EL MOLINO RESTAURANT
1989 S MILITARY TRL · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33415
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 8
12A-10-4High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee put finger in mouth then handled clean utensils without washing hands first. Advised employee who washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Walk-in freezer; Raw chicken stored above cooked pork Advised operator who fixed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Walk-in Cooler; Cooked pork stored below raw portioned beef Advised operator who fixed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-17-6High 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. Walk-in freezer; Raw chicken stored above raw pork Operator fixed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Kitchen;Reach in Cooler across from stove; raw shell eggs (48F – Cold Holding) Per operator not prepared or portioned today Per operator held in cooler overnight See stop sale **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Kitchen;Reach in Cooler across from stove; raw shell eggs (48F – Cold Holding) Per operator not prepared or portioned today Per operator held in cooler overnight Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Kitchen;Reach in Cooler across from stove; raw beef (48F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (48F – Cold Holding); raw salmon (48F – Cold Holding); raw tilapia (48F – Cold Holding); raw pork (48F – Cold Holding) Per operator all items mentioned above not prepared or portioned today Per operator all items mentioned above held in cooler overnight **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Kitchen;Reach in Cooler across from stove;raw beef (48F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (48F – Cold Holding); raw salmon (48F – Cold Holding); raw tilapia (48F – Cold Holding); raw pork (48F – Cold Holding) Per operator all items mentioned above not prepared or portioned today Per operator all items mentioned above held in cooler overnight See stop sale **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Steam Table; sausages (120F – Hot Holding); cooked chicken (125F – Hot Holding); chicken soup (121F – Hot Holding) Per operator all items mentioned held at steam table for approximately an hour. Advised operator to reheat to 165+F **Warning**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Reach-in a cooler; cut tomatoes (56F – Cooling)since 11:30am @2:08@3:20-55F; cut lettuce (58F – Cooling)since 11:30am@2:09@3:20-same Advised operator who moved to quick chill **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 1
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in Cooler across from stove in kitchen. Advised operator **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:45 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
3 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.