LIL BITS COUNTRY DINER
2401 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 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee take out the trash, reenter the kitchen and begin to wash dishes with no hand wash step. Discussed with operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. On the table top warming plate, beef tips from 7am (88F – Reheating). Operator removed the beef tips to be discarded.
03E-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. On the table top warming plate, beef tips from 7am (88F – Reheating). Operator removed the beef tips to be discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on the main cook line has build up of food residue staining. Can opener in the prep area has debris on the blade. Operator recently used can opener and had employee wash the can opener. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 8
35A-06-4Basic – Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Fly sticky tape by the three compartment sink has build up of dead flies.
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line dry storage shelves in the prep area.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on prep table by the exterior door. Operator relocated the employee phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of grease cooking debris under the cook line. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open.
14-20-4Basic – Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Ripped tin foil used to line shelf over the stove top.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. In the walk in cooler, two containers of dessert stored uncovered.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 16, 2026 12:34 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.