KICKBACK NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN
12771 W FOREST HILL BLVD STE 14A · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
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 7
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. Observed chef handle dirty dishes at triple sink to pre rinse, handled clean walk in cooler door then retrieved clean pan from dish drying shelf; no hand wash. Advised chef to wash hands and to clean and sanitize pan. **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 5 live flies flying around at bar area where 1 of 5 landed on pouring lid of alcoholic beverage. 3 flies flying around at cook line. **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. At flip top cooler unit: sliced tomatoes (53F at 3:15pm- Cooling) As per chef, cooling since 11am. Sliced tomatoes did not cool to 41F in a total of 4 hours. Stored over stacked. See stop sale. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler unit: mashed potatoes (45F – Cold Holding) As per operator, stored over 4 hours in unit. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler unit: mashed potatoes (45F – Cold Holding) As per operator, stored over 4 hours in unit. Not prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. At fryer area: French fries (72F – Cold Holding) As per chef, stored since 1 hour. Not prepped portioned today. Advised placed inside cooler to quick chill. **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Pico, cut cabbage, cut lettuce, garlic butter, chimichurri sauce, salsa not time marked. As per operator stored since 3 hours; operator time marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-06-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. At flip top cooler unit: sliced tomatoes (53F at 3:15pm- Cooling) As per chef, cooling since 11am. Sliced tomatoes did not cool to 41F in a total of 4 hours. Stored over stacked. 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 fryer area: French fries (103F – Hot Holding) As per chef, stored since 1 hour. Chef discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 1
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed chef washed at hands at triple sink. Chef washed hands at hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 1
06-06-5Basic – Frozen time/temperature control for safety food being slacked at room temperature is no longer frozen solid. Observed french fries slacking at room temperature beside cooler area; french fries no longer frozen. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 11:58 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.