Health inspections: 5 restaurants from West Palm to Boca Raton closed temporarily

Karim Noorani USA TODAY NETWORK
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Griot Caribbean Restaurant was one of five Palm Beach County restaurants that were briefly closed last week after a health inspection. The eatery quickly made the necessary corrections and reopened the next day.
Griot Caribbean Restaurant was one of five Palm Beach County restaurants that were briefly closed last week after a health inspection. The eatery quickly made the necessary corrections and reopened the next day.

Forty-nine restaurants in Palm Beach County failed to meet health and safety standards last week, resulting in 44 follow-up inspections and five temporary closures.

In Palm Beach County, Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation reported 840 violations during 216 recent restaurant inspections. Inspectors labeled 278 violations as high priority, 244 violations as intermediate priority and 318 violations as basic priority.

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Seventeen restaurants in Palm Beach County violated pest standards. Inspectors found 29 restaurants did not follow good handwashing and hygienic practices. The department also handed out 86 violations in the county for food protection and cross-contamination.

Inspectors in Palm Beach County found 68 restaurants with two or more high-priority violations and 78 restaurants with five or more total violations.

Inspections among Palm Beach County restaurants with the most violations: China Café, 11419 W Palmetto Park Rd Ste C, was cited Sept. 19 with 18 total violations. China Café, 11419 W Palmetto Park Rd Ste C, was cited Sept. 23 with 10 total violations.

Palm Beach County restaurants temporarily closed

In Boca Raton:

  • Boca Bagel Bar, 4251 N. Federal Highway, was closed Sept. 22 after inspectors reported three high-priority violations and two basic violations. The eatery made the necessary corrections and reopened at 9 a.m. the next day. The manager said they did a deep cleaning the night after they were closed and had their pest control service come out.

  • China Café, 11419 W. Palmetto Park Road, was closed Sept. 19 after inspectors reported six high-priority violations, two intermediate-priority violations and 10 basic violations. The restaurant made the necessary corrections and reopened four days later. No comment.

  • Punjab Indian Restaurant, 1801 N. Federal Highway, was closed Sept. 21 after inspectors reported three high-priority violations and two basic violations. The eatery quickly made the necessary corrections and reopened the same day.

In Lake Worth:

  • Mariscos El Oceano, 23 S. Dixie Highway, was closed Sept. 22 after inspectors reported three high-priority violations, three intermediate-priority violations and one basic violation. The eatery made the necessary corrrections and reopened on Monday.

In West Palm Beach:

  • Griot Carribean Take Out LLC, 1558 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., was closed Sept. 22 after inspectors reported six high-priority violations, one intermediate-priority violation and one basic violation. The restaurant corrected all the violations and reopened the next day. The manager said the closure was the result of a new cleaning crew that has since been brought up to speed.

Perfect inspections

In Boca Raton:

In Boynton Beach:

  • El Parchecito at 411 S. Federal Highway had a perfect inspection Sept. 21.

  • Steak N Shake at 3000 Old Boynton Road had a perfect inspection Sept. 20.

  • Subway at 706 W. Boynton Beach Blvd. had a perfect inspection Sept. 21.

  • Two Tomatoes at 12040 S. Jog Road had a perfect inspection Sept. 20.

In Delray Beach:

In Jupiter:

  • Coral Cones at 997 N. A1A had a perfect inspection Sept. 22.

In Lake Park:

In Lake Worth:

  • Annazon Carinderia at 5860 Strawberry Lakes Circle had a perfect inspection Sept. 22.

  • L Dub Subs at 16 S. J St. had a perfect inspection Sept. 22.

In Palm Beach:

In Palm Beach Gardens:

In Wellington:

In West Palm Beach:

Pest violations

In Boca Raton:

  • Boca Bagel Bar, 4251 N. Federal Highway, was cited Sept. 22 with two pest violations among five total violations.

  • China Café, 11419 W. Palmetto Park Road, was cited Sept. 19 with four pest violations among 18 total violations and on Sept. 23 with four pest violations among 10 total violations.

In Boynton Beach:

In Delray Beach:

  • Big Als Steaks, 450 E. Atlantic Ave., was cited Sept. 22 with one pest violation among five total violations.

In Jupiter:

  • Sinclair's, 5 N. A1A, was cited Sept. 19 with one pest violation among 12 total violations.

In Lake Worth:

In Royal Palm Beach:

  • Hiliary & Sons Royal Deli, 630-2 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., was cited Sept. 20 with one pest violation among six total violations.

In Wellington:

  • Pdq 1013 Wellington, 2781 S. SR 7, was cited Sept. 21 with one pest violation among six total violations.

In West Palm Beach:

  • El Camino, 700 S. Rosemary Ave., was cited Sept. 23 with one pest violation among 10 total violations.

  • Griot Carribean Take Out LLC, 1558 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., was cited Sept. 22 with two pest violations among eight total violations.

  • India Grill And Bar, 650 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., was cited Sept. 19 with two pest violations among 14 total violations and on Sept. 20 with two pest violations among seven total violations.

  • Montezuma Restaurant, 5607 S. Dixie Highway, was cited Sept. 21 with one pest violation among nine total violations.

  • Taqueria El Sinaloence, 502 S. Military Trail, was cited Sept. 20 with one pest violation among seven total violations.

Inspections are reported through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation, which says each inspection is a snapshot and restaurants could have more or fewer violations on other days. High-priority violations are those that could cause food poisoning or injury, such as problems with cooking, cooling and handwashing. Intermediate violations are those that could lead to risk factors that could contribute to food poisoning or injury, such as problems with personnel training. Basic violations are those that violate best practices.

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Inspections: Five Palm Beach County restaurants temporarily closed