FLAMINGO CAFE
2588 PGA BLVD · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33410-2902
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Servers handling soiled dishes and without washing hands servers handling fresh plates of customer foods to take to tables, discussed with operator employees washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Employee cracked raw shell eggs and without washing hands employee handled spinach to prepare omelette, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee picked up visibly soiled cloth from top of raw shell eggs to wipe hands, after without washing hands employee handled clean plate to prepare biscuits and gravy, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment open and operating at time of inspection and operating on expired DBPR license, discussed with operator to renew. **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer non commercially packaged raw steak stored directly above hash browns, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw shell eggs stored above beef base, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach crawling on meat slicer, discussed with operator who killed roach and clean and sanitized area. **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Establishment uses time is a public health control for multiple products sausage gravy. Hollandaise sauce, cooked grits, creamer, butter, coned beef hash, cook potatoes, raw shell eggs, products marked on time is a public health control 7:00-11:00 and products not discarded at end of time. **Warning**
03F-04-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Establishment uses time is a public health control for multiple products sausage gravy. Hollandaise sauce, cooked grits, creamer, butter, coned beef hash, cook potatoes,raw shell eggs, products marked on time is a public health control 7:00-11:00 and products not discarded at end of time. **Warning**
Intermediate 7
11-07-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Reviewed with operator and emailed copy of clean up poster. **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. Discussed with operator and emailed clean up poster. **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In walk in cooler cooked potatoes (51F – Ambient Cooling) at 10:00 since 9:30 to 52F at 10:15; sliced to tomatoes (45F – Cooling) at 10:00 since 8:00 to 45F at 10:15, at this current rate of cooling products will not reach 41F within 4 hours, discussed with operator who moved products to walk in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
53A-03-7Intermediate – Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Edmund Dayan 1/22/2023 operators certified food manager certification expired, discussed with operator to renew. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Operator used hand washing sink to fill sanitizer bucket, discussed with operator. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Multiple eggs Benedict on menu with indication items are served raw or undercooked, discussed with operator to apply identification to menu. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Per operator one new employee who started one week ago not informed of reporting responsibilities, discussed with operator and emailed form. **Warning**
Basic 6
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top of dish machine soiled with accumulation of soil residues p, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Warning**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Throughout kitchen acoustic ceiling tiles not smooth or easily cleanable, discussed with operator. **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in kitchen above table with meat slicer and dough mixer has accumulation of dust debris, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Warning**
08B-37-4Basic – Food stored in a prohibited area. Pancake mix stored in hot water heater room, discussed with operator to remove product. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In kitchen bucket of cooked potato's stored on floor, discussed with chef who removed product from floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. All shelves in walk in cooler rusted and pitted, discussed with operator to repair or replace. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 8:48 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.