DQ PALATKA

822 SAINT JOHNS AVE, PALATKA, Putnam County. DBPR licence 6400361. 5 inspection visits from 2023-08-01 to 2026-04-17.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-04-17: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic violations

0 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Putnam County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Putnam 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
2026-04-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.27	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-06-19	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-04-23	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.58	2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean
2023-08-01	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	1	1.88	2 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

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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.