Flagler Food / Palm Coast
The Village Center Cafe: inspection record
The Village Center Cafe at 2001 Waterside Pkwy in Palm Coast was last inspected by the Florida DBPR on May 28, 2026. Its most recent routine inspection recorded 10 findings, 2 of them high priority (some high-priority findings). Flagler Food has 3 inspection visits on file for this license since July 1, 2025.
Inspection history
May 28, 2026: Routine - Food
Result: Inspection Completed - No Further Action. 2 high-priority, 4 intermediate and 4 basic findings.
- Basic: Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cellphone sitting on spices on spice rack. Person in charge removed employee phone from on top of food. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: Equipment in poor repair. Observed flip-top cooler on cook line door gasket torn. **
- Basic: Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water under dishwasher in corner of kitchen. Ran cycle and didn't see any leaking water from dishwasher. Person in charge says floor slopes into that corner and cleaning crew scrubs floor with water and it pools in corner. Discussed importance of removing water with person in charge. **
- Basic: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets and reach in freezer gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance.
- Basic: Live, small flying insects found Observed one live flying insect at triple sink.
- Basic: Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed sanitizer in chemical spray bottle stored above salad reach in cooler. Person in charge moved too ware washing. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened gallon of milk from two days ago per person in charge missing date mark. Person in charge added date mark. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing station by mop sink blocked by portable hot box.
- Basic: No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Observed no test kit for quart used at triple sink. Observed no test kit for chlorine dish machine.
- Basic: No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed no thermometer or test strips for high temp sanitation dish washer.
September 10, 2025: Routine - Food
Result: Call Back - Complied. 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate and 0 basic findings.
September 9, 2025: Routine - Food
Result: Warning Issued. 2 high-priority, 0 intermediate and 6 basic findings.
- Basic: Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets in tall reach in cooler on cook line are torn in the back of door.
- Basic: Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Standing water in front of hand washing sink. Person in charge cleaned water up. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tong hanging from oven door and spatula under equipment. Person in charge removed both. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave is soiled. Person in charge cleaned microwave. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at sink in kitchen.
- Basic: Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Plates at server station are face up.
- Basic: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At end of cook line; eggs 48F, cheese 57F, mozzarella 48F, pasta 47F; ( - Cold Holding) Butter 81F **Warning**
- Basic: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Lettuce 67F, tomatoes 47F; ( - Cold Holding). On front line; Butter 81F; ( - Cold Holding) In cooler 4+ hours; At end of cook line; eggs 48F, cheese 57F, mozzarella 48F, pasta 47F; ( - Cold Holding) **Warning**
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