Corky Bells Seafood
Last inspected: Jan 16, 2026
47
Score
Inspectors have visited Corky Bells Seafood nine times, with records going back to 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Jan 16, 2026. The high risk label is a heads-up that the most recent visit didn't go well.
Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around four violations compared to roughly 15 violations earlier on.
Looking across the full record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” is the recurring theme, flagged five times.
By comparison, the average East Palatka facility scores 74, putting Corky Bells Seafood on the weaker side. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
9
Inspections
2
Critical latest
1
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Jan 16, 2026
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In the reach in freezer, raw breaded shrimp in pan over pan of ready to eat chicken tenders. Operator switched storage levels. In walk in cooler raw ground beef over raw shrimp. In cook line drawers reach in cooler, raw chicken behind ready to eat chicken in same drawer and raw chicken over raw beef. Operator switched all storage levels. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In stand up reach in cooler, one pan filled with fully thawed salmon in cut open vacuum packaged bags. Discussed with operator needing to be fully removed when thawing. Operator had employee remove.
01B-13-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bar soda gun nozzle with syrup build up. Cutting board on prep line with visible food staining. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. In stand up reach in cooler, one pan filled with fully thawed salmon in cut open vacuum packaged bags. Discussed with operator needing to be fully removed when thawing. Operator had employee remove. **Corrective Action Taken**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket stored on soda syrup boxes. Operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Sliding glass door reach in cooler with torn door gasket and two door warming cabinet with torn door gasket.
14-11-5
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floor tiles around breading station in process of being replaced by operator and floor of walk in cooler metal flooring raised both not easily cleanable and in process of being repaired. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bulk ice bin ice scoop laying in bulk ice container. Operator relocated to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food debris build up in tracks of flip top reach in cooler door gasket. Cook line hood filters with debris build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at base of flip top reach in cooler, breading station. Employees vacuumed water out of reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6
47
Jun 27, 2025
Complaint Partial
No violations found.
100
Jun 25, 2025
Complaint Partial
1 critical violation.
View 1 violation
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 28 live flies in establishment kitchen and bar areas. Observed 10 dead flies in establishment. Flies observed in warewashing area, at end of cook line by breading stations, in dry storage room, at prep station by walk in cooler and at outside bar area. Observed dead flies on bulk ice bin, bulk case of unwashed potatoes and on dry storage prep table. Employee attempted to kill all live flies and removed all dead flies. Outside bar area operator relocated fans to prevent flies landing on single service items or food prep equipment. **Corrective Action Taken** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
86
Apr 7, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer stored on bulk soda syrup boxes. Chemical spray bottle of sanitizer hanging off prep table over whisk for iced tea. Operator relocated both chemical spray bottles. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two flies observed on metal table of dishwashing area. Employee killed one fly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the standup reach in cooler, raw lobster over cooked crawfish. In the standup reach in freezer, container of raw shrimp over ready to eat cheese sticks. Operator rearranged storage levels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
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 the reach in cooler on the cook line and wait station reach in cooler open containers of milk missing product date marking. Operator had employee date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bulk ice bin has mold like substance at the ice chute. Microwave on cook line has food debris on top plate. Employee cleaned the microwave. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at cook line hand wash sink, operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean containers stacked while wet.
24-08-4
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Floors of walk in cooler not easily cleanable, operator in process of replacing and making cleanable. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In bulk hush puppy container spoon stored with handle in the product. Operator removed the spoon. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Prep station wet wiping cloth under cutting board. Employee removed the wiping cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Wait station reach in cooler door gaskets with mold like substance build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water at the base of the flip top reach in cooler in the center of the cook line. Employee wiped the water from the base. **Corrected On-Site**
29-49-6
Basic - Dumpster overflowing garbage. Dumpster overflowing and trash bags on the ground. Operator has called waste company to expedite pick up. **Corrective Action Taken**
33-14-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink over wait station counter reach in cooler, employee relocated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone on cookline reach in cooler cutting board. Employee relocated the phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employee cutting fruit at inside bar counter.
08B-48-4
29
Aug 1, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
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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. At cook line, employee removed hat, touched hair, placed cap back on then handled clean pan without washing hands and changing gloves. Inspector spoke to employee, he washed hands and put on new gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-25-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 4 flying insects. 1 at dish area. 2 in dry storage room with seasonings. 1 in dry storage with potatoes. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In double door reach-in cooler at end of cook line across from triple sinks, raw lobster stored over cooked crawfish. Operator moved lobster to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At cook line triple sinks, hose bibb with red hose attached missing backflow preventer.
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. At inside bar, soda gun soiled. Employee stated gun is no longer in service. At outside bar, soda gun and drain plate soliled. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In dry storage area, small plastic cups used in multiple seasonings. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. At cook line, employee drink on counter of reach-in cooler at fry station. At cook line, employee drink on upper shelf over microwave.
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At cook line, cell phone on reach-in cooler counter. Phone moved. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. On cook line, 2 employees with no beard guards. **Repeat Violation**
13-04-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. At cook line, left microwave has rust and is no longer smooth surface and easily cleanable.
14-11-5
Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Walk-in cooler floor has rusting with holes and is no longer easily cleanable. **Repeat Violation**
36-12-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. At cook line, tongs on oven handle. Also, at inside bar, ice scoop in ice bin with handle touching ice. Employee moved scoop. **Corrective Action Taken**
10-20-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. At cook line, left microwave has encrusted residue at back wall of microwave.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At drink station, reach-in cooler gasket has build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
32
Apr 8, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 14 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
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
27
Sep 25, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottles with chemicals stored on prep table. On bag in box soda, person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed four flying insects in kitchen during inspection. Person in charge lidded open products and added fan to cookline to deter flying insects from landing at food prep area.
35A-02-6
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over prepped tomatoes in walk in cooler. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sour cream in countertop fliptop at 51F. Ambient temperature of unit 41F. Person in charge states lid left open for lunch rush, closed lid during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
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. Time for hush puppy mix, tomato and lettuce not remarked once changed out. Person in charge marked appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzle and holster at interior bar with debris buildup. Soda nozzle at outdoor bar with debris buildup.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing papertowels at employee restroom and at outdoor bar. Person in charge provided. **Corrective Action Taken**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Chowder in walk in cooler made Friday per person in charge not properly date marked. Person in charge marked appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Fish thawed with labeling indicating to remove from packaging with no oxygen introduced. Person in charge cut packages during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - Garbage not placed in a receptacle for storage until pick up to make the garbage inaccessible to insects and rodents. Large amount of bagged trash at dumpster enclosure. Attracting flying insects. Trash service on site during inspection. Person in charge states has been in contact with waste services.
33-09-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving in protein walk in cooler with debris buildup.
23-03-4
Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Quatanery ammonium sanitizer bucket testing at 0ppm, person in charge discarded. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-08-4
29
Jun 6, 2023
Complaint Partial
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Designed and Constructed
FL-50
82
Aug 1, 2022
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Creamer in bar cooler 51F, person in charge voluntarily discarded. Ambient temperature of unit 42F. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing from hand wash sink at bar and outdoor server area, employee restroom, person in charge provided during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Observed containers with missing edges.
14-38-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light visible under back door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of crackers stored on floor by office, person in charge raised. Also, one pan of food uncovered in reach in freezer, person in charge covered. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filters missing, person in charge began replacing. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-42-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing from womens restroom by bar, person in charge posted during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan in glass door reach in cooler with debris buildup. Shelves in produce cooler with mold like substance buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Straws at outdoor bar within customer reach unwrapped, person in charge replaced during inspection. Also, case of cups stored on floor in storage shed, person in charge raised. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar in server area unlabeled, person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks stored on prep table. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
50
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Corky Bells Seafood last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Corky Bells Seafood on file is from Jan 16, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Corky Bells Seafood?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at Corky Bells Seafood.
How does Corky Bells Seafood compare to other restaurants in East Palatka?
Corky Bells Seafood most recently scored 47 out of 100, which is lower than the East Palatka average of 74.
Has Corky Bells Seafood's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Corky Bells Seafood have averaged around four violations per visit, down from roughly 15 earlier in the record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Corky Bells Seafood 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 Corky Bells Seafood inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Corky Bells Seafood is inspected around three times per year on average.
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