CAFE CHARDONNAY
4533 PGA BLVD · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33418-3967
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee left through back door and upon return started preparing food without washing their hands – educated operator- employee washed hands properly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handle garbage – and then put on new gloves and handling clean equipment- without washing their hands.- educated operator – employee washed hands properly, **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up food from floor- took of glove and started handling clean utensils and food without washing their hands – educated operator – employee washed hands properly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler raw salmon stored over cooked pasta. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. At walk in cooler Antiseptic chemical- raw ground beef stored over raw beef- operator removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At steam table by prep area- Truffle cream sauce 112F- hot holding – food double stacked in containers- food out of temperature for 30 minutes operator placed on stove to reheat. At prep area station- Oil in garlic 121F- hot holding- food left out on counter- food out of temperature for 15 minutes- operator placed in ice to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At walk in cooler – cooked mashed potatoes 107F at 2:30 to 92F at 3:05 ( cooling since 1:40) – food stored in large quantity and covered at current rate of cooling food will not reach to 70F within remaining time- operator moved to walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Metal dish in hand sink by cookline operator removed. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink- at employee bathroom- operator provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 2
35A-06-4Basic – Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. At dry storage closet near prep area- approximately 1 dead insect in trap- operator removed, cleaned and sanitized area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 12:01 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.