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MOM'S KITCHEN

7478 LAKE WORTH RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467-2531

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 25, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3633506
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10931815
DBPR license6000265

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority2 Intermediate0 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical9 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 7

#1High Priority12A-27-4

High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs into metal bowl and whisked with fork after without washing hands employee handled clean and sanitized plate to assemble customer meal, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#2High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Dishwasher handled soiled dishes to load into machine and without washing hands employee unloaded clean and sanitized dishes, discussed with operator employee washed hands, and placed dishes back into machine to re sanitize. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#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 walk in freezer non commercially packaged portioned raw chicken stored directly above bags of bread, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#4High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler cooked ground beef (57F – Cold Holding); cooked spinach (59F – Cold Holding) per operator product not portioned or prepared today and held in unit for approximately 3 hours, discussed cold holding with operator who moved products to walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Raw shell eggs held on time is a public health control not time marked, discussed with operator who time marked eggs. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-SiteStop Sale
#6High Priority29-34-4

High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. At mop sink behind restaurant no vacuum breaker installed, discussed with operator to install vacuum breaker.

#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 (Quaternary 400+ppm) discussed with operator who corrected to Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm) **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#8Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator email copy of clean up poster.

#9Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In walk in cooler large sealed plastic tub of pancake batter with egg (69F – Cooling) at 9:30 since 9:10 to 68F at 9:55, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours, discussed with operator who removed lid and moved product to walk in freezer to rapid chill. In walk in cooler plastic wrapped metal pan of cooked pasta (70F – Cooling) at 9:30 since 9:15 to 72F at 9:55, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 6 hours, discussed with operator who removed plastic wrap to allow adequate air flow cooling. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 5, 2026 11:11 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.