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MUSSELWHITE'S SEAFOOD & GRILL

125 HWY 17 SOUTH, EAST PALATKA 321316814

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 2/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8883751

  • 06-09-1: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 the two door reach in cooler on the cook line, 5 packages of Mahi, 2 packages of tuna and 7 tilapia packages all fully thawed and still commercially sealed. Instructed operator to remove and not to be served to the public.
  • 13-04-4:Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two employees working with food without beard guards.
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Repeat Violation
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bulk bag of flour on floor under prep area. Pork in bucket on floor by three compartment sink. Operator relocated the flour. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing in three compartment sink at ambient air temperature. Pork thawing in bucket of standing water on the floor by three compartment sink.
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls and air conditioning vents have build up of flour.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth on cook line cutting board. Sanitizer under prep station at 0ppm, operator added chlorine bleach. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In the walk in cooler raw chicken over raw shrimp. Operator relocated the chicken. Corrected On-Site
  • 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In the two door reach in cooler on the cook line, 5 packages of Mahi, 2 packages of tuna and 7 tilapia packages all fully thawed and still commercially sealed. Instructed operator to remove and not to be served to the public.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the ice well on the cook line, tartar sauce (45F - Cold Holding) in plastic portion cup on top of sheet tray placed on ice. Per operator placed out a couple minutes before, relocated to walk in cooler. Discussed adding ice to sheet tray or sinking tray further into ice. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 11/13/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8886452

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/11/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8883573

  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Tangerine Tuna and Blue Cheese Tuna not identified as being sold undercooked on menu. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2024-09-11: At time of follow up inspection more time needed to change and order menu with correct changes. **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 9/9/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8717961

  • 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Kitchen area air conditioners vents have build up of dust on the vent and tubing through the kitchen.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on dry storage shelves by breading bags and bulk container. Repeat Violation
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone and keys stored on cook line shelf over steam well. Employee relocated all personal items. Corrected On-Site
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartments sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet.
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In the walk in freezer, bucket of frozen chowder stored on the floor.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on the oven door handles of the cook line. Operator relocated the tongs. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line hood filters over broiler have grease build up. Speed rack by fryers with grease build up. Repeat Violation
  • 21-44-1:Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer solution for the cook line stored on the floor by the hand wash sink.
  • 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Two door reach in cooler on the cook line has build up of standing water at the base.
  • 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One can of tomato paste on the storage rack with rust around the lip of the can and dent in the side. Operator discarded the can. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed fly in back prep area and on cook line prep station.
  • 08A-02-6: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 on the cook line, open bag of chicken tenders not fully cooked over, open bag of ready to eat frozen okra and fries. Discussed storing chicken tenders on lower shelf. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In the table top ice well, cut tomatoes (48F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (49F - Cold Holding); tartar sauce (51F - Cold Holding) in containers not submerged in ice bath. Operator submerged containers and put ice bags in top of products. In the two door reach in cooler; mahi (47F - Cold Holding); salmon (47F - Cold Holding); tuna (48F - Cold Holding); steak (46F - Cold Holding); chicken (47/48F - Cold Holding); tilapia (48F - Cold Holding). Reach in cooler has standing water at the base per operator doors frequently open before inspection, operator relocated all time/temperature control food for safety to the walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bar counter soda gun has syrup debris inside the nozzle. Microwave on the cook line with food debris on walls and top of the microwave.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed server dump pitcher of ice into hand wash sink by the swinging doors.
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Tangerine Tuna and Blue Cheese Tuna not identified as being sold undercooked on menu. Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle of green table cleaner missing product labeling.

Inspection Date: 3/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8508164

  • 06-09-1: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 the two door reach in cooler on the cook line, fully thawed sealed packages of mahi and tilapia in the reduced oxygen packaging. Discussed with operator and operator discarded the packages of fish. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverages stored on prep table on the cook line. Operator removed the beverages. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on the oven door handle. Operator relocated the tongs. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop for bulk flour in contact with the flour.
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth stored under cutting board on the prep line. Operator removed the wiping cloth. Corrected On-Site
  • 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of the microwave on the cook line has old food debris build up.
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Buildup of debris on walk in cooler door gasket and seal.
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid left open.
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Dishmachine at 0ppm chlorine at time of inspection, operator primed and reran the dish machine to 100ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site
  • 09-01-4: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 chopping cucumbers without utilizing gloves and establishment has no AOP. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

Inspection Date: 9/26/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8507973

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 9/25/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8339615

  • 32-05-4:Basic - Bathroom facility in disrepair. Women's restroom faucet leaking, causing water to leak on floor. Guests not able to properly wash hands. Person in charge closed women's restroom, made men's restroom unisex during inspection until faucet can be repaired.
  • 06-09-1: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 with instructions to remove from packaging thawed with no oxygen introduced.
  • 32-12-5:Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. Missing from employee restroom. Repeat Violation
  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans wet nesting at clean dish storage area. Also cups at server area wet nesting.
  • 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee handle raw fish, then handle cooked okra. Person in charge cooked okra to 194F. Employee washed hands and donned gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 09-01-4: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 cook on cookline plate hush puppies with bare hands. Spoke to employee during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 35A-05-4:High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed one roach still alive at dishmachine. Killed and discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 35A-23-4:High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Observed approximately 5 droppings present under hand wash sink in bar. Person in charge cleaned and discarded. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 29-37-4:High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Spray hose hangs below flood plain at dishmachine.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards with debris buildup in clean dish ware.