PANDA EXPRESS #1431
1000 S SR 7 STE 5 · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed manager touch face then handled clean fryer basket; no hand wash. Advised manager to wash hands.
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Triple Sink (Quaternary 0ppm) Operator provided Triple Sink (Quaternary 200ppm) **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler: cut cabbage (62F – Cold Holding) As per operator, removed from walk in cooler and stored 5 mins. Not prepped or portioned today. Stored double panned. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At front counter, in steam table: cooked chicken with mushrooms (119F – Hot Holding); cooked beef (120F – Hot Holding) As per operator, both items stored since 20 mins. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
53B-14-5Intermediate – 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.
Basic 2
06-03-5Basic – Thawed portions of ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food rose above 41 degrees Fahrenheit while being thawed under running water. At walk in cooler: raw steak (67F – Cold Holding) As per operator, was thawing under running water 25 mins prior. Advised operator on proper thawing procedures.
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 0ppm) Operator provided Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 200ppm) **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 7:40 AM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.