COOLA FISHBAR
11340 LEGACY AVE STE E-100 · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33410
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
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. Employee wiped face with hand and after without washing employee handled containers of food on cook line, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-13-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table – no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. At cooked line in low boy reach in cooler raw salmon stored in top drawer with no physical barrier in between top and bottom with créme brûlée stored below, discussed with operator who could storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Discussed with operator see stop sale. **Warning**
01B-02-5High 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. In reach in cooler coleslaw (54F – Cooling) at 4:00 since 12:00, at this rate of cooling product never reached 41F within 4 hours, see stop sale. **Warning**
03D-06-5High 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. In reach in cooler coleslaw (54F – Cooling) at 4:00 since 12:00, at this rate of cooling product never reached 41F within 4 hours, see stop sale. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In steam table melted butter (101F – Hot Holding) per operator product prepared on stove top approximately 1 hour ago, discussed hot holding with operator who moved product to stove to reheat to 165F+. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
01C-03-4Intermediate – Clam/mussel/oyster tags not marked with last date served. Multiple tags with date of last sold not marked, discussed with operator. **Warning**
11-27-4Intermediate – 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. Emailed copy of clean up poster to operator. **Warning**
02B-04-5Intermediate – Menu contains an item made with a raw/undercooked animal food as an ingredient and description of item does not inform consumer of raw/undercooked animal food ingredient. On menu seared ahi tuna with no consumer advisory product sold undercooked, discussed with operator to add asterisk to menu item and consumer advisory. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels provided at hand washing sink near back door, discussed with operator who provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 4
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has accumulation of black/green mold like substance, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Discussed with operator see stop sale. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Multiple reach in cooler door gaskets soiled with accumulation of soil residues, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize units. **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm) discussed with operator to correct to 100ppm. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:30 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.