WATERWAY CAFE
2300 PGA BLVD · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33410
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee touched soiled towel to wipe off food from knife, put gloves on and started preparing crab cakes; manager educated; employee washed hands ; **Corrected On-Site**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed cook wiping in use knife with dry soiled towel and placed back on prep stain to be reused with other foods; manager educated ; knife sent to the dishwasher area; **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw lamb over cooked shrimp on speed rack in walk-in cooler #4 Stored properly **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw burgers over conch fritters in walk-in cooler #4; stored properly **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. gumbo (41-53F – Cold Holding); in cooler at grill station ; food not prepared or portioned today food out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; food overstocked; smaller portions made; Swiss cheese (53F – Cold Holding); one package in dairy cooler; as per operator food left outside while preparing the Cuban sandwich ; too much pulled outside; food out of temperature for approximately 1 hour; food placed inside walk-in freezer **Corrective Action Taken** **Corrective Action Taken** **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. rice (132F – Hot Holding); inside steam table; food not stirred ; out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes; placed to be reheated to 165 F lemon butter (101F – Hot Holding) above the steam table; as per operator food on TPHC; no form and not time tracking; advised operator to print form, fill out, and track time; food out of temperature since 9:30; to discard food at 1:30; time marked in the container; **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime- cutting boards at cook line
Basic 2
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable- at cook line
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation- employee portioning ketchup at expo line; advised chef to provide
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:32 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.