718 CAFE & GRILL
716 US HWY 1 N · TEQUESTA · Palm Beach County · FL 33469
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-28-4High Priority – touched soiled personal cell phone then handled clean equipment placed pooled eggs on ice,without washing hands. Cook went to wash his hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-43-4High Priority – Quaternary ammonium sanitizer not at proper minimum strength for manual warewashing. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized 0ppm. Operator set up fresh solution at 200ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed after eating and before washing hands. Cook washed hands without soap gloves on. Cook took gloves off and washed his hands properly. **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 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. Grouper on cook line, as per operator removed from freezer yesterday. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pooled eggs 53F, pooled 30 minutes ago, left out next to grill. Hash browns 62F, removed from cold holding 30 minutes ago and placed on shelf above grill. Operator placed pooled eggs on ice. At the end of inspection pooled eggs are 42F. Operator placed hash browns on grill for cooking 166F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
12A-03-4Intermediate – Cook washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink in prep sink, after drinking without soap or paper towels and then proceeded to plate poached eggs. Cook went to hand sink and washed his hands properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Potatoes 9:50 cooked 30 minutes ago (104F-110F – Cooling); potatoes 10:20 (88F-99F – Cooling); Cooling at room temperature on prep table in prep area. At this rate potatoes will not reach 70F within 2 hours. Cook placed potatoes in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Eggs Benedict and eggs Florentine, containing poached eggs. Eggs Nova containing smoked salmon. The Lox and AVO. Lox Bagel. Not identified as being under cooked on Menu. A consumer advisory has to be added to Menu. **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning**
02B-02-5Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Printed consumer advisory and operator placed on wall. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 3
06-09-1Basic – 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. Grouper on cook line, as per operator removed from freezer yesterday. See stop sale. **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal vacuum Packaged Mahi Mahi not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in walk in cooler. Cook identified fish properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Turkey breast stored on floor in walk in freezer. Operator placed on a shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:17 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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3 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.