NEW PALATKA BUFFET
1701 REID ST · PALATKA · Putnam County · FL 32177
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
22-42-4High Priority – Chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At time of inspection three compartment sink at 0ppm chlorine. Employee added bleach to three compartment sink. **Corrected On-Site**
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee on prep line utilizing bare hand contact to scoop cut mushrooms into container.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the walk in cooler, raw beef over washed and cut cabbage. In the reach in freezer raw tuna removed from package over box of ready to eat plantains. In the walk in freezer, salmon commercially packaged over plastic wrapped Krab Rangoon's. Operator rearranged all storage levels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Portable cutting board in use at prep station has mold like substance staining on the sides. Bulk tall ice bin has mold like substance on the deflector plate.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cook line with rice lid stored in sink. Hand wash sink in prep area with green beans in sink.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in walk in cooler prepared on site missing date marking, per operator go through product usually within 24 hours. Some cooked previous morning, with no date marking.
Basic 9
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Multiple ceiling vents with visible water damage and mold like substance. Acoustic tiles through kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cook line prep table. Operator relocated the drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees jacket stored on container of single service food trays.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Clean containers stacked when wet on storage shelves.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket torn.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Jugs of soy sauce on the floor of the dry storage area.
10-02-4Basic – In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Rice scoop in standing water on cook line. Waitstation ice scoop handle in drink ice.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wet wiping cloth under in use cutting board on prep table.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease dripping from cook line hood filters. Walk in cooler door gasket with mold like substance. Underside of soda dispenser in dining room has residue build up. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 12:36 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.