GOLDEN CORRAL
582 BLANDING BLVD · ORANGE PARK · Clay County · FL 32073
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2024. **Admin Complaint**
08B-01-4High Priority – Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. At omelette station buffet, cold bar holding cheese, cut tomatoes, cut vegetables and eggs has no sneeze guard or protection for customers when they go to buffet line to order an omelette. Operator states guard recently broke and is getting repaired. Operator moved all food products to another unit and may place a temporary large plastic lid in front of food products. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed ribs at 62F in oven with no heat applied. Operator states ribs removed from walk in cooler approximately 10 minutes prior. Operator turned on oven to reheat ribs. Temperature approximately 30 minutes later at 172F. Observed rice (51F – Cold Holding); beef (49F – Cold Holding); ribs (52F – Cold Holding); collard greens (47F – Cold Holding); macaroni and cheese (52F – Cold Holding) on speed rack in walk in cooler. Operator states rack was removed from the walk in cooler at approximately 6:30am. Inspector took temperatures at approximately 9:30am. Operator had employees begin to reheat all products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker absent from threaded faucet with attached hose in dish room.
Basic 6
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents/floors/walls soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Wall at back prep area has dust/debris. Cooling unit in walk in cooler by back exit has black mold-like substance. Right side wall in walk in cooler next to salad area is soiled. Left wall and floor at utility sink near breading station are soiled. Wall and floor around dish machine has heavy black mold-like substance. Floor around cooking oil containers at far back prep area is soiled. Vent at buffet area interior corner near omelet station is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach in left corner at ice machine in service station by restrooms. Operator removed and discarded dead roach. **Corrected On-Site**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Plumbing pipe disconnected under hand wash sink in dish room.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach in cooler at breading station has accumulation of soil residues. **Repeat Violation**
21-09-4Basic – Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed employee drop wet wiping cloth on the floor, pick up the cloth and wiped prep table with same cloth.
21-45-1Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution other than chlorine, quaternary ammonia or iodine, not at proper minimum strength, not used according to label instructions. Wiping cloth solutions at back prep area and in service station by restrooms tested at 0ppm Ecolab Sink and Surface. Operator remade solutions to 700ppm Ecolab Sink and Surface. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:13 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.