OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
6266 LANTANA RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33463
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-16-4High 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**
12A-25-4High 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**
35A-02-7High 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**
08A-08-5High 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**
08A-05-6High 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**
03A-02-5High 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**
41-15-5High 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**
Intermediate 3
03D-15-4Intermediate – 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**
31A-07-4Intermediate – 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**
51-16-7Intermediate – 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**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 8, 2026 12:14 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.