MCDONALD'S EAST PALATKA
168 S US HWY #17, EAST PALATKA, FL 32131
License #6400859
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Solid Health Score
How is this score calculated? →MCDONALD'S EAST PALATKA in EAST PALATKA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 92 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 8 total violations — 3 critical, 2 major, 3 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on March 3, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 3 critical, 2 major, and 3 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Disposition: Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk in freezer.
- [31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station on main cook line.
- [29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in cooler at drive through window closest to front counter.
- [03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. individual butters (62F - Cold Holding) in cold holding container at front counter, per manager the time on the label means to change out the container every 4 hours and keep the same product, per label butters have been in container for 3 hours, butter out in reach in freezer and put in different container and rechecked at 39F before placing back at front counter.
- [12A-25-4] Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee prepping food touching face and hare with bare hands then continued to handle clean containers and door handles without washing hands or putting on gloves.
- [12A-27-4] Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracking raw shell eggs on cook line with gloved hands, gloves discarded and employee continued to handle clean containers without washing hands between tasks.
- [25-16-4] Bulk milk dispenser with dispensing tube not cut at an angle. Both bulk creamers in dispensers at front counter cut straight without any angle at all.
- [31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station at front counter and on main cook line.
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MCDONALD'S EAST PALATKA looks fairly solid on paper. Would you eat here?
Solid overall, with enough history that people may still weigh the details differently.
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