Bradley's
Last inspected: Mar 30, 2026
86
Score
The health department has logged 10 inspections at Bradley's, the earliest from 2022. Inspectors last stopped by on Mar 30, 2026. Diners can read the low risk label as a sign that recent inspections have gone well.
Recent inspections have found fewer violations than earlier ones, averaging around eight violations lately and about 12 violations before that.
Across the inspection history, “spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded three times.
Restaurants in Palatka average 75, so Bradley's is doing better than most peers. There isn't much in the file that would give a customer pause.
10
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 30, 2026
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Walk in cooler shelves with rust pitting the surface.
22-31-4
Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Ambient thermometer missing from storage room reach in cooler, operator provided. **Corrected On-Site**
05-09-4
86
Jan 29, 2026
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 5 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 21 violations
High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Sneeze guards on buffet hot hold line removed. Per operator recently broken by customer and in process of replacing. **Warning**
08B-01-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In pot on cook line, collar greens (111F - Hot Holding) operator reapplied heat till boiling. On buffet line, pork chop (112F - Hot Holding) discussed time as public health control with operator. Operator rotated pork chops and above 135F, other sides. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution in wait station over 500ppm quaternary. Operator diluted. **Corrected On-Site**
41-15-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Two live flies observed in dry storage area.
35A-02-7
High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Ortho home defense stored under three compartment sink, per operator used at closing time under sinks. Discussed with operator outside use only. **Corrective Action Taken**
41-05-4
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In standup reach in cooler, raw ground beef over whole pork chops. Operator switched storage levels. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cook line used to store spoon. Hand wash sink in dish area used to store grill scraper. Operator removed items from hand wash sinks. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Outside cooking area added for seafood boils under pop up tent. Not in operation during inspection. Per operator plans to enclose and will submit plan review. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
51-16-7
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink by three compartment sink. Operator provided soap. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Boiled eggs from Tuesday in reach in cooler without product date marking. Operator removed from reach in cooler for quality purposes. **Corrective Action Taken**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Some food handler training certificates screen shot copies from phone. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-09-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service cups stored on floor by rear exterior door.
25-05-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Trays used as scoops in bulk breading containers. Discussed with operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-01-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two tanks stored unsecured behind walk in cooler.
51-11-4
Basic - Clean linens stored on floor. Bag of clean linens stored on the floor by air conditioning room.
21-17-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach observed in air conditioner closet room. Operator swept and discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf opposite dish area, clean metal containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice chest by hand wash sink with ice build up along seal. Oven door handle broken repaired with duct tape.
14-11-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Door by dish washing area with gap at bottom door with visible light coming through.
35B-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Jugs of vegetable oil on floor of dry storage.
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line hood filters debris build. Reach in freezer next to hand wash sink door gasket soiled mold like substance.
23-03-4
15
Jun 18, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 9, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 5 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 18 violations
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. Operator used barehand contact on ice in bulk ice bin, operator scooped and discarded ice from top layer of the ice bin. **Corrective Action Taken**
09-01-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In the walk in cooler raw shrimp over unwashed onion and raw catfish over unwashed lemons. Operator rearranged. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Hot and cold sides of the buffet line missing sneeze guards. **Warning**
08B-01-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Operator used barehand contact on ice in bulk ice bin, operator scooped and discarded ice from top layer of the ice bin. On can rack, one can of Hunts Ketchup with dented side affecting seal. Operator removed to be discarded.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cook line, hush puppy mix (72F - Cold Holding) sitting in bowl on top of ice, operator added additional ice and submerged deeper into ice, at conclusion of inspection second temperature (59F - Cold Handing)
03A-02-5
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottles stored on shelf of waitstation over hot sauce bottles. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - 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 reach in cooler milk from day before missing product date marking. Operator removed to have employee date mark. **Corrective Action Taken**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No papertowels at hand wash sink for dishwashing area. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Dishmachine added, not updated on plans. **Warning**
51-16-7
Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Two photocopies of employee food handler training.
53B-09-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle of degreaser missing product labeling on dish machine. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen ceiling vents with dust build up. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table by rear exterior door.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees apron and bags over crock pots on shelf by rear exterior door. Operator relocated the personal items. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf opposite the dishwashing area, clean containers stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Chest freezer with ice build up along the seal.
14-69-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in mop sink.
42-01-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on top of reach in freezer.
21-12-4
17
Nov 7, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Toxic Substances Properly Identified, Stored, Used
FL-32
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
58
Feb 1, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. At dish area, observe 2 flying insects.
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at wait station used as dump sink as evidenced by ice in sink. Operator melted ice. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. At dish area, spray bottle identified as degreaser not labeled.
41-17-4
Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Wall at dish area has build up of black mold-like substance.
36-73-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on top shelf over pass thru area, kitchen side.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line has no hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Multiple reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer gaskets torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. At dry storage area, case of oil on floor. Operator moved to shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall at kitchen exit by fry station. Wall at entrance to dry storage area. Floor in men's restroom.
36-24-5
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Exit door by fry station does not self close tightly.
35B-01-4
50
Aug 24, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
No Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-Eat Food
FL-09
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
37
Jun 16, 2023
Complaint Partial
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
95
Jan 18, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Sanitizer Contact Time and Concentration
FL-33
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Plumbing Maintained; Sewage Disposal
FL-51
45
Jul 27, 2022
Complaint Full
6 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 15 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored on shelf over soup hot holding. Also, medicine stored over food in server area, person in charge rearranged. **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Open pitchers of water and tea stored on dining table in the middle of the dining room uncovered. Person in charge covered during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08B-02-4
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee handle raw steak with gloved hands, then hand,es bread without glove change and hand wash. Employee heated bread to 145F, washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-12-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 3 flying insects in the kitchen during inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. At triple sink, hose lower than flood rim.
29-37-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Items were pulled but time not remarked on board. Person in charge marked items appropriately. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Nonfood-grade basting brush used in food. Basting brush with medal wrap in use with butter, person in charge discarded and replaced with silicone. **Corrected On-Site**
14-14-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles in clean dish area unlabeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drinks on multiple prep tables in kitchen, person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed personal items in reach in coolers not segregated. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee shoes stored on box of food in server area, person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employees on cookline with no hair restraints.
13-03-4
Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Flying insect tape over corner of prep table, over ice bucket storage area. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-08-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed multiple containers with chipped edges missing pieces.
14-38-4
Basic - Missing drain plug at dumpster. Missing at dumpster.
33-11-4
23
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bradley's last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Bradley's on file is from Mar 30, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Bradley's?
Across the inspection record, “spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Bradley's.
How does Bradley's compare to other restaurants in Palatka?
Bradley's most recently scored 86 out of 100, which is higher than the Palatka average of 75.
Has Bradley's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Bradley's have averaged around eight violations per visit, down from roughly 12 earlier in the record.
What does a low risk rating mean?
A low risk rating at Bradley's means inspectors found minimal or no significant issues at the most recent visit. Most facilities at this tier have a clean recent inspection report.
How often is Bradley's inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Bradley's is inspected around three times per year on average.
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