Palm Valley, St. Johns County

MCDONALD'S 12869

100 PONTE VEDRA POINTE BLVD, Palm Valley, FL 32082

FoodSeating
Latest violations
7
2 High Priority
Jan 6, 2026
City
Palm Valley
County
St. Johns
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
6

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.

Jan 6, 2026

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 1Basic: 4Total: 7

12A-25-4

Detail 24281259

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on cook line scratching hair with bare hands then filling up French fry packages without washing hands between tasks. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

09-01-4

Detail 24281260

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touching fries while filling individual packages with bare hands with long fake nails.

13-06-4

Detail 24281255

Intermediate - Employee with artificial nails/nail polish working with exposed food without wearing intact gloves. 2 employees filling up packages of French fries with bare hands with artificial nails. Employees put on gloves.

13-07-4

Detail 24281257

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee handle French fries and clean equipment on cook line wearing smart watches and non plain rings.

36-73-4

Detail 24281258

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of water and food debris behind equipment along walls by back door to kitchen.

23-03-4

Detail 24281254

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of soda machine at drink station in lobby area, around nozzles, employee began to clean during inspection. Corrective Action Taken

25-09-4

Detail 24281256

Basic - Single-service items for customer self-service not properly protected to prevent contamination. Lids for to go drinks at drink station stored with food contact surface facing customers, lids inverted. Corrected On-Site

Sep 3, 2024

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 3Basic: 1Total: 6

12A-25-4

Detail 23113781

High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee working at flat top grill touched ponytail with bare hand then continued to handle clean utensils and equipment without washing hands. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

03A-02-5

Detail 23113783

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual butters (66F - Cold Holding); individual creamers (68F - Cold Holding) in cold pans across from register at front counter, per manager both items have been sitting out for approximately 3 hours, all items moved to reach in cooler. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 23113784

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Around ice chute at drink station in lobby, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

31B-05-4

Detail 23113780

Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. At hand wash station by large ice machine in kitchen. Repeat Violation

31B-06-4

Detail 23113782

Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand wash station by large ice machine in kitchen. Repeat Violation

27-14-4

Detail 23113785

Basic - Self-closing metering faucet does not provide water for at least 15 seconds. Auto faucet in stall in men's bathroom does not work at all.

Jan 17, 2024

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 3Total: 6

12A-16-4

Detail 22567310

High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. 1 employee came from dining room and entered kitchen, put on gloves and began to cook hamburgers without washing hands before engaging in food handling.

31B-02-4

Detail 22567311

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station behind make line in kitchen, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

31B-06-4

Detail 22567309

Intermediate - Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. At hand wash station in kitchen behind make line in kitchen. Employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

31B-04-4

Detail 22567307

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand wash station next to front counter.

23-03-4

Detail 22567308

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Underside of slushy machine across from front counter around nozzles, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site

29-49-6

Detail 22567312

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In bottom of reach in cooler at drink station near drive through area, employee began to clean during inspection. Corrective Action Taken

May 2, 2023

Complaint Partial

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 18, 2023

Complaint Full

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

Intermediate: 5Total: 5

22-02-4

Detail 21703899

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of the walk in cooler door has mold like substance spots on the door by the door gaskets. Employee cleaned and sanitized the walk in cooler door. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

31A-09-4

Detail 21703898

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink on the back side of the main cook line used to store blue ice bucket. Operator hung the ice bucket from the correct storage location. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 21703895

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels available at the hand wash sink behind the front counter or at the hand wash sink behind the main cook line. Operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

53B-01-5

Detail 21703896

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, four expired employee food handler training certificates present.

11-26-1

Detail 21703897

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. At time of inspection no employee reporting agreement available or any documentation of reporting responsibility.

Aug 11, 2022

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 7Total: 10

35A-02-6

Detail 21270005

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one fly in the dry storage area around the mop sink.

22-02-4

Detail 21270010

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. On the main cook line opposite flat top grill, egg forming cooking skillet with encrusted food debris along the edges of the machine.

31B-02-4

Detail 21270004

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At front hand wash sink by the service counter and drive through window, no paper towels available for hand wash sink. Operator provided new paper towels for the dispenser. Corrected On-Site

50-09-4

Detail 21270011

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. At time of inspection, license currently displayed expired from 06/01/2022.

08B-49-4

Detail 21270008

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In the walk in cooler on the top shelf of the speed rack, employee personal food in a plastic bag over thawing pancakes. Operator relocated the employee personal food to the proper storage location. Corrected On-Site

13-03-4

Detail 21270003

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. At time of inspection, three employees working on the main cook line actively preparing food without proper hair restraints.

08B-38-4

Detail 21270002

Basic - Food stored on floor. In the dry storage area by the rear exterior door. Container of soda syrup not in the box stored on the floor. Operator relocated the soda syrup bag to the proper storage location. Corrected On-Site

29-08-4

Detail 21270006

Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. At time of inspection, plumbing system under the three compartment sink leaks water onto floor when three compartment sink is drained. Operator called for maintenance to fix the pipe during the inspection. Corrective Action Taken

29-49-6

Detail 21270007

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At the base of the standup reach in cooler behind the front counter, standing water under the metal shelving.

42-01-4

Detail 21270009

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. At time of inspection, wet mop stored with the mop head inside the mop bucket opposite the walk in cooler. Employee used the mop to clean the leaking three compartment sink and stored the mop away correctly after use. Corrected On-Site