EL REY DEL TACO RESTAURANT
5283 LAKE WORTH RD STE 1 · GREENACRES · Palm Beach County · FL 33463
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
03D-02-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler Cooked beef at 9:46am(50F cooling) since yesterday, salsa de jalapeño at 9:46am(46F cooling) reach in freezer 3 doors located on a separate kitchen. cooked pork at 9:46am (53F cooling) since yesterday, Products did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. All products overstocked and covered. See stop sale **Warning**
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled towels and then engaged in handled clean equipment ( thermometer) without washing hands. Advised employee to wash hands **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found Approximately 5 live flying around outside walk in cooler #2 on separate kitchen . Advised operator to kill **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Walk in freezer Raw beef over tamales Advised operator to stored properly **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Flip top cooler cook line Raw chicken over hard boil eggs Raw calamari over cooked shrimp Tall Reach in cooler cook line Raw steak over sauces Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-24-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Walk in cooler Barbacoa sauce 3/3/26 Guadillo sauce 2/25/26 Beef soup 2/28/26 **Warning**
01B-02-5High 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. Walk in cooler Cooked beef at 9:46am(50F cooling) since yesterday, salsa de jalapeño at 9:46am(46F cooling) reach in freezer 3 doors located on a separate kitchen. cooked pork at 9:46am (53F cooling) since yesterday, Products did not cool to 41F within 6 hours. All products overstocked and covered. See stop sale. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. By restaurant entrance Flip top cooler. Crema 48F cold holding on a bottle . Per operator stored since yesterday and not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale Flip top cooler #2 on cook line Overstocked sliced tomatoes 48F cold holding. Per operator stored since yesterday and not prepared or portioned today see stop sale **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. By restaurant entrance Flip top cooler. Crema 48F cold holding on a bottle . Per operator stored since yesterday and not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale Flip top cooler #2 on cook line Overstocked sliced tomatoes 48F cold holding. Per operator stored since yesterday and not prepared or portioned today see stop sale **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Storage room by bathrooms next to the office Bottles of rum stored right next to bottles of bleach and air fresheners. Advised operator to moved bottles of rum away from chemicals **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 6
01C-02-4Intermediate – Establishment not maintaining oyster tags for 90 days. **Warning**
05-07-4Intermediate – Food thermometer(s) not calibrated according to manufacturer's specifications. Needle not moving **Warning**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
02C-04-5Intermediate – Operator is not properly tracking/marking the number of days ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite was held at refrigeration temperatures prior to freezing in order to properly date mark the food when it is thawed and held at refrigeration temperatures again. Observed a container with beef sauce inside the walk in cooler previously frozen with no date mark. Per operator prepared 2 days ago. Advised operator to date mark products **Warning**
01C-03-4Intermediate – oyster tags not marked with last date served. **Warning**
Basic 1
01C-06-5Basic – oysters tags removed from original container for long-term storage. Operator provided **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 8:14 AM.
Violation category totals
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.