Colees Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 18, 2026
43
Score
Going back to 2022, Colees Restaurant has 10 inspections in the public record. The most recent visit was on Mar 18, 2026. High risk indicates the latest inspection turned up problems worth knowing about.
The trend has been favorable: violation counts have eased from around eight violations to closer to six violations per visit over the last few inspections.
The pattern that stands out is “time/temperature control for safety food cold held”, which has been cited three times.
Compared to other Palatka restaurants (averaging 75), there's room to close the gap. Taken together, the history suggests a facility that has struggled with consistency.
10
Inspections
4
Critical latest
1
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 18, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine dish machine at 10ppm, operator does not have back up sanitizer bucket for dish machine, will call to have sanitizer delivered. Employee set up three compartment sink. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In flip top reach in cooler on cook line, cheese (46F - Cold Holding) stored stacked above chill line, relocated to location below line cheese second temperature 15 minutes (44F - Cold Holding) **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. In flip top reach in cooler on cook line, one cracked shell egg leaking on to intact raw shell egg. Employee discarded both eggs. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-14-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer raw bacon commercially packaged over open bag of cooked ready to eat frozen chicken breast. Discussed with employee to relocate. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. One employee food handler training expired 09/24/2025.
53B-14-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf below slicer, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage on prep table next waitstation reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Stand up reach in freezer and bottom drawer of cook line cooler have torn door gaskets. Duct tape on reach in chest freezer door handle.
14-11-5
43
Aug 1, 2025
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 31, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the cook line reach in cooler under the flat top, ham (51F - Cold Holding); sausage (52F - Cold Holding); beef (51F - Cold Holding); hash browns (53F - Cold Holding); kielbasa (50F - Cold Holding); turkey (51F - Cold Holding) per operator door left open. Ambient air of cooler at 49F. Operator relocated all items into the reach in freezer, at conclusion of inspection; ham second temperature(42F - Cold Holding); sausage second temperature (42F - Cold Holding); beef second temperature (43F - Cold Holding); hash browns second temperature(46F - Cold Holding); kielbasa second temperature(42F - Cold Holding); turkey second temperature (44F - Cold Holding). Walk in cooler holding ambient air temperature of 49F, inside walk in cooler; turkey (48F - Cold Holding); roast beef (49F - Cold Holding); corn beef (48F - Cold Holding); coleslaw (47F - Cold Holding); homefries (49F - Cold Holding); chicken (48F - Cold Holding); soup (49F - Cold Holding); potato salad (47F - Cold Holding); turkey gravy (49F - Cold Holding); green beans (48F - Cold Holding); sausage gravy (49F - Cold Holding); pork (50F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (49F - Cold Holding); beef (48F - Cold Holding); raw shell egg ambient air (49F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding) all stored in the walk in cooler overnight with no proof of when products went out of temperature. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Walk in cooler holding ambient air temperature of 49F, inside walk in cooler; turkey (48F - Cold Holding); roast beef (49F - Cold Holding); corn beef (48F - Cold Holding); coleslaw (47F - Cold Holding); homefries (49F - Cold Holding); chicken (48F - Cold Holding); soup (49F - Cold Holding); potato salad (47F - Cold Holding); turkey gravy (49F - Cold Holding); green beans (48F - Cold Holding); sausage gravy (49F - Cold Holding); pork (50F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (49F - Cold Holding); beef (48F - Cold Holding); raw shell egg ambient air (49F - Cold Holding); cheese (50F - Cold Holding) all stored in the walk in cooler overnight with no proof of when products went out of temperature. In dry storage area, heavily dented can of corn beef hash, operator removed to be sent back. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the cook line flip top reach in cooler, raw shell egg over ready to eat butter.
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep line with debris on the blade. Wait station flip top reach in cooler cutting board with food residue staining.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in dish area used to store trash bags. Employee removed from hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink on cook line, employee provided soap. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Wait station soda dispenser has mold like substance on plate over nozzles. Reach in chest freezer on cook line door gaskets soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup up around seal of chest reach in freezer.
14-69-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf of prep area, clean metal bowls stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on table next to mixer in prep area and on prep table next to fryers in hallway prep area. Operator relocated the drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
39
Jan 29, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee on cook line handle raw ground beef, change gloves then handle ready to eat cheese with no hand wash in between changing gloves. Discussed with operator to discuss with employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-12-4
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. Hash browns held utilizing time as public health control not listed on time board or marked with time placed out. Operator added to time board. **Corrective Action Taken**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer in window sill of kitchen missing product label. Operator removed to label. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Ice build up along seal of reach in chest freezer. Walk in cooler door gasket separating from door. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer solution by hand wash sink on cook line at 0ppm chlorine, operator added bleach to 100ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
Basic - Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. At time of inspection urinal in men's room waiting for plumber to reconnect to water per operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
32-23-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid open, bottom rusted through. Operator has requested change of dumpster with the city but not yet received a new dumpster. **Corrective Action Taken**
33-16-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Waitstation soda dispenser has debris/residue around the top portions of the nozzles where connected to the dispenser. Build up of debris on cook line hood filters. Operator has cleaning scheduled for later in the same day. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
52
Aug 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the standup reach in freezer closes the entry to the prep area, raw bacon stored over open package of biscuit dough. Operator asked employee to switch the storage levels. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep line has debris at the corner of the blade. Microwave for the wait station with food debris residue on the sides and top of the interior. Operator wiped clean the microwave. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink closest the dish machine used to stored bucket. Employee removed the bucket from the hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand wash sink in the hot prep line by the fryers unable to dispense paper towels. Operator attempted to correct the dispenser. **Corrective Action Taken**
31B-05-4
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. On window ledge behind the hand wash sink of the cook line, unlabeled chemical spray bottle of bleach water. Operator labeled the spray bottle. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Walk in cooler door gasket torn down the middle. Microwave on the cook line with duct tape on push button. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda dispenser in the wait station has mold like substance on the underside of the dispenser behind the nozzles.
23-03-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Used single service tin foil on the top shelf of the prep room reused for cooking potatoes per operator. Operator discarded the tin foil. **Corrected On-Site**
25-32-4
50
Apr 8, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
41
Sep 21, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Insects, Rodents, and Animals Not Present
FL-38
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Sewage and Wastewater Properly Disposed
FL-27
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
55
Jun 6, 2023
Complaint Partial
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
86
Feb 13, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Medicine in container stored above prep area, person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In walk in cooler turkey dated 1/25, roast beef dated 1/13, meatloaf dated 2/3.
01B-24-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer opened package of chicken stored over unopened package of shrimp Also, in walk in cooler raw cookie dough made with raw eggs stored over unwashed oranges. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Observed multiple containers/lids with cracked edges missing pieces.
14-16-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Sausage held on time and discarded after breakfast not indicated on paperwork. Person in charge added. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 3 dead roaches on glue trap under soda dispenser. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4
Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom. Observed holes/ rust in dumpster. **Repeat Violation**
33-12-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups at server station wet nesting.
24-08-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water observed on floor of dry storage area.
36-22-4
Basic - Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Fries on counter slacking, not indicated on time paperwork.
06-06-5
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand wash sign worn at hand wash sink in kitchen by front. Also, missing paper towels in employee restroom.
31B-04-4
Basic - Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Urinal observed in mens restroom covered, not usable. Also, missing covered receptacle in employee restroom.
32-23-4
37
Aug 23, 2022
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
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High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 1 shell egg with broken shell in reach in cooler. Person in charge discarded. Establishment is utilizing ultra pasteurized creamers. Baskets are on table and utilized between guests. Also, Salisbury steak in walk in cooler dated 8/12.
01B-13-4
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Sanitizer and comet stored on prep table next to microwave. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. Creamers on table are ultrapasturized. Are being left on guest tables in between guests.
07-08-5
High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6/1/22. Person in charge renewed during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
50-17-2
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Creamers are ultra pasteurized, not UHT, are at 70F during inspection.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Paper towel dispenser at hand wash sink by cookline and in employee restroom not dispensing towels. Person in charge provided during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-05-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Self closer missing from back door. Screen door has spring to self close.
35B-03-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer bucket stored on prep table at breading station . Person in charge moved to appropriate location. Also, wet wiping cloth stored on prep table, person in charge moved to sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site**
21-44-1
Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in bathroom area. No light provided in employee restroom. Also no light in dry storage area. **Repeat Violation**
38-10-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 6 dead roaches under soda dispenser in dining room.
35A-03-4
Basic - Dumpster rusted out on bottom. Observed holes in dumpster due to rust. Person in charge states has been in contact with provider. **Repeat Violation**
33-12-4
Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drink with no lid or straw stored on prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-12-5
32
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Colees Restaurant last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Colees Restaurant on file is from Mar 18, 2026. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Colees Restaurant?
Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited three times, more than any other issue at Colees Restaurant.
How does Colees Restaurant compare to other restaurants in Palatka?
Colees Restaurant most recently scored 43 out of 100, which is lower than the Palatka average of 75.
Has Colees Restaurant's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Colees Restaurant have averaged around six violations per visit, down from roughly eight earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Colees Restaurant means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Colees Restaurant inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Colees Restaurant is inspected around three times per year on average.
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