CORKY BELLS SEAFOOD
185 S HWY 17 · EAST PALATKA · Putnam County · FL 32131
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies observed on metal table of dishwashing area. Employee killed one fly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the standup reach in cooler, raw lobster over cooked crawfish. In the standup reach in freezer, container of raw shrimp over ready to eat cheese sticks. Operator rearranged storage levels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer stored on bulk soda syrup boxes. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer hanging off prep table over whisk for iced tea. Operator relocated both chemical spray bottles. **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. In the reach in cooler on the cook line and wait station reach in cooler open containers of milk missing product date marking. Operator had employee date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bulk ice bin has mold like substance at the ice chute. Microwave on cook line has food debris on top plate. Employee cleaned the microwave. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at cook line hand wash sink, operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 10
33-14-4Basic – Dumpster overflowing garbage. Dumpster overflowing and trash bags on the ground. Operator has called waste company to expedite pick up. **Corrective Action Taken**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink over wait station counter reach in cooler, employee relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
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 on cookline reach in cooler cutting board. Employee relocated the phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-48-4Basic – Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employee cutting fruit at inside bar counter.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
36-12-4Basic – Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floors of walk in cooler not easily cleanable, operator in process of replacing and making cleanable. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In bulk hush puppy container spoon stored with handle in the product. Operator removed the spoon. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Prep station wet wiping cloth under cutting board. Employee removed the wiping cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Wait station reach in cooler door gaskets with mold like substance build up. **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the flip top reach in cooler in the center of the cook line. Employee wiped the water from the base. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:40 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.