Palm Beach Meats

3421 S. Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32806 · Permanent Food Service · License 5810539

B
Grade B
Safety score 86 of 100
Latest visit: Oct 20, 2026 (3 weeks ago)

What drove the grade

Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient.High priority · no follow-up needed · 6 other violations

How the score was calculated

  • Starting score100
  • Violations at the Oct 20 routine inspection
    1 high priority (no follow-up needed), 1 intermediate (fixed on the spot, 1 repeat), 5 basic (3 repeats)
    -14
  • Safety score86

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Inspection history

1 inspection · 1 visit

Routine inspection

7 violations found
  1. First visitOct 20, 2026 No follow-up needed

    Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.

    7 violations found:

    • 1 High priority
    • 1 Intermediate
    • 5 Basic
    What the inspector cited

    High priority1

    • Code 01, Approved source; food safe and unadulterated: Date marked combined ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days of preparing/opening the earliest ready-to-eat time/temperature for safety ingredient.

      See stop sale. House made whipped cream dated 10/6

    Intermediate1

    • Code 22, Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime.

      Can opener in prep kitchen

      Fixed on the spotRepeat violation

    Basic5

    • Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Food stored on floor.

      Cases of oil on cooks line Walk in freezer

      Fixed on the spot

    • Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.

      Cooks line Operator moved

      Fixed on the spotRepeat violation

    • Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.

      In blanched potato bin in double door reach in cooler on cooks line. Flour ingredient container in prep area

      Fixed on the spotRepeat violation

      Under counter prep table shelf with rust that has pitted the surface in prep kitchen

    • Code 42, Premises and cleaning equipment: Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.

      Repeat violation

    Official report, on the Florida DBPR website

Reading this report

Priority levels

  • High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
  • Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
  • Basic Best practices and general upkeep.

Terms in the inspectors’ reports

Time/temperature control for safety food
Food that has to be kept hot, at 135°F or above, or cold, at 41°F or below, to stay safe: meat, seafood, eggs, dairy, cooked rice and beans, cut melons and the like.
Ready-to-eat food
Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
Food-contact surface
Anything food touches, such as cutting boards, utensils, counters and the inside of ice machines.
Stop sale
An order that the food can’t be sold or served.

Most cited

Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained2
Approved source; food safe and unadulterated1
Food protection and cross-contamination1
In-use utensils properly stored1
Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized1
Premises and cleaning equipment1