PALATKA, Putnam County

ZAXBY'S

423 N HWY 19, PALATKA, FL 32177

FoodSeating
Latest violations
3
3 Basic
Oct 3, 2025
City
PALATKA
County
Putnam
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
8

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Oct 3, 2025

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 3Total: 3

40-06-5

Detail 24087287

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Bag of employee clothes for goodwill stored on shelf over dry seasonings. Employee relocated. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 24087286

Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer opened box of frozen chicken wings on the floor. Operator had employee relocate. Corrected On-Site

10-08-5

Detail 24087288

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bulk ice bin by drive through window with scoop handle in contact with ice. Employee relocated. Corrected On-Site

Jan 24, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

Intermediate: 2Basic: 4Total: 6

22-02-4

Detail 23498878

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Build up of residue on lobby soda dispenser around ice chute.

53B-01-5

Detail 23498877

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. At time of inspection no valid food handler training certificates available, one expired food handler training through SafeStaff, per operator some new hires under 60 days also. Warning

24-05-4

Detail 23498875

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Blue ice bucket by drive through window not stored inverted or covered. Manager inverted the ice bucket. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 23498876

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on in use prep table by walk in cooler. Employee jacket on in use prep table by front counter.

14-11-5

Detail 23498879

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Hot holding unit for boneless wings missing door handle.

23-03-4

Detail 23498874

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over fryer closest breading station have dust build up.

Jan 24, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Feb 1, 2024

Complaint Partial

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 4Total: 5

29-42-4

Detail 22611733

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. At inside mop sink, second splitter missing backflow preventers in both ends.

24-08-4

Detail 22611731

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. At clean dish shelves, metal pans have water remaining inside after stacking on side.

10-06-5

Detail 22611734

Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. At make station in kitchen, scoops in cut tomato and cucumber have handle touching product. Operator removed scoops. Corrected On-Site

33-11-4

Detail 22611732

Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster.

02D-01-5

Detail 22611735

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At shelf under heat lamp station on make line, bulk season salt container not labeled.

Oct 12, 2023

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Basic: 4Total: 4

22-20-5

Detail 22360198

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice chute at self dispenser in dining area with debris buildup. Top of tea dispenser at front counter with debris buildup.

36-22-4

Detail 22360197

Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water on floor near drink dispenser at drive through. Also ceiling leaking water by triple sink. Person in charge placed catch bucket during inspection. States has work order in. Also, floors around soda dispenser in dining room and at drive through with debris.

51-18-6

Detail 22360199

Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Person in charge unable to provide last inspection report. Person in charge called district manager during inspection to email to location. Corrective Action Taken

31B-04-4

Detail 22360196

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing hand wash sign from hand wash sink by triple sink. Also soap dispenser at hand wash sink by triple sink not functioning. Also, paper towel dispenser at front hand wash sink by ice machine not functioning.

May 12, 2023

Complaint Partial

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Total: 1

35A-02-6

Detail 21992525

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed two flying insects in back of kitchen, one in front line. Person in charge killed during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Jul 5, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 2Total: 5

35A-02-6

Detail 21167803

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 2 flying insects in kitchen.

29-34-4

Detail 21167804

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker from hose bibb at dumpster. Also missing from non chemical side of the splitter with black hose attached at mop sink.

53B-13-5

Detail 21167802

Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Person in charge unable to provide proof of training for some employees during inspection.

33-20-4

Detail 21167805

Basic - Grease on grease receptacle. Grease buildup on grease receptacle in dumpster area.

38-01-4

Detail 21167801

Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Light shield damaged in dry storage area. Light shield damaged in walk in freezer.

Sep 8, 2021

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 3Intermediate: 1Basic: 1Total: 5

03A-02-5

Detail 20491471

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw chicken (45°F-47°F - Cold Holding) on speed rack in walk in cooler, per manager speed rack had been sitting out at room temperature for approximately one hour while thawing. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

03B-01-6

Detail 20491468

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. chicken wings (121°F - Hot Holding) in warming unit by grill, per employee wings have been in warmer for less then one hour, employee reheated wings to 165°F. Corrected On-Site

29-42-4

Detail 20491470

High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Vacuum breaker missing from hose side of splitter at mop sink.

31B-06-4

Detail 20491469

Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand wash station grill on cook line.

13-07-4

Detail 20491472

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee wearing bracelet while engaged in food preparation in kitchen.