QUALITY INN & SUITES
201 N 1 ST, Palatka FL 32177 · 386.328.3481
Last inspected Nov 24, 2025 · 5 visits since July 2023
APR 24
NOV 24
NOV 25
▲ GETTING WORSE
3 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
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Disciplinary actions
1 case · $360
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5--2022005594 | Oct 26, 2021 | Feb 24, 2022 | $360 |
Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Nov 24, 2025Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 4 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On front counter buffet line, milk (52F - Cold Holding) in insulated container. Discussed with operator filling less product and switching out regularly to maintain better temperature, operator removed from buffet line as service was ending shortly and would be discarded after service.
Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In the glass door reach in cooler, open container of sausage gravy and open container of milk from previous two days not date marked.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. On shelf of prep kitchen, clean bowl used for storing fruit not inverted or covered. Inverted.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer solution bucket at 0ppm, per operator mixed with Spic and Span all purpose cleaner. Operator emptied solution.
Nov 15, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Nov 14, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 7 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the sliding door reach in cooler, egg patty (47F - Cold Holding); sausage patty (48F - Cold Holding). Per operator doors left open for service, ambient air with door closed of cooler for 10 minutes is 48F. Instructed operator to relocate time/temperature control food for safety food to the reach in freezer. All food relocated to the freezer.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Juice dispenser on buffet line has mold like substance around the nozzles.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. On top shelf over microwave, clean pans not inverted or covered.
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. Sliding door reach in cooler holding ambient air of 48F, observed ice build up by compressor cables. All time/temperature control food for safety out temperature.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone stored on shelf over microwave.
Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water under the three compartment sink, shared facility with other licensed establishment.
Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. On push cart by buffet line, sanitizer bucket at 0ppm quaternary. Employee states about to empty bucket.
Apr 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
Show 6 findings ▾
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test kit available for the three compartment sink.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Clean containers on the shelf closest the entrance door not inverted or covered.
Food stored on floor. Cases of water bottles stored on the floor.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in top portion of the mop bucket.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on prep table next to cooling sausage. Operator relocated the wiping cloth.
Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Establishment using pine-sol as a sanitizer in solution bucket.
Jul 10, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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