FRIGATE'S WATERFRONT BAR & GRILL
400 US HWY 1 · NORTH PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33408
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
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. At walk in cooler, prime rib (58F – Cooling), operator stated product held over 6 hours. Product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled dirty dishes, then put gloves on without washing hands. Advised operator of proper handwashing. Employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At dish area, dishwasher handled dirty dishes, then proceeded to touch clean dishes without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found At dish area, 3 small live flying insects landing on trash can. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. At walk in cooler, Scampi butter dated 4/9/ Conch soup 4/10, ranch dressing-4/14 , piccata sauce-4/13 , au jus-4/14, all products exceeding 7 days from preparation. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Housemade blue cheese dressing, sliced tomatoes, lettuce on time control exceeding 4 hours. See stop sale. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. At walk in cooler, prime rib (58F – Cooling), operator stated product held over 6 hours. Product did not reach 41F within 6 hours. See stop sale. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At cook line, buttermilk (54F – Cold Holding); scampi butter (59F – Cold Holding); raw scallops (54F – Cold Holding); raw shrimp (54F – Cold Holding); Mac sauce (54F – Cold Holding); lemon butter (54F – Cold Holding), At cook line low boy, raw fish (48F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (49F – Cold Holding), not prepared or portioned today. Operator stated items held out of temperature approximately 3 hours. Advised operator of proper cold holding parameters. Operator placed ice onto items to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-01-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Housemade blue cheese dressing, sliced tomatoes, lettuce on time control exceeding 4 hours. See stop sale. **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 cook line, marinara sauce (126F – Hot Holding). Operator stated item held approximately 3 hours. **Warning**
Intermediate 4
01C-05-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Warning**
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. At dish area, Employee washed hands at triple sink without using hand soap. Advised operator of proper handwashing. **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan for buttermilk on TPHC. **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At walk in cooler, several products-cocktail sauce, kimchi sauce, conch fritter batter, held over 24hours without proper date marking. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Basic 3
10-08-5Basic – Employee used drinking cups to scoop ice with bare hands. Advised operator of proper use for scooping ice. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. At walk in freezer, box of fish stored on floor. **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At cook line, in use knives stored in between equipment. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 11:54 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 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.