El Palacio Buffet

7403 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32809

Perfect · Oct 14, 2026 Directions
66
Poor BiteKarma score 66 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Oct 14, 2026: perfect, no violations.
  • Passed 16 of 26 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 20 times, plus 23 other repeat issues.
  • 53 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 26 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Perfect Oct 14

    Complaint Inspection

    No violations

  3. Passed Oct 7

    Callback Reinspection

    15 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Approved source
  4. Failed Oct 1

    Callback Reinspection

    15 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
  5. Passed Sep 29

    Complaint Inspection

    20 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Sewage and wastewater disposed properly
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Current license properly displayed
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Bathrooms
    • Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances

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