HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT
3909 CRILL AVE · PALATKA · Putnam County · FL 32177
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In the stand up reach in cooler on the cook line, hashbrown casserole from 3/26. Operator removed to discard. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At time of inspection walk in cooler at 56F ambient air, inside walk in cooler; hashbrown casserole (57F – Cold Holding); gravy (54F – Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (55F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (57F – Cold Holding); ham (56F – Cold Holding); omlette mix (57F – Cold Holding); hashbrown (59/60F – Cold Holding); pancake mix (58F – Cold Holding); waffle mix (59F – Cold Holding); cheese (56F – Cold Holding); chili (54F – Cold Holding); Mac and cheese (55F – Cold Holding); raw shell egg ambient air (56F – Cold Holding) all stored in walk in cooler overnight. Operator began removing to discard. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In top drawer of the cook line flip top reach in cooler, raw bacon (49F – Cold Holding) per employee placed on counter for a period to cook off large quantity, then placed back into reach in cooler. At time of inspection walk in cooler at 56F ambient air, inside walk in cooler; hashbrown casserole (57F – Cold Holding); gravy (54F – Cold Holding); mashed potatoes (55F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (57F – Cold Holding); ham (56F – Cold Holding); omlette mix (57F – Cold Holding); hashbrown (59/60F – Cold Holding); pancake mix (58F – Cold Holding); waffle mix (59F – Cold Holding); cheese (56F – Cold Holding); chili (54F – Cold Holding); Mac and cheese (55F – Cold Holding); raw shell egg ambient air (56F – Cold Holding) all stored in walk in cooler overnight. Operator began removing to discard. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In warming box on cook line, sausage (125F – Hot Holding), employee placed back on grill to reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
Basic 8
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on prep table used as drying table for clean dishes by the dishmachine. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On shelf of warewashing area, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Drawer reach in cooler on cook line has door that is off tracks and becomes unattached when pulled open. Walk in freezer door gasket torn. Ice build up in walk in freezer on floor, compressor and door. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda dispenser at front counter area with syrup residue build up on face plate behind nozzles. Two door reach in cooler door gasket with debris build up. Hood filters on cook line with grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of two door reach in cooler has food debris build up on side of cooler by fan guard. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at base of waitstation glass door reach in cooler.
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Drain for hand wash sink on cook line slow drain and easily over flow with handwashing, operator has been in works with plumbing company to correct potential clog. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:19 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.