BENNY'S ON THE BEACH
10 S OCEAN BLVD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33460-3939
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 12
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. vegetable stock 46 f cooling overnight
01B-36-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. vegetable stock 46 f cooling overnight
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled raw fish then put on gloves without washing hands to handle chopped onions . **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
09-01-4High 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. Employee putting together 8 toasted bread with bare hands. Explained.
01B-12-4High Priority – Food contaminated by employees/consumers and operator continued to serve food. See stop sale. Employee putting together 8 toasted bread with bare hands. Explained.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored on top of pastry sauce in pastry cooler. Explained and employee removed the raw shell eggs. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Flat of raw shell eggs stored on counter at pastry station. Raw shell eggs ambient air temperature 63 f. Employee moved eggs to reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 25 lb Raw Fish ( Mahi )48-60 f , 20 lb raw shrimps 54 f both thawing at room temperature in large utility hand sink by entrance to dishwasher and walk in cooler , Cooked shrimps 45 f, fish dip 46 f, cooked chicken 46 f, hard boiled eggs 47 f in salad cooler. All cold holding. Not prepared or portioned today. Overnight in this cooler Sweet cream cheese 51 f, cooked chicken breast 47 f held overnight in pastry cooler . Not prepared or portioned today.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. goat cheese 46 f, Swiss cheese 46 f in reach in coolers on cook line not prepared or portioned today. Cooked shrimps 45 f, fish dip 46 f, cooked chicken 46 f, hard boiled eggs 47 f in salad cooler. All cold holding. Not prepared or portioned today. Overnight in this cooler Sweet cream cheese 51 f, cooked chicken breast 47 f held overnight in pastry cooler . Not prepared or portioned today.
07-08-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. Unused Butter packets from the previous guest not discarded. reserved to the guests. Explained. Manager discarded the butter packets.
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing at hose Bibb at dipper well at pastry station.
Intermediate 4
52-10-4Intermediate – Establishment advertised fresh juice, but juice was not prepared within 12 hours of sale and/or juice contains additives. On menu advertising Fresh squeezed juice pineapple, watermelon,grapefruit. Fresh pineapple juice was squeezed on 02/20/2025 morning as per label and manager.today is 02/21/2025. **Admin Complaint**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Pancake batter 68 f at 09:34 am as per manager prepared 5 minutes ago. Second temperaturé 68 f at 9:56 am. At this rate of ambient cooling it will not reach 41 or colder within 4 hours vegetable stock 46 f cooling overnight
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. 25 lb Raw Fish 48-60 f , 20 lb raw shrimps 54 f both thawing at room temperature in large utility hand sink by entrance to dishwasher and walk in cooler , employee removed both. **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water knob not working. Water temperature 70 f
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Server used glass to scoop ice for beverage at soda station. Explained and she used scoop. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises.3 dead roaches near hotwater heater in dry food storage room. Employee cleaned. 1 dead roach next to ice machine by walk in freezer. This is separate room far away from the kitchen. Employee cleaned. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking from open beverage container at server station upstairs. He put lid on the cup. **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook preparing food without any hair restraint for loose head hair. Explained. He put on hat. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door by the kitchen.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Boxes of fish stored on floor in walk in freezer.
21-04-4Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Employee removed the cloth towel **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Clamshell to go containers, platters and lids in dry food storage area. Manager inverted **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. 25 lb Raw Fish ( Mahi )48-60 f , 20 lb raw shrimps 54 f both thawing at room temperature in large utility hand sink by entrance to dishwasher and walk in cooler , **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 2:34 PM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.