MUSSELWHITE'S SEAFOOD & GRILL
125 HWY 17 SOUTH, EAST PALATKA 321316814
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/28/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
10
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 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**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/28/2025 revealed 10 total violations (3 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/13/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/13/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/11/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 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**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/11/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/9/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
4
Basic
9
Total
17
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 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.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/9/2024 revealed 17 total violations (4 high priority, 4 intermediate, 9 basic).