Flagler Food / Palm Coast
Portuguese American Cultural Center: inspection record
Portuguese American Cultural Center at 1200 Palm Harbor Parkway in Palm Coast was last inspected by the Florida DBPR on September 14, 2026. Its most recent routine inspection recorded 1 finding, 0 of them high priority (no high-priority findings). Flagler Food has 5 inspection visits on file for this license since July 1, 2025.
Inspection history
September 14, 2026: Complaint Full
Result: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended. 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate and 0 basic findings.
- Basic: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed grills under covered deck near water fountain no on plans. Grills are also missing covers. **Warning**
July 15, 2026: Complaint Full
Result: Call Back - Extension given, pending. 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate and 0 basic findings.
- Basic: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed grills under covered deck near water fountain no on plans. Grills are also missing covers. **Warning**
April 23, 2026: Complaint Full
Result: Call Back - Extension given, pending. 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate and 0 basic findings.
- Basic: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed grills under covered deck near water fountain no on plans. Grills are also missing covers. **Warning**
February 10, 2026: Complaint Full
Result: Warning Issued. 2 high-priority, 2 intermediate and 2 basic findings.
- Basic: Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on reach in coolers torn.
- Basic: Food stored on floor. Observed cases of food in cardboard on floor of walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler. **
- Basic: Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef above ready to eat dressing and cooked shrimp and vegetables person in charge moved raw beef below ready to eat food. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed stew (70F - Hot Holding) on stove. Discussed hot holding with person in charge. Person in charge elected to dispose of stew as they had no intention to save it after lunch.
- Basic: No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed grills under covered deck near water fountain no on plans. Grills are also missing covers. **Warning**
- Basic: Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed black beans, cooked potatoes, and cooked shrimp made previous days missing date marks. Discussed with person in charge.
October 3, 2025: Complaint Full
Result: Inspection Completed - No Further Action. 1 high-priority, 0 intermediate and 3 basic findings.
- Basic: Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice bin has black mold like substance inside of it.
- Basic: Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler; onions on floor. **
- Basic: Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour and salt not labeled. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
- Basic: 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 was at 0ppm. Primed several times and it then tested at 75ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **
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