 06/01/2024.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the walk in cooler employee personal food on top shelf over cheese for customers.
Employee with ineffective hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee on cook line preparing pizza with hair not restrained.
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf next to three compartment sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet.
Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open.
Sep 21, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 2 high priority.
2 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.23
Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Quatanery ammonium testing at 0ppm at triple sink. Hose is not pulling suction. Person in charge set up manually to 200ppm.
Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off at hand wash sink in corner by make line. Person in charge turned on during inspection.
Drain cover(s) missing. At back prep sink
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.