Crossroads Saloon
Last inspected: Apr 17, 2026
64
Score
Inspectors have visited Crossroads Saloon 11 times, with records going back to 2022. The newest entry in the record is dated Apr 17, 2026. The medium risk tier sits in the middle: not spotless, but not alarming either.
Recent visits have flagged more than earlier ones: around seven violations per visit lately, up from roughly four violations before.
Looking across the full record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” is the recurring theme, flagged four times.
Crossroads Saloon's latest score of 64 falls below the Palatka average of 76. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
11
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Apr 17, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 5 violations
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In the walk in cooler, prepared queso from 4/02. Operator states will discard. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5
Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. No recent well water test report available. Operator called to have report sent over. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
27-02-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Old food debris on prep table can opener blade. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters over cook line with burned debris on the filters. Fan guards of walk in cooler with dust build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer, case of fries stored on the floor.
08B-38-4
64
Oct 20, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 10 violations
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. In the walk in cooler, chili date marked 10/10 and queso date marked 10/2. Per operator chili should have been from Saturday but unsure. Operator removed and discarded both products. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-24-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Observed one live flying insect around center prep table of kitchen area.
35A-02-7
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on cook line prep table with debris on the blade.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Pulled pork and gizzards in walk in cooler previously frozen missing date marking for day removed from freezer and thawing began.
02C-04-5
Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. No recent well water report available. **Repeat Violation**
27-02-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Grease build up on cook line hood filters.
23-03-4
Basic - Smoking or vaping in an enclosed indoor workplace. Establishment allows indoor smoking through bar area.
54-01-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cup used as scoop in bulk sugar container.
14-01-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelf of flip top reach in cooler to store prepackaged condiments. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Bulk ice bin scoop handle in bulk ice, operator relocated. **Corrected On-Site**
10-08-5
43
Mar 31, 2025
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener on prep table with debris on the blade.
22-02-4
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Two food handling employees present employed over 60 days with no proof of food handler training.
53B-13-5
Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. No current copy of well water report available. **Repeat Violation**
27-02-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line reach in cooler shelf for portioned dressing cups.
14-05-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage on center prep table, employee relocated the beverage. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4
Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage in ladies restroom.
31B-04-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk chicken batter and fish batter missing product labeling. Operator labeled both containers. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
61
Nov 22, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Oct 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. At time of inspection no proof of employee food handler training. One expired certificate posted on wall. Per operator scheduled to take food manager course on 9/5 then will provided food handler training course. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-23: At time of follow up inspection operator passed food manager certification through servsafe but hasn't been able to order SafeStaff books for food handlers due to technology error. **Time Extended**
53B-01-5
90
Aug 22, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 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. Observed employee handle tortilla wrap with bare hand and place on grill and wrap toast in tin foil with bare hand. Discussed AOP or gloves with operator.
09-01-4
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 the walk in cooler, open container of milk. Per operator most likely opened the day before and will ask bar staff.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. At time of inspection no proof of employee food handler training. One expired certificate posted on wall. Per operator scheduled to take food manager course on 9/5 then will provided food handler training course. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - Well water testing report/documentation is not available upon request. No well water testing report available. **Repeat Violation**
27-02-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop head stored in mop bucket behind the bar counter.
42-01-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Bulk ice bin behind the deflector plate has mold like substance spots. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Carbon dioxide tanks in storage/office area not stored securely.
51-11-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. At time of inspection current license displayed expired 06/01/2024.
50-09-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on flip top reach in cooler on the cook line. Operator relocated the beverage. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood filter over cook line on the end not secured and in line with other filters of hood system.
14-42-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk in cooler door gasket with mold like substance build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
45
Mar 21, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Sewage and Wastewater Properly Disposed
FL-27
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
52
Sep 22, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 20, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one live roach on door of reach in cooler in bar. Person in charge killed and discarded. Also, observed approximately 5 egg sacs on floor near water heater in the bar. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-05-4
High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Cream cheese dip dated 9/4.
01B-24-5
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. Observed employee cutting peppers with bare hands, spoke to employee who donned gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
09-01-4
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. Hot dogs missing date mark in reach in cooler.
02C-03-5
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 with expired training.
53B-14-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottle with chemicals unlabeled. Person in charge labeled during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Top of ice machine where deflector plate attached with mold like substance buildup. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately 5 dead roaches on the floor near water heater in bar. Observed 3 dead roaches in cabinet under sink in womens restroom. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan above ice machine with dust buildup.
23-03-4
41
Jan 18, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Equipment, Food and Non-Food Contact Surfaces Approved
FL-35
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
52
Nov 14, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation.
View 2 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose hangs below flood plain of sink. Person in charge raised. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2022-11-14: No change. **Time Extended**
29-37-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of employee training due to expired. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2022-11-14: Person in charge needs more time to obtain. **Time Extended**
53B-01-5
78
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Crossroads Saloon last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Crossroads Saloon on file is from Apr 17, 2026. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Crossroads Saloon?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Crossroads Saloon.
How does Crossroads Saloon compare to other restaurants in Palatka?
Crossroads Saloon most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the Palatka average of 76.
Has Crossroads Saloon's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at Crossroads Saloon have averaged around seven violations per visit, up from roughly four earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Crossroads Saloon means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Crossroads Saloon inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Crossroads Saloon is inspected around three times per year on average.
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