Inspectors close 4 Palm Beach County restaurants with insects; 44 others score perfect

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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

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Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Palm Beach County, Florida, for the week of July 10-16, 2023. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Palm Beach County restaurant inspection site.

Last week's report: 23 Palm Beach County restaurants get perfect scores; 1 closed; 20 others fail inspection

Which Palm Beach County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their July 10-16 inspections and no violations were found.

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Palm Beach County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their July 10-16 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-up inspections are required.

Boca Bagel Bar

177 SE Mizner Blvd., Ste 36, Boca Raton

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected. 3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Smoked salmon stored over cooked meats in the front counter. The smoked salmon was moved to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 5 live roaches found under the front counter cash register, not in the kitchen. All 5 roaches exterminated and the area has been cleaned and sanitized. 3 live roaches found at the back door next to the triple sink in the kitchen. All 3 roaches exterminated and the area has been cleaned and sanitized

Grandmas Brooklyn Pizzeria

10045 Belvedere Road, Royal Palm Beach

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected. 23 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - 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. Observe at 0 ppm. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observe 3 live roaches in kitchen by cook line , observe 4 live roaches behind chest freezer in kitchen,3 live roaches on prep table by cook line, **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observe pizza not time marked. Operator labeled 11:45. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Nikos Greek Kouzina

289 S. Highway 1, Tequesta

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected. 16 total violations, with 7 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Gyro meat in a broiler that is turned off. Operator turned back on **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed: 2 live flies under prep table across from three compartment sink. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish commercially packaged stored above herbs and cooked meat not commercially packaged in one door reach in freezer by ice machine Operator reversed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 1 live roach in the dining room 4 live roaches at cook line by fryers 1 live roach in managers's office adjacent with main kitchen **Warning**

  • High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 3 droppings under prep table across from three compartment sink 3 droppings under three compartment sink **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. green beans (49F - Cold Holding); raw chicken breast (49F- Cold Holding ); cheese pies (50F - Cold Holding); in walk-in cooler; foods not prepared today as per operator food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; foods moved in reach in coolers at cook line; **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. diced tomatoes (49-52F - Cooling)at 2:25 to 52 F at 2:40 since 11:00 ; feta (50-51F - Cooling)at 2:25 to 51 F at 2:40 since 11:00 in walk-in cooler; at this rate food will not reach 41° F within 4 hours; food moved to reach in coolers at cook line; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Yakitori Sake House

271 SE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected. 4 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In the walk in cooler, chicken thighs are being stored in plastic thank you bags. I discussed with an employee who will remove the chicken to an appropriate container.

  • High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live roaches found on the floor at the front entrance to the kitchen from the dining room. 6 live roaches found on the floor in the back corner of the kitchen in front of the cookline 4 live roaches found on the floor at the end of the cookline under the jugs of oil

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On the cookline, garlic oil (70F - Cold Holding). Garlic oil holding at room temperature for less than 4 hours. Item added to TPHC sheet. **Corrective Action Taken**

Which Palm Beach County restaurants had high priority violations?

These restaurants failed their July 10-16 inspections. Follow-up inspections are required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

Bagel Rest & More

5770 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 7 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.... Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.... Single serve butter51° , single serve cream cheese 45° in glass door reach in cooler at front line being held more than 4 hours ,Per PIC Food was stored last night . **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.... Single serve butter51° , single serve cream cheese 45° in glass door reach in cooler at front line being held more than 4 hours ,Per PIC Food was stored last night . Stop sale issue . Employee discarded food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Best Ceviche Ever

1313 W. Boynton Beach Blvd., Boynton Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over sauce in reach in cooler at cook line. Operator removed sauce. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Burger King #00059

4175 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 7 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. 0 ppm. Sanitizer not available. Quat 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Open bag of uncooked ( verified on the box in walk in freezer) value chicken stored over raw fish in reach in freezer on cook line. Manager rearranged. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing on one side of the splitter at mop sink.

China Star

5430 Military Trail #78, Jupiter

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 10 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. egg rolls (73-83F - Cooling)at 12:17 since 9:00 ; in cooler next to fryers ; food never reached 70 F within 2 hours ; operator placed Eggrolls back in the fryer to reheat to 165 F and start the cooling process again **Corrective Action Taken**

  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook was portioning cooked noodles and touching food with bare hands; food moved to walk-in cooler to be used at a later time; manager educated cook; Cook washed hands before returning to cook line; **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. fried chicken (77F - Cold Holding) by fryers; as per operator food outside for approximately 2 hours; food not prepared today; reviewed TPHC and reminded operator that firm was printed out at previously; operator decided to discard food; **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

CSV Concepts IV

5500 N. Military Trail #48, Jupiter

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sliced cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); in top part of sandwich table at cook line; as per operator foods not prepared or portioned today; foods out of temperature for more than four hours; See Stop Sale.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pasta (46-49F - Cold Holding); wings (49F - Cold Holding); in beverage glass door cooler at cook line ; as per operator foods rearranged earlier; foods out of temperature for 30 minutes; operator moved foods to walk-in cooler; foods not prepared or portioned today; sliced cheese (50F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding); in top part of sandwich table at cook line; as per operator foods not prepared or portioned today; foods out of temperature for more than four hours; See Stop Sale. diced tomatoes (44F - Cold Holding); mozzarella (44F - Cold Holding); in beverage glass door cooler at pizza station; as per operator foods out of temperature for 20 minutes; foods not prepared or portioned today; foods moved to pizza cooler; **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Culver's Jupiter

1108 Military Trail, Jupiter

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cod (49-50F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (48F - Cold Holding)in coolers by frying station and grill; as per operator food left on the cart for approximately 30 minutes before setting up the stations; food not prepared today; operator covered food and placed ice bags to quick chill; **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Feeding South Florida

4925 Park Ridge Blvd., Boynton Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 5 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Spaghetti 85°F cooked more than 2 days ago in a covered deep container in walk in cooler. See stop sale Egg noodles 41°F-44°F cooked yesterday in walk in cooler over night. Egg noodles are in deep, large covered containers stacked on top of each other. See stop sale. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Black bean salsa marked 6.29.23 in walk in cooler. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Black bean salsa marked 6.29.23 in walk in cooler. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Spaghetti 85°F cooked more than 2 days ago in a covered deep container in walk in cooler. Egg noodles 41°F-44°F cooked yesterday in walk in cooler over night. Egg noodles are in deep, large covered containers stacked on top of each other. **Warning**

Jojo's NY Style Pizza Lake Worth

127 N. Federal Highway B1, Lake Worth

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Chef observed rinsing hands in triple sink without soap and began handling food. Educated on site. Washed hands in hand sink. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Pizza slices. Time marked **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Kentucky Fried Chicken

959 S. Main St., Belle Glade

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 4 door reach in cooler - shredded chicken (48F-54 - Cold Holding); chicken pot pie set ups (48F - Cold Holding); cole slaw (48F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today and held overnight and more than 4 hours - see stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 4 door reach in cooler - shredded chicken (48F-54 - Cold Holding); chicken pot pie set ups (48F - Cold Holding); cole slaw (48F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today and held overnight and more than 4 hours - see stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Lantern Local Tavern

618 W. Lantana Road, Lantana

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 10 total violations, with 7 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Meatloaf 50°F in reach in cooler in prep area, cooked yesterday. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook preparing fruits and cutting melon with bare hands. Reviewed proper procedures with cook he then put gloves on. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Employee water bottle stored in ice used for drinks at bar.See stop sale. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs over cooked bacon. Operator removed bacon. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Meatballs date marked 6.28.23 in walk in cooler. See stop sale **Warning**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Employee water bottle stored in ice used for drinks at bar. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Salmon at cook line thawed yesterday. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. Meatballs date marked 6.28.23 in walk in cooler. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs 52°F, at cook line prepared less than 2 hours ago. On ice but ice only touches the bottom of container. Operator added more ice. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

La Pitaya

400 S. Dixie Highway #16, Lake Worth

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 7 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Grocery bag storing bread rolls in glass door cooler in storage room next to restaurant **Warning**

Lutina's

10800 N. Military Trail Ste 114, Palm Beach Gardens

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 2 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pizza make table - roasted garlic (47F - Cold Holding); sliced meatballs (48F - Cold Holding); sliced sausage (48F - Cold Holding); pizza sauce (47F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held overnight and more than 4 hours - operator lowered thermostat - see stop sale. walk in cooler - shredded mozzarella (53F - Cold Holding); ham (51F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken wings (54F - Cold Holding); pizza sauce (53F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held overnight and more than 4 hours - see stop sale. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. pizza make table - roasted garlic (47F - Cold Holding); sliced meatballs (48F - Cold Holding); sliced sausage (48F - Cold Holding); pizza sauce (47F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held overnight and more than 4 hours - see stop sale. walk in cooler - shredded mozzarella (53F - Cold Holding); ham (51F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken wings (54F - Cold Holding); pizza sauce (53F - Cold Holding) not portioned or prepared today held overnight and more than 4 hours - see stop sale. **Warning**

New York Style Restaurant & Pizza

6438 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Observed open ceiling in kitchen due to fire. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-12: **Time Extended**

Nick's New Haven Style Pizzeria & Bar

2240 NW 19 St. #904, Boca Raton

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic with oil ; (50F - Cold Holding) on the counter at the cook line, chef moved to cooler to cool back down. Chef stated it was only out for lunch time rush. Walk-in cooler at Meatballs, salami, cheese, ham; (49-55F - Cold Holding), pasta (53F - Cold Holding) chef stated they noticed that when I arrived, they called for maintenance and moved items to walk-in freezer. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-07-11: Walk in cooler not working today and yesterday meatballs were out of temperature yesterday was supposed to move to-working cooler but left in non working cooler. Meatballs and sausage not prepared today, prepared yesterday at, Meatballs left overnite 54°, sausage left over night 52° **Admin Complaint**

Nico's Pizza Italian Cuisine

301 Clematis St., West Palm Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observe at Flip top refrigerator ; chicken wings, cooked pasta , feta cheese, heavy cream overnight (49-52F - Cold Holding). 2) shelled eggs over night (70F - Cold Holding) **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Observe at front counter garlic butter (71F - Cold Holding). Operator stated less than hour and returned to refrigerator. 2). Observe at Flip top refrigerator ; chicken wings, cooked pasta ,feta cheese, heavy cream overnight (49-52F - Cold Holding). See stop sale 3) observe at glass refrigerator shelled eggs over night (70F - Cold Holding). See stop sale **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Pancheros Mexican Grill

5440 Military Trail Ste 17, Jupiter

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. tofu (100F - Hot Holding); cheese sauce (120-169F - Hot Holding); steam table at the front counter As per operator food out of temperature for approximately 15 minutes; food not covered and not stored; operator covered and stored food **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Pho 31 LLC

1035 Gateway Blvd., Ste 213, Boynton Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired.

Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken

932 Main St., Belle Glade

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 3 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live on wall next to kitchen office, 1 live on box of biscuits in prep kitchen, 1 live above Batter station, 1 live on case of plastic cups in dry storage. **Warning**

Prosperity Island Restaurant

5784 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 6 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse...Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.....hot dogs 52° in white GE reach in cooler at front back room . Food being held more than four hours . **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit.....hot dogs 52° in white GE reach in cooler at front back room . Food being held more than four hours . Stop sale issue. Advice employee to discarded food. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit...hot holding plantain 88° by the fryer being held l

Red Lobster #0033

2201 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 on Pepsi dispenser 1 on Diet Pepsi dispenser 2 on back wall of the soda machine by soda nozzles all at server standard bar area 2 flying around at another server station. Manager killed all **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Sovereign Poke Boba Asian Kitchen

1345 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over raw salmon in the walk in cooler. The eggs were moved to a lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Subway #15390

6080 Okechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse.... Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit... food not prep or portion today rotisserie chicken 51°, tuna 48°, ham 49°, cut tomatoes 49° in two door storage reach in cooler at dishwashing area. Food being held more than 4 hours . **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit... food not prep or portion today rotisserie chicken 51°, tuna 48°, ham 49°, cut tomatoes 49° in two door storage reach in cooler at dishwashing area. Food being held more than 4 hours . Stop sale issue .manager discarded food......cut lettuce 49°, cut tomatoes 50°, tuna salad 46°, roast beef 47°, turkey 48° ham 48°, chicken 47°, cheese 47° in cold hold table at front line , per manager food being held less than four hours. Manager moved food to walk in freezer and replace new food with time marked. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Subway #59299

1741 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Ste F03, West Palm Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 2 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observe at Display refrigerator ; Turkey,roast beef,ham,sliced cheese (44-47F - Cold Holding). Operator just opened and refrigerator not working correctly and called repair man, I had operator move TCS FOOD To other refrigerator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Sushi Bang Bang

1050 Gateway Blvd. #103, Boynton Beach

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Operator unable to provide documentation that aquacultured fish has been raised in a controlled environment and fed formulated feed. Invoice states : Salmon Norwegian Whole farm raised. The invoice further states on the bottom: All seafood products are to be fully cooked prior to human consumption. Invoice # 621021 from 7.12.23 **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for sushi rice identified in the written procedure as sushi rice held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature was 3 hours ago. Sushi chef time marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Taqueria Guerrero

3585 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs

Follow-Up Inspection Required: 12 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. One 6 lb can Jalapeños on rack in dry storage room

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked vegetables in walk in cooler. Raw chicken over soup in two door cooler on cook line **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm). Remade. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 100ppm); **Corrected On-Site**

What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?

Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.

How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?

If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.

Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.

What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?

Basic violations are those considered against best practices.

A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.

An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."

An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.

A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Florida restaurant inspections: West Palm Beach area, July 10-16