Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report

THE COOPER

4610 PGA BLVD STE 100 · PLAM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33418

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 24, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3682865
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13581574
DBPR license6019329

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority0 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#3High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee discarded trash and left through back door – upon return employee put on gloves and proceeded to handle clean equipment and food containers without washing their hands- educated operator – employee washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#4High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee handled dirty dishes than proceeded to changed their gloves and handle clean dishes without washing their hands- educated operator- employee washed their hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#5High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler- raw lamb stored over cooked chorizo- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority03A-03-5

High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. At outdoor bar reach in cooler- raw shell eggs 56F- cold holding food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 2.5 hours- operator pls do in walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At small reach in cooler at end of cookline- Cut Cheese 46-48F- cold holding , carrot cake cream – 46-48F- cold holding cheese 46-48F- cold holding – food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 2.5 hours- operator moved to walk in cooler to quick chill. At outdoor bar reach in cooler-Cut watermelon 50F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 2.5 hours- operator pls do in walk in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Basic 2

#1Basic21-04-4

Basic – In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic21-38-4

Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 8:20 AM.

Violation category totals
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 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.