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PARK AVE BBQ & GRILLE

525 US 1 · NORTH PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33408

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateOctober 7, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3633453
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10931762
DBPR license6012202

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority3 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical16 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#7High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. collard greens (45-47F – Cooling)in walk-in cooler ; as per operator food cooked last night and covered and cooled inside walk-in cooler; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; See Stop Sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#8High Priority03D-01-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. butter wing sauce (110-114F – Cooling)at 2:18 to 101 F at 3:25 since 2:00 ; brisket (102-105F – Cooling)at 2:19 101-99 F at 3:22 since 1:19 ; pulled pork (97-95F – Cooling)at 2:19 to 91 F at 3:24 since 1:19 in walk-in cooler; food never reached 70 F within 2 hours; food removed from walk-in cooler and placed inside the oven to reach eat to 165 F and start cooling process again **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#9High Priority12A-13-4

High 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 employee touching garbage can numerous times and touching food containers and working with food without washing hands; manager educated ; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#10High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. collard greens (45-47F – Cooling)in walk-in cooler ; as per operator food cooked last night and covered and cooled inside walk-in cooler; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; See Stop Sale Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. burgers (48F – Cooling) at 2:45 since 10:30;in small reach in cooler at cook line Chicken 46-47F – Cooling)at 3:00 since 10:30 ; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; mahi (45-48F – Cooling)at 2:51 since 10:30 in 3 door low boy at cook line Chicken; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; shrimp (45-44F – Cooling)at 3:00 since 10:30 ; chicken (46-47F – Cooling)at 3:00 since 10:30 ;in 3 door cooler at cook line; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; See Stop Sale Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. fish (45F – Cold Holding); chicken (45F – Cold Holding);in beverage walk-in cooler ; plant based "meat" (62F – Cold Holding); in small cooler at cook line ; lettuce (46F – Cold Holding); food not prepared or portend today; food out of temperature for more than four hours; See Stop Sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#11High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. fish (45F – Cold Holding); chicken (45F – Cold Holding);in beverage walk-in cooler ; plant based "meat" (62F – Cold Holding); in small cooler at cook line ; lettuce (46F – Cold Holding); food not prepared or portend today; food out of temperature for more than four hours; See Stop Sale **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale
#12High Priority03F-02-5

High 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 – potato salad and cut tomatoes in three door low boy at cook line Chicken; per operator since 11:00 am; operator time marked; **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#13High Priority03D-06-5

High 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. burgers (48F – Cooling) at 2:45 since 10:30;in small reach in cooler at cook line Chicken 46-47F – Cooling)at 3:00 since 10:30 ; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; mahi (45-48F – Cooling)at 2:51 since 10:30 in 3 door low boy at cook line Chicken; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; shrimp (45-44F – Cooling)at 3:00 since 10:30 ; chicken (46-47F – Cooling)at 3:00 since 10:30 ;in 3 door cooler at cook line; food never reached 41 F within 4 hours; See Stop Sale **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin ComplaintStop Sale

Intermediate 3

#14Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance – cutting boards at cook line; **Warning**

Warning
#15Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pulled pork cooked 28 hours prior not date pd in walk-in cooler; advised to date mark. **Warning**

Warning
#16Intermediate53B-14-5

Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 6

#1Basic22-16-4

Basic – All Reach-in coolers and walk-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair- gaskets torn at reach in cooler at cook line **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor- bucket of pickles on the floor inside walk-in cooler; stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic05-09-4

Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding units at cook line Chicken **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic12B-13-4

Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Gatorade inside beverage walk-in cooler Removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6Basic14-17-4

Basic – Walk-in coolers shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:59 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
5 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
2 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
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.