Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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PEARL OF THE ISLAND RESTAURANT AND PATIO

850 PARK AVE · LAKE PARK · Palm Beach County · FL 33403

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateApril 8, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3689865
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13616703
DBPR license6020639

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#3High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched garbage can and water pipe under the handwash sink and put gloves on to work with foods before washing hands; educated; employee washed hands; **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw fish bucket stored on top of cut plantains in walk-in cooler; advised to store properly

#5High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. oxtail (99F – Hot Holding); cooked vegetables (159-104F – Hot Holding); in steam table ; food out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes; advised to reheat to 165 F

Intermediate 2

#6Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cut lettuce (60-63F – Cooling)at 12:05 to 63 F at 12:24 since 10:00 ; in small cooler at cook line; food double panned; at this rate food will not reach 41 F within 4 hours; food moved inside bottom cooler ; **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#7Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked griot in walk-in cooler- prepared yesterday morning- 28 hours ; advised to date

Basic 2

#1Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor- buckets of cut plantains on the floor in walk-in cooler; advised to store properly

#2Basic29-11-4

Basic – Water leaking from pipe under handwashing sink at cook line; fixed **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:20 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 30 · No longer used
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.