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LA PITAYA

400 S DIXIE HWY #16 · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33460

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateDecember 17, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3658338
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13497536
DBPR license6019035

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#3High Priority50-17-3

High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired December 1, 2025 **Warning**

Warning
#4High Priority08A-14-5

High Priority – Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. In reach in cooler in kitchen, raw chicken stored above raw beef. Employee moved raw chicken to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 1

#5Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. In front cooler, horchata made yesterday morning not date marked. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic36-34-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. In kitchen above cook line and prep area, ceiling vents have Accumulation dust. **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. In flip top cooler in kitchen, defrosted fish stored in reduced oxygen package. Employee stated thawed out less than two hours. Employee starred to removed fish from package. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 16, 2026 7:48 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
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.