When was Starbucks in Palm Coast last inspected?

Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on March 30, 2026. Inspection type: Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.

How many inspections has Starbucks in Palm Coast had?

Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast has 3 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.

What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Starbucks in Palm Coast find?

Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast was most recently inspected by FDACS on March 30, 2026 (Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements).

Has Starbucks in Palm Coast had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?

Yes, Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast has 1 stop-sale or stop-use enforcement action(s) on record with Florida FDACS. Most affected products were voluntarily destroyed.

Starbucks in Palm Coast

Name: Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast Inspection Records
Creator: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Last inspected: March 30, 2026

100 Belle Terre Pkwy, Palm Coast, FL 32164

Flagler County · Specialty Food Shops · FDACS
Owner: Starbucks Corporation
FDACS Estab #: 379718

Part of: Starbucks Florida health inspections, violations & closures

Overview

A stop-sale order issued March 30, 2026 required the immediate removal of containers of house-made sweet cream after the product was found to have improper cooling time and temperatures, with internal temperatures of 43–44 degrees Fahrenheit measured at 10:00 a.m. in the drive-thru and backroom coolers. The product was voluntarily destroyed by facility management and witnessed by the inspector. The same inspection on March 30, 2026 documented 16 violations, including a sanitizer solution at the coffee bar measuring 0 PPM when the proper range is 150–400 PPM, and a pattern of non-compliance with cooling procedures, temperature verification, and food safety employee training. The facility also lacked written procedures for responding to vomitus or diarrhea events. Multiple violations were corrected on site, and the facility had passed two prior focused inspections in May 2025 and October 2022 with no violations noted.

Summary generated from Florida FDACS public inspection records.

3FDACS Insp.

16Violations

1Stop-Sale Orders

Last inspected FDACS: March 30, 2026

Starbucks in Palm Coast: FDACS Inspection History (3)

Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), which oversees grocery stores, convenience stores, bakeries, food manufacturers, mobile vendors, and vending machines.

2026 — 1 inspection

Mar 30, 2026 — Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements· 16 violations· 1 stop-sale order· Met Requirements

Inspector: BONNIE KRONZ, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II

Person in charge: JUHLYA SCHROM

Comments: When citations have been corrected and initialed, an electronic copy of the completed report may be emailed to [email protected].

Risk-Based Violations

2-103.11(A)-(N) A pattern of non-compliance is demonstrated with regard to the duties of the person in charge. 2-103.11(A)-(N) and (P) PfPf

A pattern of non compliance throughout the establishment of multiple duties to include cooling of foods, temperature verification and sanitization of food contact surfaces. o

4-501.11 Chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation does not meet the criteria specified for sanitizers; is not used in accordance with the EPA-registered manufacturer's label use instructions; or quaternary ammonium compound solution does not have a minimum temperature of 75°F, a concentration as indicated by the manufacturer's use directions included in the labeling, or is not used only in water with 500 MG/L hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions. 4-501.114(C) PP

Food service: In use quaternary sanitizer container with wiping cloth located at coffee bar indicated 0 PPM sanitizer. Sanitizer solution main container states sanitizer solution should be kept at 150-400 PPM. COS: Employee created a new sanitizer container for the coffee station with the correct PPM. Print Date: 3/30/2026 Page 1 of 4 Y x 14 Citation Description: Surface of utensil or equipment contacting food that is not time/temperature control for safety food not cleaned at any time when contamination may have occurred; at least every 24 hours for iced tea dispensers and consumer-self service utensils; before restocking consumer self-service equipment or utensils; or in equipment such as ice bins and beverage dispensing nozzles and enclosed components of equipment such as ice makers, cooking oil storage tanks and distribution lines, beverage and syrup dispensing lines or tunes, coffee bean grinders, and water vending equipment at a frequency specified by the manufacturer, or absent manufacturer specifications, at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil or mold. 4-602.11(E) Observation: Backroom: Mats used to store ice scoop not cleaned once every 24 hrs. Manager states mats are cleaned once a week and last cleaning was on 3/28/26. COS: Manager removed ice scoop and mats to be washed rinsed and sanitized.

3-501.14(B) Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from ingredients at ambient temperature not cooled within 4 hours to 41°F or less. 3-501.14(B) PP

Food service/ Backroom: containers of house made sweet cream indicate internal temperature of 43-44 degrees F at 10:00 am inside of under the counter cooler at drive thru station and in backroom reach in cooler. Manager states all sweet cream was made at 6 am on day of inspection. COS: Manager voluntarily discarded out of temperature containers of house made sweet cream. See stop sale order and release. x

2-103.11(O) Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) PfPf

No means to Verify that Employees are informed of Foodborne Illness Reporting Responsibility. COS: employee verification form information was provided by end of the inspection.

2-501.11 Establishment does not have written procedures for employees to follow when responding to an event that involves the discharge of vomitus or diarrhea onto surfaces at the food establishment, or procedures do not address specific actions employees must take to minimize the spread of contamination and the exposure of employees, consumers, food, and surfaces to vomitus or fecal matter. 2-501.11 PfPf

Backroom: Written procedures for employees to follow do not include what to do with exposed food and single-service/ single-use items, and removal of ill person in the event of a vomitus or diarrhea event. COS: proper written procedures were provided by the end of the inspection.

Good Retail Practice Violations

3-501.15(B) Time/temperature control for safety food that is cooling is not loosely covered or uncovered to facilitate heat transfer from the surface of the food, or not arranged in equipment to provide maximum heat transfer through the container walls. 3-501.15(B)

Food service: house made sweet cream stored cooling in cambros with tight fitting lids not allowing for heat transfer for ambient cooling.

4-204.11 Temperature measuring device sensor not located to measure the air temperature or a simulated product temperature in the warmest part of a mechanically refrigerated unit or in the coolest part of a hot food storage unit; cold or hot holding equipment used for time/temperature control for safety food not equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed temperature measuring device that is located to allow easy viewing of the temperature display; or temperature measuring device not designed to be easily readable. 4-204.112(A), (B) and (D)

Food service: No ambient air thermometer provided in under the counter ready to eat food cooler located under the ovens. COS: Manager provided ambient air thermometer to cooler.

4-904.11(A)-(B) Cleaned and sanitized utensils handled, displayed or dispensed without protection from contamination of food- and lip-contact surfaces; or knives, forks or spoons that are not prewrapped are not presented so that only the handles are touched by employees or consumers. 4-904.11(A)-(B)

Backroom: Cleaned utensils not stored inverted so that only the handles are touched to protect food contact surfaces.

4-302.13 Temperature measuring device not provided and readily accessible for frequently measuring washing and sanitizing temperatures in a manual warewashing operation, or irreversible registering temperature indicator not provided and readily accessible for measuring the utensil surface temperature in a hot water mechanical warewashing operation. 4-302.13 Pf

Backroom: No irreversible registering temperature indicator provided for mechanical dish machine at ware washing area.

4-601.11(C) Nonfood-contact surface of equipment has an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue or other debris. 4-601.11(C)

Food service: Coffee residue on shelving where packaged food and single use items are stored under the coffee counter.

5-205.15(B) Plumbing system not maintained in good repair. 5-205.15(B)

Food service: Faucet at hand washing sink is loose and not firmly attached to sink.

5-203.14 Plumbing system not installed to preclude backflow of a solid, liquid, or gas contaminant into the water supply system at each point of use, including on a hose bibb, by providing an air gap or installation of an approved backflow prevention device. 5-203.14 Pf

Backroom: No backflow prevention devise attached to splitter attached to threaded mop sink faucet.

5-501.11 Receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables not kept covered with tight-fitting lids or doors when located outdoors; or indoor receptacles that contain food not kept covered when not in continuous use or after they are filled. 5-501.113

Outside: Lids to dumpster's left open when not in use.

5-501.16(B)-(C) Waste receptacle not provided in each area where refuse is generated or commonly discarded, or where recyclables or returnables are placed, or at each lavatory or group of adjacent lavatories where disposable towels are used at handwashing lavatories. 5-501.16(B)-(C)

Backroom: no trash receptacle provided at hand washing sink near ice machine.

6-501.11 Physical facilities not maintained in good repair. 6-501.11

Retail: Coping under storage cabinet next to pick up line is in disrepair.

6-501.12 Physical facilities not cleaned as often as necessary to keep them clean, or cleaning not done during periods when the least amount of food is exposed such as after closing. 6-501.12

Food service: Coffee beans spilled in box containing single use coffee sleeves in cabinet under the coffee station.

Stop-Sale Orders & Supplemental Actions

STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE

Reason: FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cooling time and temperatures.

Lot: Number of Packages:

Quantity: Size of Packages: · Total Weight:

Disposition: Product was voluntarily destroyed by food establishment management and witnessed by inspector.

2025 — 1 inspection

May 19, 2025 — Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: ROBERT SMITH, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II

Comments: A copy of this report has been provided to the person in charge of the food establishment and will be available online at https://foodpermit.fdacs.gov/Reports/SearchFoodEntity.aspx . JESSICA, MANAGER ROBERT SMITH, ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

2022 — 1 inspection

Oct 24, 2022 — Focused Inspection· Focused Inspection

Inspector: BONNIE KRONZ

Comments: Trainee present during inspection. All violations verified by primary inspector.

No violations or enforcement actions recorded for this inspection.

Starbucks in Palm Coast: Stop-Sale & Stop-Use Orders (1)

Products placed under stop-sale or stop-use order by FDACS inspectors. Stop-sale orders prohibit the sale of food that is adulterated, mislabeled, or poses a health risk.

FDACS stop-sale and stop-use orders for Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast
Date	Order Type	Product	Brand/Lot	Reason
Mar 30, 2026	STOP SALE ORDER AND RELEASE	—	Number of Packages:	FS 500.04; FS 500.10 Adulterated.* Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food: Proper cooling time and temperatures.

Starbucks in Palm Coast: Frequently Asked Questions

When was Starbucks in Palm Coast last inspected?: Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast was last inspected by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) on March 30, 2026. Inspection type: Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements.
How many inspections has Starbucks in Palm Coast had?: Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast has 3 FDACS food safety inspection(s) on record from January 2022 to present.
What did the most recent FDACS inspection of Starbucks in Palm Coast find?: Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast was most recently inspected by FDACS on March 30, 2026 (Met Sanitation Inspection Requirements).
Has Starbucks in Palm Coast had any stop-sale or stop-use orders?: Yes, Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast has 1 stop-sale or stop-use enforcement action(s) on record with Florida FDACS. Most affected products were voluntarily destroyed.
What are the most common violations at Starbucks in Palm Coast?: The most frequently cited FDACS violations at Starbucks #49084 in Palm Coast are: 2-103.11(A)-(N): A pattern of non-compliance is demonstrated with regard to the duties of the person in charge. 2-103.11(A)-(N) and (P) Pf; 2-103.11(O): Person in charge does not ensure food employees and conditional employees are informed in a verifiable manner of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to diseases that are transmissible through food. 2-103.11(O) Pf; 4-501.11: Chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation does not meet the criteria specified for sanitizers; is not used in accordance with the EPA-registered manufacturer's label use instructions; or quaternary ammonium compound solution does not have a minimum temperature of 75°F, a concentration as indicated by the manufacturer's use directions included in the labeling, or is not used only in water with 500 MG/L hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions. 4-501.114(C) P.