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2 CHEFS SOUPAREE

6338 LANTANA RD STE 60 · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33463

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 19, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3581849
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10783094
DBPR license6019712

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
8 High Priority3 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 8

#2High Priority12A-25-4

High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scrapped food from pot and ate food using hands. Without washing hands employee handled clean and sanitized dishes. Discussed with operator who had employee wash hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3High Priority12A-29-4

High 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 washing dirty dishes did not wash hands before handling cleaned and sanitized dishes.discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4High Priority08A-20-5

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler raw ground beef stored on top of bag of pork loin. Discussed storage with operator who corrected. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter sandwich prep table cut lettuce (67F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and left out at room temperature for unknown amount of time. See stop sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter sandwich prep table cut lettuce (67F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and left out at room temperature for unknown amount of time. See stop sale **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#7High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter steam table tomato (120F – Hot Holding) per operator product prepared on stove this morning approximately 2 hours ago and held in steam table until served. Operator reheated product to 174F **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#8High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At front counter container of stainless steel cleaner store next to clean and sanitized dishes operator corrected storage. **Warning**

Warning
#9High Priority29-42-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. In rear of restaurant mop sink vacuum breaker broken off discussed with operator to repair and replace. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 3

#10Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided poster to operator **Warning**

Warning
#11Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In reach in cooler cooked pasta (52F – Cooling) at 1:15 since 9:30 to 51F at 2:00. At this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Operator removed lid from plastic containers and moved pasta to walk in to rapidly cool. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#12Intermediate03F-10-5

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Time is a public health control used for butter at front counter properly time marked. Operator has no written procedures for time is a public health control provided form to operator to print and fill out. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 1

#1Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating left over food from pots in kitchen by prep table and three compartment sink and handling cleaned and sanitized utensils. Discussed with operator who talked to employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:16 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
4 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
3 observation(s)
Category 29 · Plumbing, mop sink, filters and backflow prevention
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
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.