HUDDLE HOUSE RESTAURANT
3909 CRILL AVE · PALATKA · Putnam County · FL 32177
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
35A-02-8High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. One fly on cook line. One fly by dish machine. One fly in dry storage area.
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw bacon.
12A-02-4High Priority – Server handled soiled dishes or utensils and then picked up plated food, served food, or prepared a beverage without washing hands. Observed employee bring dirty dishes to dish area, did not wash hands and bring condiments to the table for customers.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ham, sliced tomatoes, cut lettuce, west mix, canned mushrooms, American cheese. Items stored in sandwich cooler on cook line that is not functioning and is unable to maintain temperature. Operator is using time as a public health control as a temporary fix. Per employee, items stocked in cooler at 6:00 a.m., items still in cooler at 10:30 a.m. Hamburger patties 55F in bottom of sandwich reach in cooler. Employee unsure how long they've been in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Box of hamburger patties in bottom of sandwich cooler 55F. Sandwich cooler is unable to maintain temperature and items inside held flip-top cooler top are temporarily held under time as a public health control. Employee is unsure how long they've been in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-04-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Ham, sliced tomatoes, cut lettuce, west mix, canned mushrooms, American cheese. Items stored in sandwich cooler on cook line that is not functioning and is unable to maintain temperature. Operator is using time as a public health control as a temporary fix. Per employee, items stocked in cooler at 6:00 a.m., items still in cooler at 10:30 a.m. **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Shell eggs on cook line. Employee added time marking. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Reach In cooler at end of cook line, milk not dated when opened. Operator stated the milk was opened yesterday or this morning.
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Dishwasher washed his hands in the triple sink, did not use paper towels to dry hands.
22-31-4Intermediate – Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Can opener
Basic 10
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cups next to syrup dispensers.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. On cook line, reach in freezer has torn gaskets. Sandwich prep reach in cooler unable to maintain temperature. Drawers of cooler are full of ice. Per operator, new cooler has been ordered and is in back order. Items inside held on Time is Public Health Control temporarily. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bag in a box soda stored on floor in storage hall behind cook line.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on floor and door of walk in freezer.
29-27-4Basic – No mop sink or curbed cleaning facility provided at establishment. Mop sink outside is missing hot and cold water. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach in freezer gaskets on cook line. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Trays of biscuits in walk in freezer.
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Underside of flat top and wall behind.
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Pipe leading to hand sink by ice machine, leaking, causing puddle on floor.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On counter by coffee machines.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 17, 2026 11:25 AM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.