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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.
For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Palm Beach County restaurant inspections site.
Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Palm Beach County, Florida, for the week of June 3-9, 2024. 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.
Which Palm Beach County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?
These restaurants met all standards during their June 3-9 inspections and no violations were found.
- Chili Chili Bang Bang LLC, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- Churrasco Grill Cafe LLC, 405 Federal Hwy Ste C, Lake Park**
- Dom's Pizza, 2919 N Military Trail B, West Palm Beach
- Hitch Co, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- Hooks Family Affair Food Shack, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- Maxis Tacos LLC, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- Pete's Place 2, 1760 N Jog Rd #180, West Palm Beach**
- Silver Spork LLC, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- Star Natural Drinks, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- Tacos Y Hibachi Los Primos, Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
- , 6169 S Jog Rd Unit C3, Lake Worth**
- Vicky Bakery, 10113 Southern Blvd #200, West Palm Beach**
** 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 June 3-9 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-up inspections are required.
Lets Dish Caribbean Restaurant
5083 Okeechobee Bvld, West Palm Beach
Routine Inspection on June 4
Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
18 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. rice and beans (50F - Cooling); soup (50F - Cooling); cooked red beans (50F - Cooling ) at 10:00 in walk-in cooler; as per operator food cooling since 2 am; at this rate food didn't reach 41 F within 6 hours; See Stop Sale.
- High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washing dishes, rinsing and not sanitizing afterwards; operator properly set up three compartment sink **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment- roach can used to hold gas lines under steam table; advised operator to remove
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Raw fish stored on top of bottled soft drinks Advised to store properly
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw goat stored in the same container with raw oxtail ; food not touching; separated **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish and raw pork and raw beef all not commercially packaged in chest freezer at kitchen entrance Advised to separate and store properly
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. rice and beans (50F - Cooling); soup (50F - Cooling); cooked red beans (50F - Cooling ) at 10:00 in walk-in cooler; as per operator food cooling since 2 am; at this rate food didn't reach 41 F within 6 hours; See Stop Sale.
Despite repeated efforts, the Palm Beach Post was unable to reach anyone at the restaurant for follow-up information.
Last week: 14 Palm Beach County restaurants get perfect scores; one closed
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.
