Palm Valley, St. Johns County

THE SWEET SPOT

41 PGA TOUR BLVD, Palm Valley, FL 32082

FoodSeating
Latest violations
1
1 Intermediate
Aug 6, 2025
City
Palm Valley
County
St. Johns
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
3

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Aug 6, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended

Intermediate: 1Total: 1

53B-02-5

Detail 23934648

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per phone call with operator they have a few employees that have been working a little over 60 days, but none of them have taken any food handler training. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-08-06: Per employee on site the operator has not given them any training and no certificates are on site, attempted phone calls to operator went unanswered. Admin Complaint

Jun 6, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 4Basic: 5Total: 10

50-17-3

Detail 23813162

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6/1/2025

02C-03-5

Detail 23813165

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Container of milk in reach in cooler at front counter without a label, per employee milk only ever lasts 3 days after opening.

11-27-4

Detail 23813164

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.

16-37-1

Detail 23813161

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips

53B-02-5

Detail 23813157

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Per phone call with operator they have a few employees that have been working a little over 60 days, but none of them have taken any food handler training. Warning

12B-09-5

Detail 23813159

Basic - Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Only employee on site chewing gum at front during inspection and while scoop ice cream.

13-03-4

Detail 23813156

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Only employee on site has no hair restraint while scooping ice cream.

08B-38-4

Detail 23813160

Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of water in back storage area.

10-03-4

Detail 23813158

Basic - In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. Dipper well for ice cream turned off, dipper well turned back on. Corrected On-Site

25-05-4

Detail 23813163

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Box of to go cups on floor in back storage area, cups moved. Corrected On-Site

Oct 9, 2023

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 4Basic: 4Total: 9

41-05-4

Detail 22350718

High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Red raid pesticide can under the three compartment sink. Operator states will remove. Corrective Action Taken

02C-03-5

Detail 22350722

Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. In the front counter flip top reach in cooler, open container of milk from Saturday with no product date marking. Operator labeled open milk container. Corrected On-Site

11-27-4

Detail 22350716

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No bodily fluid clean up kit or written procedures available. Inspector provided written procedures. Corrective Action Taken

31A-09-4

Detail 22350724

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in prep area blocked by trays. Operator relocated the trays. Corrected On-Site

16-37-1

Detail 22350717

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit available to test the three compartment sink or sanitizer solution buckets.

12B-02-4

Detail 22350720

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee food on clean in use prep table. Operator relocated the employee food. Corrected On-Site

02D-03-4

Detail 22350719

Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Freeze dried candies at front counter not marked with establishment address or date prepared.

31B-04-4

Detail 22350723

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No employee hand wash signage at front counter, prep area or employee restroom. Operator posted signage at all hand wash sinks. Corrected On-Site

25-05-4

Detail 22350721

Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. In the back prep area, multiple single service drink cups and some lids stored on the floor. Per operator the shelf used to store the single service items just broke, operator began relocating the single service items. Corrective Action Taken