SALS ITALIAN RISTORANTE
5500 S SR 7 STE 116 · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered the building from the back door then grabbed clean pan; no handwash Employee washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At walk in freezer: raw shrimp not commercially packaged stored over mozzarella sticks Raw ground beef stored over cooked beef – not all products commercially packaged. Operator stored properly **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. flip top cooler: chicken base stock (45F at 2:11pm / 48F at 3:00pm – Cooling) as per operator since 11:00am ; rehydrated brown sauce (48F at 2:11pm / 48F at 3:00pm – Cooling) as per operator since 11:00am ; portioned butter (50F at 2:12pm / 50F at 3:00pm – Cooling) as per operator since 11:00am; The products never cooled down to 41F within a total of 4 hours See stop sale **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At flip top cooler: cooked ground beef (50F – Cold Holding) as per operator stored since 11:00am Overstocked Not prepped or portioned today Operator moved product to reach in cooler to quick chill **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03D-06-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. flip top cooler: chicken base stock (45F at 2:11pm / 48F at 3:00pm – Cooling) as per operator since 11:00am ; rehydrated brown sauce (48F at 2:11pm / 48F at 3:00pm – Cooling) as per operator since 11:00am ; portioned butter (50F at 2:12pm / 50F at 3:00pm – Cooling) as per operator since 11:00am; The products never cooled down to 41F within a total of 4 hours See stop sale **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On top of stove shelf: grilled chicken (120F – Hot Holding) as per operator stored on shelf 30 minutes ago; At steam table: tomatoe sauce made in house (119F – Hot Holding) as per operator stored at steam table 2 hours ago ; Operator moved grilled chicken to stove to reheat to 183F Operator moved tomatoe sauce made in house to reheat to 187F **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200++ppm); stored on prep table Operator stored properly and corrected Sanitizer Bucket to (Chlorine 100ppm); **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
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. Emailed to operator **Warning**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Clam stock made on Saturday 2/7, not date marked Operator date marked product **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 1
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bins with flour and sugar not labeled Operator labeled bins **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:17 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.