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PAPPA JIMMY'S

149 S LAKE AVE · PAHOKEE · Palm Beach County · FL 33476

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 17, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3645132
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13454314
DBPR license6019654

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
14 High Priority4 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical22 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 14

#5High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. At front counter: bottle of prescription medicine stored over fruit punch mix. Operator stored medicine properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority01B-01-4

High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. #10 can of olives with dent on seam. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#7High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed chef handle raw fish then began handling clean spoon to stir beans at cook line; no handwash Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Chef washed hands and changed spoons. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#8High 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 go from rinsing dirty containers at dump sink then grabbed burger smasher to prepare burger at cook line; no hand wash. Educated employee on proper handwashing procedures. Employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#9High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Burger buns stored in direct contact with non food grade paper towels. Operator removed paper towels **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#10High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Burger buns stored in direct contact with trash bags Operator removed from bag and placed in food grade bag **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#11High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/01/25. Advised operator to renew. **Warning**

Warning
#12High Priority22-43-4

High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 50ppm) Operator prepared: Triple Sink (Quaternary 200ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#13High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At tall reach in freezer: Raw pork chops stored over ready to eat pulled pork – both products out of their commercial packaging. Educated operator on proper safe storage practices Operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#14High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw snapper bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen not removed from reduced oxygen package. As per chef, stored overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#15High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Flip top cooler by cook line: sliced cheese (48F at 10:47am; 48F at 11:32am- Cooling) As per employee, prepped and cooling since 7:30am. The product did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#16High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter beside fryer: French fries (50F – Cold Holding) As per chef, taken from freezer and placed on counter 45 minutes prior. Not prepped or portioned today. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#17High 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. Fries and hush puppies under heat lamp not properly time marked. As per operator, stored since 11:35am. Operator time marked correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#18High 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. Flip top cooler by cook line: sliced cheese (48F at 10:47am; 48F at 11:32am – Cooling) As per employee, prepped and cooling since 7:30am. The product did not reach 41F within 4 hours. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 4

#19Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Observed opened gallon of milk stored 6 days; not date marked. Operator date marked milk. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#20Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At Flip Top cooler by cook line: sliced tomato (48F at 10:45; 48F at 11:30 – Cooling) As per employee, sliced and cooling since 9:30 am. At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Advised operator to place in reach in cooler to quick chill. At tall reach in by cook line: coleslaw (66F at 10:16am; 62F at 11:30am- Cooling) As per employee, prepped and cooling since 9:31am. At current rate of cooling product will not reach 41F within 4 hours. Operator placed in reach in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#21Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed dirty pot of grease stored in handwash sink by cook line Operator removed pot from handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#22Intermediate02C-08-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. At walk in cooler: sliced ham frozen (11/11/25 )and then held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Advised operator to date mark. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 4

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw snapper bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen not removed from reduced oxygen package. As per chef, stored overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Cooking oil stored on floor Operate placed on milk carton **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic21-08-4

Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 50ppm) Operator prepared : sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary200ppm) **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 7:45 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
3 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
4 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
3 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.