Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

LA PITAYA

400 S DIXIE HWY #16 · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33460

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 19, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3629547
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10926270
DBPR license6019035

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#2High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. In kitchen, employee was touching ready to eat tortillas on flat top grill and putting them in to go containers. Discussed with operator to inform employee of not touching ready to eat foods with bare hands and to use gloves or utensils. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#3High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In reach in white chest freezer in storage area, raw chicken stored on top of frozen fish. Operator moved chicken to bottom. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On steam table, shredded chicken 125°F. Operator stated held on steam table less than two hours. Instructed operator to reheat on stove. Temperature 167°F after reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 1

#5Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In reach in cooler at front prep area, salsa made yesterday, more than 24 hours no date marked. Operator date marked **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Basic 1

#1Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In kitchen at three compartment sink, raw chicken thawing in standing water. Operator turned on faucet to run water,

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:15 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
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.