MASTER STEAK AND SEAFOOD

Name: MASTER STEAK AND SEAFOOD
Address: 909 STATE RD 19, PALATKA, FL, 32177, US
Rating: 82.4

909 STATE RD 19, PALATKA, FL 32177

License #6400824

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82.4 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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MASTER STEAK AND SEAFOOD in PALATKA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 82.4 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 30, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 19 total violations — 4 critical, 5 major, 10 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[22-31-4] Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. Walk in cooler shelves with rust pitting the surface.
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Ambient thermometer missing from storage room reach in cooler, operator provided.

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[21-17-4] Clean linens stored on floor. Bag of clean linens stored on the floor by air conditioning room.
[23-03-4] 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.
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two tanks stored unsecured behind walk in cooler.
[53B-09-4] 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.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Ice chest by hand wash sink with ice build up along seal. Oven door handle broken repaired with duct tape.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Jugs of vegetable oil on floor of dry storage.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service cups stored on floor by rear exterior door.
[31A-11-4] 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.
[41-05-4] 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.
[35B-01-4] 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.
[08B-01-4] 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.
[24-08-4] Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf opposite dish area, clean metal containers stacked while wet.
[02C-02-5] 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.
[08A-20-5] 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.
[03B-01-6] 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.
[51-16-7] 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.
[35A-03-4] Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach observed in air conditioner closet room. Operator swept and discarded.

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