5TH ELEMENT INDIAN CUISINE

101 PALM HARBOUR PKWY 126, PALM COAST, Flagler County. DBPR licence 2800781. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-02 to 2026-11-03.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2026-11-03: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

5 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Flagler County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Flagler County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-11-03	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	1	4	1.06	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-02-12	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-01-08	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	2	4	1.39	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 42 Premises maintained, free of litter, unnecessary articles. Cleaning and maintenance equipment properly stored. Kitchen restricted to authorized personnel
2025-09-10	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-09-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	0	1.39	5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-02-25	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	2	4	1.61	8 areas 01 Approved source 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2024-09-11	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	1	2	1.61	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2024-02-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-02-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	1	3	1.78	6 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2023-10-03	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-02	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	3	1.78	8 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 46 Exiting system - adequate, good repair (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 50 Current license properly displayed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.