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OLD KEY LIME HOUSE

300 E OCEAN AVE · LANTANA · Palm Beach County · FL 33462

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 2, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3681811
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13577501
DBPR license6007246

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#4High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw fish over sauce and buttermilk at cook line flip top cooler. Raw chicken tenders over mozzarella sticks at cook line reach in freezer, all products opened from commercial packaging. Operator stored all products properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Double panned at broiler flip top: garlic butter (58F – Cold Holding); ice bath: buttermilk dredge (47F – Cold Holding); Chipotle aioli (64F – cold holding ); beer batter (eggs) (51F – Cold Holding); salad flip top: cooked shrimp (48F – Cold Holding); produce walk in: cheese (48F – Cold Holding); key lime pie (48F – Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, all products out of temperature approximately 1-2 hours. Operator placed ice bags and or moved products to other fully operable coolers. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#6High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Squirt bottle on cutting board: clarified butter (97F – Hot Holding); ambient temperature at food expeditor area: beurre blanc (72F – Hot Holding) Per operator, products out of temperature for approximately 20 minutes. Operator placed butter back on stove to reheat to 165+F . Operator decided to use time control for beurre blanc. Operator placed time stamp for remaining 3 hours 40 minutes. Time control procedure emailed to operator. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Intermediate 2

#7Intermediate01C-05-4

Intermediate – Clam, mussel tags not maintained in chronological order according to the last date they were served in the establishment. **Warning**

Warning
#8Intermediate01C-03-4

Intermediate – Clam, musseltags not marked with last date served. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 3

#1Basic14-09-4

Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards throughout cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 cooks no hair restraint while preparing food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#3Basic14-38-4

Basic – Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. In use containers and lids in hot box and clean pans on dish drying rack. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 10:46 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
2 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.