OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1040

Name: OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1040
Address: 45 PLAZA DR, PALM COAST, FL, 32137, US
Rating: 68.8

45 PLAZA DR, PALM COAST, FL 32137

License #2800632

🥩 Steakhouse ℹ️

68.8 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

April 9, 2026 · 3 findings · 1 critical

Routine - Food

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OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE #1040 in PALM COAST currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 68.8 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 7 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 51 total violations — 14 critical, 6 major, 31 minor.

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January 27, 2026

The latest inspection on April 9, 2026 shows 3 observation rows: 1 critical, 2 major, and 0 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed fry reach in cooler: shrimp (47F - Cold Holding) double panned and in plastic. Person in charge placed on ice too rapidly cool.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed hand washing station by cook line missing paper towels. Person in charge had employee refill paper towels.
[31B-06-4] Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. Observed hand washing station by ware washing unable to dispense paper towels. Person in charge marked for new battery.

Disposition: Warning Issued
[14-01-5] Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop bloom with. Person in charge removed bowl.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Walk in freezer has ice buildup.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Multiple pairs of tongs on oven doors on cook line. Person in charge removed all tongs.
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle laying in flour. Person in charge removed scoop.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour mixes not labeled. Person in charge labeled.
[22-41-4] Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine at bar is not dispensing chlorine. Use main dish machine until repaired.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Sitting out; Wing butter 82F. Read ingredients and countains real cream. Butter sitting out 69F, contains cream.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting out; Wing butter 82F. Read ingredients and countains real cream. Butter sitting out 69F.
[03F-02-5] 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, hot holding, cold holding items. Person in charge time stamped everything.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice plates have black mold like substance on them.
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink. Missing soap, paper towels and hand washing sign a sink on cook line.
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment does not have a written plan. Emailed on to operator. Filled out and shown to inspector.
[46-01-4] Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. By boxes. Person in charge removed all boxes.