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OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

6266 LANTANA RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33463

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 1, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3605906
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10891725
DBPR license6011454

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority3 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical10 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#1High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Servers entering kitchen from customer dining room and without washing hands servers handled bread boards to serve bread to customers, discussed with operator who educated employees, employees washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#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 wiped face with hand and without washing hands employee handled container of slushee mix, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found In kitchen approximately 4 live small flies at hand washing sink on wall. In kitchen approximately 1 live fly landing on steak seasoning shaker lid, discussed with operator who discarded seasoning and placed shaker to be washed and sanitized. In kitchen approximately 1 live fly at soda syrup storage rack. In kitchen approximately 2 live flies in dry storage landing on sealed boxes and wall. In kitchen approximately 2 live flies server expo station landing on bread serving boards, discussed with operator who removed bread boards to be washed and sanitized. Approximately 20 live flies in hallway leading to kitchen landing on photo poster board, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. Discussed with operator to eliminate flies and clean and sanitize all areas. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint
#4High Priority08A-08-5

High Priority – Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler metal pan containing plastic wrapped portioned raw tuna stored in same container as plastic bag of shredded cheese, discussed with operator who removed cheese from container. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler Raw tuna stored over cooked ground beef, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler spinach dip (47F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and removed from walk in cooler and place in holding unit approximately 30 minutes ago, operator chose to discard product. In walk in cooler Mac and cheese (47F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today, operator unable to determine time out of temperature and chose to discard. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority41-15-5

High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer Bucket (Sink and Surface – 1000ppm+) discussed with operator who corrected solution you Sanitizer Bucket (Sink and Surface – 700ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 3

#8Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In walk in cooler plastic wrapped portions of steak Mac and cheese (49F – Ambient Cooling) at 11:30 since 10:30 to to 50F at 11:45, at this current rate of cooling products will not reach 41F within 4 hours, discussed with operator who moved product to walk in freezer to rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#9Intermediate31A-07-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink missing in warewashing or food preparation area. Establishment has added smoothie mixing/dispensing machine directly inside customer entrance next to customer waiting/seating area. Operator stated smoothies are dispensed into glasses snd served to customers in waiting area, no additional hand washing sink, no plan review submitted or approved. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#10Intermediate51-16-7

Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Establishment has added smoothie mixing/dispensing machine directly inside customer entrance next to customer waiting/seating area. Operator stated smoothies are dispensed into glasses snd served to customers in waiting area, no additional hand washing sink, no plan review submitted or approved. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 12:14 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
1 observation(s)
Category 52 · Misrepresentation / misbranding
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.