ROYAL PALMS CAFE
1 INDEPENDENT DR STE 110 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32202
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Washing dirty dishes then grabbed clean dishes, explained to him and he washed hands **Corrected On-Site**
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0 ppm, not dispensing quat, added manually by employee, 300 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pooled eggs on shelf above cooked chicken in reach in cooler by cook line, mgr rearranged **Corrected On-Site**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. 65f eggs, no time, no procedure, explained time as public health control to mgr and he wrote time on **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 60f butter by cook line, 55f cream cheese on prep table, no time, no procedure, explained time as public health control to him and he wrote time down **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 125f potatoes in double pan, steamer, employee reheated them to 165f **Corrected On-Site**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet by triple sink
Intermediate 5
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. Cream cheese opened on Monday, mgr dated it **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed one **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quat
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. All hand sinks, employees placed some **Corrected On-Site**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Cook expired on 2/4/24
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. For sugar, mgr discard it **Corrected On-Site**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By soda syrup rack
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open drink at front counter
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking, put one on **Corrected On-Site**
29-09-4Basic – Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Handle on cold water turns all the way and no water come out, hand sink by triple sink **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. All hand sinks, employees placed some **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Aluminum trays not inverted, inverted by employee **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. For front counter
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk white powder on shelf by prep area
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 12, 2026 4:29 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.