The Funky Pelican
Last inspected: Sep 2, 2025
70
Score
The Funky Pelican appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. The most recent report on file is from Sep 2, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Violation counts have ticked up lately, averaging around nine violations per visit versus roughly six violations earlier in the record.
When inspectors have written things up, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been the most frequent reason, cited four times.
By comparison, the average Flagler Beach facility scores 75, putting The Funky Pelican on the weaker side. Nothing in the record is alarming, but there's room to improve.
10
Inspections
1
Critical latest
0
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Sep 2, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 minor violations.
View 5 violations
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on home fries and pats of butter. Person in charge time stamped both. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on walk in freezer are torn. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean dishes by server station are wet nesting.
24-08-4
Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to repair walk in cooler gaskets.
14-71-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Soufflé cup used to scoop spices. Person in charge removed soufflé cup. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
70
Feb 6, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Above cook line; Sausage 120F; ( - Hot Holding). Addressed and added to time control paper work. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed dishwasher with gloves on and phone in his hands. Took gloves off and did not wash his hands. Addressed immediately and he washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-09-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose Bibb is before splitter. Person in charge removed and added to hose after the splitter. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled. Person in charge took to dish. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Trash can in front of server hand washing sink. Person in charge removed trash. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on small cooler at end of cook line are torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. At end of salad, sanitizer bucket on floor. Person in charge picked up and put on top of another bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. On cook line; flour not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Bowls on clean dish rack not inverted. Person in charge inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
24-05-4
Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Handle on steamer is soiled. Person in charge wiped clean. **Corrected On-Site**
23-24-4
41
Aug 20, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Vacuum breaker missing from mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
29-34-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In hot holding; Home fries 107F; ( - Hot Holding). Cook discarded. Placed on time control and documented. **Corrective Action Taken**
03B-01-6
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed person go from outside kitchen and through swing doors to prep table and attempt to put gloves on without washing hands first. Addressed immediately and person washed hands and put gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-07-5
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. Milk opened yesterday not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at dish. Person in charge refilled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Both ice machine have black mold like substance inside. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop hash browns. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on bar top. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife in between hot holding unit. Person in charge removed knife. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Spoon laying in hash browns. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-06-5
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Lots of personal drinks in coolers. Person in charge removed all drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5
37
Feb 19, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Feb 12, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation.
View 1 violation
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : 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/. Establishment has remodeled outside of building on right side and has added beer coolers that aren't approved by plan review. Beer coolers are outside and are not enclosed or covered. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-12: Establishment has added ice machine outside of women restroom and has not added a hand washing sink. Per LS extended it out 7 days. **Time Extended**
51-16-7
90
Dec 13, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 18 violations
High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sanitizer was below 150ppm quat. Person in charge adjusted sanitizer and it tests at 250ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
22-43-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on hose at mop sink. **Warning**
29-34-4
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Missing on butter. Person in charge time stamped. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
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. 1/2&1/2 opened yesterday not dated. Person in charge dated. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener and slicer have debris on them. Person in charge had both cleaned. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing at bar hand washing sink. Person in charge replaced. **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/. Establishment has remodeled outside of building on right side and has added beer coolers that aren't approved by plan review. Beer coolers are outside and are not enclosed or covered. **Warning**
51-16-7
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. Establishment has not done any training since June 2023.
53B-13-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind and under dish machine has black mold like substance on it.
36-27-5
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. All flours and breading mix not labeled. Person in charge had all labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has mold on top. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Establishment has cardboard under flour mixture at fry station. Person in charge removed cardboard. **Corrected On-Site**
14-05-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. All ceiling vents and air conditioning in kitchen have black mold like substance on them. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Establishment has rags under prep items. Person in charge removed rags. **Corrected On-Site**
21-05-5
Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Lid on lettuce at salad station is burnt. Person in charge replaced. **Corrected On-Site**
14-38-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives/scrapers stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. In dish; spatulas and scraper stored between wall and sink. Person in charge removed all. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. Not employee storage area. Purses are stack by cash register. Person in charge moved purses. **Corrected On-Site**
40-01-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid. Person in charge closed. **Corrected On-Site**
33-16-4
23
Jul 31, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
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High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In ric #1; cheese 51F ( - Cold Holding). Cheese was just refilled.
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener and slicer soiled. Person in charge cleaned both. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Establishment has forms but has not had them signed.
11-26-1
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop face down in mop sink. Person in charge picked up and hung to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple drinks in walk in cooler. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-13-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer bag of ice on floor. Case of oil on floor in office. Person in charge moved both. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Jackets on soda boxes. Jackets were removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Missing/torn on side of walk in cooler/ freezer.
36-03-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent cover missing from vent in ceiling. Vent covers are moldy. **Repeat Violation**
36-34-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice bin has mold inside.
22-20-5
50
Jan 5, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Equipment Adequate to Maintain Product Temperature
FL-29
Lighting Adequate; Required Shields in Place
FL-36
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
29
Aug 2, 2022
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Jul 29, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In make 1; pasta 45F; ( - Cold Holding) on counter top; Creamer 58F; ( - Cold Holding) in drawers; crab 45F; ( - Cold Holding) expo; chicken 46F, sausage 46F; ( - Cold Holding) in bottom of pantry; bottom; fish dip 48F, chicken 46F, cheese 46F ( - Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. make 1; pasta 45F; ( - Cold Holding) on counter top; Creamer 58F; ( - Cold Holding) in drawers; crab 45F; ( - Cold Holding) expo; chicken 46F, sausage 46F; ( - Cold Holding) in bottom of pantry; bottom; fish dip 48F, chicken 46F, cheese 46F ( - Cold Holding) **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener is soiled. Person in charge had taken to dish. **Corrective Action Taken**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by grease pan. Person in charge removed pan. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
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. Establishment has not done training sine 1.22.
53B-13-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice bin has mold inside in top.
22-20-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on drawers are torn.
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of onions on floor. Soda boxes on floor. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves where can go is dusty. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Multiple drinks in coolers.
12B-13-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Lids on floor in office. Person in charge moved to store properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4
Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in server cooler.
29-49-6
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Person in charge moved mop. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4
37
Frequently Asked Questions
When was The Funky Pelican last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at The Funky Pelican on file is from Sep 2, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at The Funky Pelican?
Across the inspection record, “food-contact surface soiled with food debris” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at The Funky Pelican.
How does The Funky Pelican compare to other restaurants in Flagler Beach?
The Funky Pelican most recently scored 70 out of 100, which is lower than the Flagler Beach average of 75.
Has The Funky Pelican's inspection record improved over time?
No. Recent inspections at The Funky Pelican have averaged around nine violations per visit, up from roughly six earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at The Funky Pelican 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 The Funky Pelican inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, The Funky Pelican is inspected around three times per year on average.
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